- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 Madagascar Vanilla Beans Grade A
INSTRUCTIONS
- Clean, sanitize, and dry a sealable storage jar that will hold two cups of sugar. A mason jar works great for this.
- In a medium-sized bowl, add the granulated sugar.
- Cut the vanilla bean pod open. I find it easiest to up the pod with a pair of kitchen scissors, otherwise, lay the pod flat on the cutting board, using a sharp knife, and make a lengthwise cut to split the vanilla bean in half. With a spoon, scrape out the tiny vanilla seeds inside the vanilla bean. Keep the vanilla bean pod.
- With a spoon, scrape out the tiny vanilla seeds inside the vanilla bean and place them in the bowl of sugar. Keep the vanilla bean pod.
- With a spoon,or small whisk, stir the sugar until the vanilla beans have been dispersed throughout.
- Pour the vanilla sugar into the storage jar. Stick the scraped vanilla bean pods into the sugar. If they are too long, cut them in half. This will further infuse the sugar with more vanilla flavor.
- Seal the jar and let the flavor infuse for two weeks before use. Let it sit even longer for a more intense flavor.
- As long as the sugar is sealed well, it will last for a long time.
