Homemade Vanilla Extract
- Yield 1
- Prep 5 minutes
- Total 5 minutes
Homemade Vanilla Extract is a dinner recipe on Avoteb. The yield on the card is 1. Plan on 5 minutes from start to plate. The amounts and the method are both on this page.
Ingredients
Yield: 1 servings
- 4 whole vanilla beans
- 1 cup vodka (or see note below for a non-alcoholic substitution)
Method
Open the vanilla beans. Take a paring knife to carefully split each vanilla bean down the middle lengthwise, cutting halfway through the bean so that the seeds are exposed.
Mix ingredients in a jar. Set the vanilla beans in a glass jar or small bottle. Tip in the vodka and submerge the beans so that that they are covered. Set a lid on the jar/bottle, and give it a gentle shake.
Store in a dark place for at least 8 weeks, until the vanilla is a dark amber color.
Take in any recipes that call for vanilla extract. If you would like to strain out the vanilla bean seeds, you can do so with a fine-mesh strainer. But It is worth leaving the vanilla beans with their seeds in the jar. That way, you can continue to gradually refill the bottle with more vodka as you use the vanilla extract. (The beans will last for at least two batches of vanilla extract.)
