Homemade Vanilla Extract

Name: Homemade Vanilla Extract
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2 cups.
Ingredients: 6 vanilla beans, split lengthwise; 2 cups vodka

Homemade vanilla extract is a fun gift to give in decorative bottles with attractive labels, for those special friends who like to cook or bake. —Becky Jo Smith, Kettle Falls, Washington

Ingredients

6 vanilla beans, split lengthwise
2 cups vodka

Directions

Place vanilla beans in a tall jar; cover with vodka. Seal jar tightly. Let stand in a cool dark place at least 6 weeks, gently shaking jar once a week.

Nutrition Facts

1 teaspoon: 11 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 0 sodium, 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

Originally published as Homemade Vanilla in Healthy Cooking December/January 2013

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Queenlalisa

Aug 10, 2015

I have been making this same recipe for years. It is so good and easy to make.
Solomio

Jul 14, 2015

So much better than anything you could buy.
Betty47

Oct 22, 2014

I do this every year for Christmas gifts, but I did find that you have to cut the beans in order to get the full flavor. What a difference in what you buy in the story. Even "Real" vanilla is watered down.
lafner

Oct 13, 2014

I leave mine set in a cool dark place for six months :)