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How to Make Vanilla Sea Salt

Baking Tutorials • Homemade Ingredients • High Altitude • Lifestyle | Published April 10, 2025 by Mimi Council

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Elevate cookies, brownies, and biscotti with this easy recipe for Vanilla Sea Salt. You just need two simple ingredients to make this homemade finishing salt for your baked goods!

If you’re looking for more ways to elevate your baked goods at home, be sure to check out some of my other posts like How to Make Picture Perfect Cookies, How to Frost Cupcakes 12 Ways, or How to Make Brown Butter.

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Ingredients
Tools Needed
Step by Step Instructions
How to Use
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This Vanilla Sea Salt is a sweet and salty gourmet salt that you can add on top of cookies, biscotti, brownies and more. You can easily make this finishing salt at home with just two ingredients: sea salt and ground vanilla bean.

This gourmet salt can used in place of flaky sea salt as a topping to your favorite desserts. If you want a little salt but not too much — then this Vanilla Sea Salt makes the perfect topping. Try it with my Vanilla Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

2 Ingredients: This Vanilla Sea Salt only has two ingredients: sea salt and ground vanilla bean.

Lightly Salted: If you favor the sweet a little more than salty, then you’ll love this finishing salt as it strikes the perfect balance with a sweeter finish and just enough salt.

Use on Anything: Use on top of cookies, brownies, or biscotti. You can also sprinkle on top of cupcakes, cakes, or add into caramel sauce for an extra layer of flavor. Add into chocolate ganache sauce for a salted chocolate sauce or sprinkle on top of a finished pie for a sweet and salty finish!

Ingredients

Sea Salt: I use Vera Salt as it’s microplastic free.
Vanilla Bean: I use organic ground vanilla bean, which is key for this recipe as it provides all the flavor.

Tools Needed

Mixing Bowl: I use a small mixing bowl to mix up this gourmet salt.
Measuring Spoons: I use measuring spoons as this recipe is quick and simple.
Spice Jar: You’ll need a spice jar to store this gourmet salt in.
Funnel: I like to have a funnel as it’s much easier to fill the spice jar. My spice jars come with this small funnel.

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Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

Add the sea sale mad vanilla bean to a small mixing bowls d mix together.

Step 2

Transfer to a spice jar and it’s ready to use.

How to Use

Use this finishing salt on top of cookies, biscotti or brownies. I recommend adding this on top of baked goods immediately after coming out of the oven (so it sticks) for a sweet and salty finish. You can also add on top of pies after baking. Sprinkle on top of cupcakes or on top of a finished cake. Try adding this into homemade caramel sauce for a vanilla salted caramel! Add this into chocolate ganache sauce for a salted chocolate sauce. Add a dash into your hot chocolate. Or you can also use this to add a little flavor any other desserts such as pudding, custard, cheesecakes and more. The possibilities are endless!

FAQ’s

How should I store this?

I like to use a spice jar, this way I can easily shake it on top of baked goods with ease. If you don’t have a spice jar, you can also use a small Tupperware or zip bag.

Can I use this inside baked goods?

Yes, you can. You can replace the salt in baked goods with this for an essence of vanilla. I don’t prefer to use this inside as I can just add vanilla bean and salt to batters and doughs though. So I think the magic of this combination is as a finishing salt for on top of baked goods or added into caramel sauce.