Vanilla sugar

Vanilla Sugar
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Vanilla sugar is sugar that has been flavored with a vanilla bean. See more spice pictures.
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Vanilla Sugar - A flavored sugar made by burying vanilla beans in granulated or confectioners' sugar. Vanilla sugar can be used as an ingredient or decoration for baked goods, fruit, and desserts.
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Vanilla Sugar - sugar flavored by vanilla beans. To make vanilla sugar, fill a large jar with sugar, break a vanilla bean in three pieces, press it into the sugar and leave for several weeks.

Vanilla sugar - Granulated sugar flavored with vanilla by enclosing it with a vanilla pod in an airtight jar.
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Vanilla sugar
Caster sugar infused with a small amount of vanilla extract or essence. It is available from supermarkets.
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*Vanilla sugar can be made by cutting 1 vanilla pod into pieces and whizzing it through a food processor with 225g caster sugar until the pod has been completely broken down and thoroughly mixed with the sugar.

2 (1-oz) packages vanilla sugar-free, fat-free pudding mix
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Alternately, you can plunge the semi-spent, patted-dry pods in sugar, for vanilla sugar. You can of course make the latter with fresh vanilla beans, though personally I don’t find enough uses for vanilla sugar to merit such a sacrifice.

Vanilla is also used in the form of vanilla sugar. This can have different meanings depending upon the origin of the recipe. In Scandinavian countries, vanilla sugar is a powdered sugar with a strong vanilla flavour.

1 cup vanilla sugarfree syrup (8 ounces)
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High quality extracts carry all the nuances of flavour of the beans that made them, and are just as expensive. Other options include vanilla sugar and powdered vanilla sugar (whole beans that have been very finely ground).

in a sugar jar to impart its flavour, or used directly in custards, creams and milk puddings. Vanilla essence or extract is the concentrated liquid extract of vanilla pods which can be used as flavouring in place of the real thing. Vanilla sugar ...

Vanilla, is the fruit of a thick green orchid vine (v. planifolia) that grows wild on the edge of the Mexican tropical forests. Vanilla is sold in different forms: extract and essence, pods (beans), powdered, and vanilla sugar....More on Vanilla ...

the pod. One inch of fresh vanilla bean = one teaspoon extract. Use a longer piece of vanilla if it's not fresh.) OR imitation vanilla extract (This may be less potent than pure vanilla extract, so you may need to use more.) OR Kosher vanilla sugar ...

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