Vanilla sugar (German: Vanillezucker, Polish: Cukier waniliowy, Hungarian: Vaníliás cukor, Swedish: "Vaniljsocker", Macedonian: "Ванилин шеќер") is a commonly used ingredient of Dutch, German, Polish, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Austrian, Norwegian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian and other European desserts.Vanilla sugar is made of sugar and vanilla beans or sugar mixed with vanilla extract.Pre-packaged vanilla sugar can be costly and difficult to obtain outside Europe but can be made at home.