Vanilla Sugar

Name: Vanilla Sugar
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 vanilla bean; 1 cup sugar

A simple way to make plain sugar more special. Source: EatingWell Magazine, April 1998

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Ingredients

Step 1

Split vanilla bean lengthwise, using the tip of a sharp knife. Cut into 2-inch pieces and grind in a blender with the sugar. Pass sugar through a fine sieve.

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Make Ahead Tip: The sugar will keep indefinitely in a tightly covered container at room temperature.

Serving Size: 1 teaspoon

Per Serving:

16 calories; 4.2 g carbohydrates; 4 g sugar;

Exchanges:

1/2 other carbohydrate (Exchange for 2 servings)