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Small brown bottle full of homemade vanilla extract with vanilla beans on the left side.

How To Make Vanilla Extract

If you like to use real vanilla extract I am sure you have seen how pricey it can be. You can save a ton when you learn how to make vanilla extract at home. This is a recipe for double-fold vanilla extract as well as vanilla sugar tips included.

Course Condiment
Cuisine Condiment
Keyword vanilla, diy, homemade, baking, baking supplies
Prep Time 5 minutes
Aging time 180 days
Total Time 180 days 5 minutes
Servings 750 ML

Ingredients

  • 750 ml 80 Proof Vodka
  • 20 Grade B Vanilla Beans

Instructions

  1. Leave half of the vanilla beans whole and take the other half and slice them lengthwise. As we want to scrap them out.

  2. Open the bottle of vodka and pour little out to make room for the beans.

  3. Place the whole beans and the sliced beans and the scrapings from those beans into the bottle.

  4. Place the lid on and give it a good shake.

  5. Give it a shake every day or at least every few days.

  6. Allow the vanilla extract to age for at least six to twelve months before using. Can be used after about eight weeks, but it is not as strong.

  7. When ready to use, remove beans from the bottle (see notes in the post as to how to reuse beans) and either leave liquid in the large bottle or divide up into smaller bottles.