<P> 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, Turkish and other European desserts . </P> <P> Vanilla sugar is made of sugar and vanilla beans or sugar mixed with vanilla extract . </P> <P> Pre-packaged vanilla sugar can be costly and difficult to obtain outside Europe but can be made at home . Sometimes it can be replaced with vanilla extract, where one teaspoon equals one package . However, when it is needed as a topping, vanilla extract is unsuitable . </P>

Is vanilla sugar the same as regular sugar