Make your Christmas extra sweet with these super easy-to-make flavoured sugars!
Infusing sugar with gorgeous flavours like vanilla and lavender is a brilliant way to give your festive baking a lift. Whether you bake it right in, add it to your favourite winter tea, or sprinkle it on top of your Christmas cookies, it’s a great way to put your signature stamp on your baking.
Or if you’re looking to make a really pretty homemade gift, pick up a couple of mason jars and fill them with a variety of flavoured sugars. A simple, affordable gift –perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth!
Check out the video tutorial and recipes below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIFNnhwRIiM
Lavender Sugar Ingredients:
- 150g Siúcra Granulated or Caster Sugar
- ½ teaspoon dried lavender
Lavender Sugar Method:
- Pour the sugar into a clean jar.
- Add the lavender.
- Put the lid on the jar and shake well to mix.
Vanilla Sugar Ingredients:
- 150g Siúcra Granulated or Caster Sugar
- 1 vanilla pod
Vanilla Sugar Method:
- Pour the sugar into a clean jar.
- Remove the seeds from the vanilla pod by slicing the pod in half lengthways with a sharp knife.
- Scrape out the seeds with the back of the knife.
- Add in the seeds to the sugar along with the empty vanilla pod.
- Put the lid on the jar and shake well to mix.
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