Name: Homemade Vanilla Extract
Prep time: 10 minutes
Yield: 1 cup
Ingredients: Choose a vanilla bean:; Choose an alcohol base:; 1 cup (8 oz.) vodka; 1 cup (8 oz.) bourbon; 1 cup (8oz.) rum

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Homemade Vanilla Extract

Recipe by Scott MacCabe

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Homemade vanilla extract is so easy and it makes a great gift for your favorite home cooks.

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Serves 1 cup

Prep Time 10 minutes

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Ingredients

Choose a vanilla bean:

3 Madagascar Vanilla Beans

3 Mexican Vanilla Beans

Choose an alcohol base: 1 cup (8 oz.) vodka 1 cup (8 oz.) bourbon 1 cup (8oz.) rum

Ugandan Vanilla Beans

Directions

Make a long slit down the middle of each vanilla bean, exposing the seeds. Cut beans in half and place in a clean, sealable 8 oz. jar. Pour alcohol of choice over the beans to cover. Seal and let sit for at least one month. Shake the jar every few days to assist the infusion process.

Recipe Notes

Try infusing different vanilla beans into different alcohol bases. We like to pair Madagascar beans with bourbon and Mexican beans with light or dark rum.