Homemade vanilla sugar (DIY)

Prepare high-class vanilla sugar yourself.
I use this homemade variation instead of industrial made vanilla sugar.
Substitute one or two teaspoons of your homemade vanilla sugar for one package of bought vanilla sugar.

Although I favour brown sugar I prefer raffinated sugar for my homemade vanilla sugar as it absorbs the flavor better.

Required is:

2 Vanilla beans
White sugar
1 Screw top jar for about 330 milliliter

Preparation:

1. Cut the vanilla beans in halfs and afterwards you cut them lengthwise in quarters (see photo).
Scrape out some of the vanilla marrow.

2. Put the vanilla beans and the marrow into the screw top jar and fill up with sugar until it is half full.

3. Close the jar and give it a good shake for several times until the vanilla marrow has mixed with the sugar.

Ideally you give it a shake from day to day during the first days.

Latest after two weeks you will have a vanilla sugar many times better than any you can get for money.

Advice:

- If you used up some of your vanilla sugar refill with more sugar.
- If you used vanilla marow for a recipe you can put the leftover vanilla bean to the jar as well.
- Even if the industry talks about expiration dates on vanilla beans: Homemade vanilla sugar will be ok for ages. I steeped my own vanilla sugar six years ago and it is getting better and better according to my opinion.