Friday, March 25, 2011

Vanilla Extract Update

Well, it's been 3 months and a change in vanilla beans, but I think the vanilla is as good as it is going to get.  It smells just like my store bought vanilla extract, but it is not nearly as dark.  I wonder how they do that.  I thought maybe they allowed it to evaporate down a little, but reading the ingredients on my 100% vanilla extract bottle (vanilla bean extractives in water, alcohol [35%]) I kinda doubt it.

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Here is the original post with the how to.

Now, what to do with the vodka soaked vanilla beans?  i am thinking home made ice cream will do the trick!


3 comments:

  1. That's pretty awesome. Have you used it yet? Was it worth your two month wait?

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  2. Mmm...vanilla is my FAVORITE flavoring (next to cinnamon).I guess the color difference doesn't matter as long as it tastes good! Vanilla bean ice cream is my sister's favorite - never had homemade, though.

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  3. Yeah, it tastes great! I would say it was worth the wait. Now it just needs to get warm enough to make ice cream!

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