Orange Vanilla Sugar

Originally meant for coffee and tea, this blend is a terrific substitute for sugar in baking. Use it in your favorite recipes for ice cream, icing, glazes, cookies, cakes, pies, and fruit breads.

My first encounter with Orange Vanilla Sugar was at the Hotel Maria Delordes in Cancun, Mexico. Apparently, this very old Inn had a long history of serving English Vacationers and had long ago instituted an afternoon High Tea. After a day of failing to find the ruins of Tulum, we decided to treat ourselves. To sweeten your tea, ice tea, or coffee, they had a sugar which was flavored with oranges and vanilla beans. This confection also adorned some of the sweets served with tea, such as their almond and Spanish wedding cookies.

Ingredients: Cane Sugar, Special Pure Orange Extract alcohol, water,and orange oil), and vanilla, water, propylene glycol, and caramel color.