Homemade Pure Vanilla Extract
Making your own Homemade Pure Vanilla Extract couldn’t be easier. Bottle it up for a fantastic gift or use it for your own homemade baked goods for an amazing flavor. The clear bottle was the first day. The tea colored bottle is a week and the bottle below is 6 months.
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Categories: Alcohol Based, Chili/Beans
In Dianes Kitchen 
Diane – I do not know what a vanilla bean looks like – does it have seeds inside. Are you adding those or the whole bean?
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You slice the vanilla bean from top to bottom. You can scrape the tiny seeds into the vodka and then drop the pod in too but I just slice it and drop the split pod in. As long as the inside of the pod is exposed it will work.
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Thanks Diane. I have never seen vanilla beans for sale here, but probably in a specialty store.
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I order mine from Amazon.
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Knew this trick but could never get to the 6-month stage. Found the bottle kept depleting itself, 1.5 ounces at a time.🤔🤫😲😉
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Hahaha It happens!
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That’s one way to get the vodka to last longer around here…very cool idea
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Hahaha Thanks Jim!
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I too make my own extract
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I’m not surprised! 😃
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Excellent idea!
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Thank you Tamara!
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I had never given any thought to how vanilla extract is made. Very interesting!
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Once I get my first bottle made, I keep adding more vodka and drop in another vanilla bean after it is about 1/4 gone. It is the never ending bottle….lol
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Vanilla starter…sort of like bread starter. 🙂
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Yes but with this if you get impatient you just drink it..🤣😂🤣😂
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🤣🤣
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It is isn’t it and so simple.
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How cool!
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Thanks!
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Cool!
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Thanks!
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What a wonderful gift idea
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Love it–thanks for sharing!
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You’re welcome!❣
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I wanted to make this a while back but when I priced the ingredients, I gave up.
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It’s funny because every year the price of the vanilla bean changes. Also, the type of bean makes a difference in price.
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Wow – didn’t know people made their own. I got some vanilla for my mom when I visited Tijuana, Mexico many years ago – it was something our tour guide suggested we get for ourselves or baking friends as it was a high proof. My mom loved it and asked why I didn’t get a bigger bottle. It smelled heavenly.
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It smells amazing and makes sweets taste so good.
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Superb Idea that’s the main reason why i always like to visit this great food blog. keep sharing and also visit my blog. Stay connected.
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Thank you Sumit you are always so sweet!
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ooh, such a fantastic idea!
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Thank you viv!
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Oh how cool is this, Diane! I have never thought to make my own vanilla extract. Even though I used to make many medicinal herbal extracts when my kids were little. I’m going to have to try this.
So interesting about the vanilla beans too. Great port!
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You’re welcome! Right now the vanilla beans are expensive. Look on Amazon and do price comparison. My vanilla never runs out. Once my main bottle gets about 1/3 gone, I drop in a few more beans and refill with more vodka. Because it’s alcohol, it doesn’t go bad.
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Definitely have to try this! Thank you so much 🙂
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You’re welcome I don’t remember the last time I bought any.
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