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Homemade Vanilla Extract
Homemade Vanilla Extract
Since my interest in baking is reignited this holiday season, I am reminded of my homemade vanilla extract which I kept forgetting to write about. The bottle you see above is 3 years old! Homemade vanilla extract is unbeatable in terms of both price and quality. And it is so easy to put together, it is a pity not to make your own if you love baking. All you need is a glass bottle, vanilla pods, vodka and some time … and you will be rewarded with a never-ending supply of good quality vanilla extract. It will never run out because you can simply top up with more pods and vodka as you use it. Homemade vanilla extract makes a great hand-made gift for the holiday season (you can put together a diy starter kit, or give a bottle with a tag to indicate the estimated ready date).
Homemade Vanilla Extract Recipe
- Prep: 10 mins
Homemade vanilla extract is unbeatable in terms of both price and quality. It will never run out because you can simply top up with more pods and vodka as you use it: a never-ending supply!
Ingredients
- 12 vanilla pods
- 400 ml vodka
- 500 ml tall glass bottle with tight-fitting lid
- funnel
Instructions
- Make a slit along the middle length of the pod to expose the seeds, while still keeping the entire pod intact.
- Add pods into the glass bottle and using a funnel, pour vodka to fill the bottle. Cap the bottle (I am using a wine stopper above).
- Shake the bottle now and then. Wait – your homemade vanilla extract will be ready in about 3 to 6 months’ time.
- Top up with more pods and vodka as you use, in this way, you will have a never-ending supply! my bottle is now about 3 years old!
(Get more photos, cooking notes and ingredient list on page 2)
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Wow this is really brilliant! I’ve never thought about this at all ;) Wiffy, you’re the best in giving cooking/baking tips!
can suggest other/non alcoholic drinks to substitute vodka
Hi, this link (http://www.mothering.com/community/t/964957/can-you-make-vanilla-extract-without-alcohol) shows how to make vanilla extract with glycerin instead of vodka, but I have not tried it myself.
Thanks for sharing! I still have vanilla extract, so I never bother to find out how to do homemade ones. :) Ask you, how do you store the extract, in the fridge? And when you top up with more pods, do you remove the old ones?
Hi SSB, you bake so much, you should make your own extract!! I store them in my kitchen cupboard, no fridge – I think the alcohol sort of preserves it well. If there is space, I simply add on without removing the old ones. But when it starts to get too crowded, you can remove starting from oldest pods. HTHs :)
Does it taste or smell of the vodka at all after seeping for months? Also, if you want to remove the older ones, how do you know which ones they are? Thanks HTHs
This looks sooo easy!!! Good way to use the bottle of vodka up as well!
what a brilliant idea, I wonder if you could replace the vodka with other spirits maybe a smokey rum or whiskey
yes you can use rum or whiskey. personally I prefer vodka as it has a more neutral flavour.
I needed vanilla and when I went out for some I did not realize how much it costs now. So I did what you said, grabbed all of the above and made mine. Thanks!
I will have to try this!!!
I mean, easy, delicious and pretty-looking! ^_^
Homemade definitely better! Must be real fragrant!
I totally agree! Homemade vanilla extract is the best! And my! Yours is intense! :)
Wow! I never knew that making vanilla extract was so easy! I’ll definitely have to try this some time!
I made some months ago too..smells really good now.
Wow, homemade vanilla extract…I am sure that must taste and smell much better than the store bought ones…thanks for this nice recipe.
Hope you are having a wonderful week :-)
The longer it’s aged, the better it is? I like the pretty bottle.
i think the longer it seeps, the deeper the flavour
where do you get your vanilla pods from? ^^ oh whoops, sorry realized you mentioned it in your post already!
no prob, hope you find it too :)
Got mine at Phoon Huat, Red Man Brand 10 sticks in a vacuum pack for $10 =)
where to get the bottle stopper? can fit into any bottles?
I got mine from Cold Storage, but many places sell it too (e.g. household/kitchen section of departmental stores). Yes I think can fit into all the wine glass bottles.
Does this homemade vanilla extract replace the vanilla’s they ask for in all recipe’s? Like cakes, cookies, ect… Thanks.
yes it does Joanne =)
Where to get the vanilla pod?
Hi Samantha, I got them from ebay – updated the seller link in the blog post.
Thanks for the info:)
Hi, do i need to wash the vanilla pods?
Hi SK, personally I do not wash the pods.