Comments on: Homemade Vanilla Extract

By: Paula

Paula — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 18:12:57 +0000

In reply to Kelly Liston. After I strain my vanilla I use my vanilla beans to make homemade puddings and such. I even heard to put them in sugar to make vanilla flavored sugar. I haven't tried this because mine get used up too fast. :) Double the pleasure. (I try to be as thrifty as possible)

By: Kelly Liston

Kelly Liston — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:07:04 +0000

In reply to Valerie Elliott. No, the beans stay in the jars, and just continue to age and make the extract even BETTER! I wouldn't re-soak my beans. I just tossed them.

By: Valerie Elliott

Valerie Elliott — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:40:45 +0000

Do you take the beans out before gifting them? Are the beans able to be re-saoked?

By: Bobbi Sanchez

Bobbi Sanchez — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:03:00 +0000

I made my first batch about 5 months ago. I made mine with bourbon instead of vodka. I used it for baking while making Christmas goodies. It’s delicious!

By: Oh Lardy

Oh Lardy — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 02:34:00 +0000

In reply to Amy Wood Mills. Amy, in the post I linked to the 4oz bottles and vanilla beans. Check the second paragraph! Enjoy! This is such a fun project and oh so delicious!

By: Amy Wood Mills

Amy Wood Mills — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:49:00 +0000

Wonderful idea! Where did you get your vanilla beans and bottles?

By: Meghan @ Whole Natural Life

Meghan @ Whole Natural Life — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:58:00 +0000

Great tutorial! I made vanilla extract for Christmas gifts last year. We always have to fly for Christmas, though, so we only put together the bottles a few days before giving them as gifts. It was funny to tell people that their extract wouldn’t be ready until June, but apparently the gifts were still a hit!

By: Oh Lardy

Oh Lardy — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 03:35:00 +0000

Rum! Please tell us how it turns out. That sounds amazing!

By: Sheila

Sheila — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:20:00 +0000

I cannot wait until mine is ready to use. I prepared a bunch this summer for holiday gifts & use. It is melding in rum & vodka……I await. Isn’t it the coolest idea!