Life without vanilla sugar? Possible, perhaps, but certainly not as good.
For around 3 euros you get 150 g of bourbon vanilla sugar. That is roughly the same price as an organic vanilla sugar multipack of 4 x 8 g sachets. And we home bakers all agree: vanillin sugar is simply not a real alternative.
You can store your Thermomix® vanilla sugar in a handy sugar jar, kept away from moisture, until you are ready to use it.
Which recipes do you use your homemade vanilla sugar in? Share your favourite ideas in the comments!
Homemade Vanilla Sugar in the Thermomix®
Ingredients 0 / 2 ✓
- 150 g sugar
- 1 vanilla pod
Instructions 0 / 4
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Add ingredients to the Thermomix®.
Place the sugar and vanilla pod into the mixing bowl.
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Blend to a powder.
Close the lid and blend for 10 seconds / speed 10.
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Let the sugar dust settle.
Before removing the lid, wait 1 minute to allow the sugar dust to settle.
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Fill and store the vanilla sugar.
Use the vanilla sugar straight away or store it in an airtight container.
Tips:
To prevent sugar dust from escaping through the lid during blending, place a sheet of kitchen paper inside the mixing bowl lid before closing it.
Fresh vanilla pods still contain some moisture. If the vanilla sugar clumps together, simply stir the clumps apart with a spoon.
1 tsp of homemade vanilla sugar is roughly equivalent to one sachet of vanilla sugar (8 g).
Nutrition per serving
Bourbon for biscuits, Tahitian for ice cream: which vanilla pod for which purpose
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We keep pod selection simple. For vanilla crescents, biscuits, and classic cakes, we use bourbon vanilla from Madagascar because it has that warm, rounded vanilla tone we know from Christmas baking. For vanilla ice cream, panna cotta, or creme brulee, we reach for Tahitian vanilla, which tastes more floral and almost lightly fruity, making it more interesting in creamy desserts. Scaling is straightforward: one pod to 150 g sugar is our standard, and two pods make the sugar so intense that a teaspoon goes as far as a whole sachet would otherwise. Industrial vanillin sugar costs around 5 cents per sachet but tastes only of flavouring. Our bourbon vanilla sugar works out at roughly 20 cents per 8 g, and it contains real vanilla seeds plus ground pod, and you can taste that difference in every biscuit.
