Vanilla Bean Sugar Cubes

  3.8 – 16 reviews  • Low-Fat Yield: 16 cubes Ingredients 4 Madagascar vanilla beans 3 cups white sugar 1/4 cup pure Madagascar vanilla extract Instructions Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F. Cut the 4 vanilla beans into 1/2-inch pieces and grind to a coarse powder in a coffee grinder. In a large bowl, mix the … Read more

Vanilla Sugar

  5.0 – 10 reviews  • Low-Fat Level: Easy Total: 5 min Prep: 5 min Yield: 2 cups Ingredients 1 vanilla bean, whole or scraped 2 cups granulated sugar Instructions If vanilla bean is whole, slice down side of bean with back of knife and scrape seeds into airtight container with the sugar. Bury bean in sugar … Read more

Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup

  5.0 – 1 reviews  • Low-Fat Level: Easy Total: 45 min Active: 15 min Yield: 1 cup Ingredients 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped Instructions Combine the sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook until sugar has melted, about 3 minutes. … Read more

Mint Sugar

  0.0 – 0 reviews  • Low-Fat Use this pretty sugar anywhere you want a bit of mint flavor and a little crunch. We love to roll chocolate truffles in it but it would also be nice sprinkled over fresh fruit. Level: Easy Total: 5 min Active: 5 min Yield: 1 cup mint sugar Ingredients 3/4 cup … Read more

Simple Syrup

  3.9 – 21 reviews  • Low-Fat Ingredients 2 cups sugar 2 cups water Instructions Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from the heat and cool completely. Will keep in the refrigerator for 1 month. Reviews Christopher Casey I’ve been using one cup of … Read more

Fresh Mint Syrup

  5.0 – 2 reviews  • Low-Fat Level: Easy Total: 1 hr 10 min Active: 10 min Yield: 1 cup Ingredients 3/4 cup sugar 1 large bunch fresh mint (about 1 ounce) Instructions Stir together the sugar and 3/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook until the sugar … Read more

Pork Rub

  5.0 – 2 reviews  • Low-Fat Level: Easy Total: 10 min Prep: 10 min Yield: 12 3/4 cups Ingredients 6 cups Hawaiian salt 6 cups white sugar 3/4 cups ground ginger Instructions Combine the salt, sugar and ginger in a bowl. Nutrition Facts Serving Size 1 of 12 servings Calories 404 Total Fat 0 g Saturated … Read more

Ginger Beer

  4.0 – 1 reviews  • Low-Fat Level: Easy Yield: 4 quarts Level: Easy Yield: 4 quarts Ingredients 6 ounces fresh ginger root 4 quarts boiling water Juice and zest of 2 limes 2 ounces cream of tartar 1 fresh cake yeast (0.6ounces) 1/3 cup warm water 2 1/4 pounds granulated sugar 1/2 cup dark rum (optional) … Read more