How to Make Vanilla Extract
Making vanilla extract is super easy. Grab a bottle of rum and some vanilla beans and all that's left is the waiting.
Ingredients
- 1 bottle white rum or vodka 750 ml
- 8 vanilla beans *one bean per 100 ml/4 oz
Instructions
- Cut your beans in half lengthwise, I keep intact at one end. Pour off a little bit of alcohol into a cup/jar to make sure you won't overflow your bottle. I had a 750ml bottle of white rum, and I used 8 beans, and didn't overflow it, although it was very full.
- Store out of direct sunlight and somewhere you will remember to give it a shake once a week or so.
- After six months, I like to pour about half of the finished bottle into a jar for easy use. I then top off the bottle with more alcohol. By the time I need to dip into it again it has aged enough.
- I will top it off one more time after emptying half, and I feel that's about as much as my vanilla beans can handle. So essentially you are getting 2 full 750 bottles of vanilla extract with your original beans.
Nutrition
Serving: 1teaspoonCalories: 10kcalCarbohydrates: 1gFat: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 1mgIron: 1mg
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