Vanilla Sugar in My Coffee
Mary Poppins says that a spoonful of sugar helps the
medicine go down, but I find that a spoonful of vanilla sugar helps my morning
cup of coffee go down, in the most delightful way.
What is vanilla sugar you ask? Vanilla sugar is simply granulated sugar combined
with a few sliced open vanilla beans.
And the sugar absorbs the exotic fruity flavor of the vanilla beans in a
matter of days, although a week is ideal.
I use vanilla sugar in my coffee, baked goods, and sprinkled over fresh berries. It’s a simple way to enhance the
flavor of your cooking.
I buy my favorite vanilla beans at Costco for less than ten
dollars for a full year’s supply. And
after I scrape the seeds out for a recipe, I press the leftover pod into the
sugar.
Now, I want you to do me a favor. Go look in your spice cabinet. Do you see the fake bottle of vanilla on the
shelf? Now pick it up and as fast as you
can, throw it in the trash! Ok. That’s better. Now go buy yourself some real
vanilla extract or better yet, buy some vanilla beans and press them into your
sugar canister. You can thank me later.
Tip: Vanilla sugar in a canning jar makes an adorable and useful holiday gift.