Homemade Vanilla Extract
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Mature Time 90 days
Total Time: 90 days 10 minutes
Pure homemade vanilla extract made with fresh vanilla beans and 80 proof vodka. Ten minutes of work, a little patience, and you'll never buy vanilla extract again.
Ingredients
Servings: 6
- 10 Vanilla Beans cut in half or thirds
- 750 ml vodka 80 proof
Instructions
- Prepare the bottles you want to store the vanilla extract in.
- Cut the vanilla beans in half or in third's. If you use 2oz bottles, third's will fit better. Slice them open, but do not scrape out the inside.
- Fill all the vanilla bean parts in the bottles. If you use the 2oz bottles, divide the 10 vanilla beans in 6 bottles
- Fill the bottles with vodka. Use a small funnel and try not to spill the vodka. Go slow.
- Close the bottles and store them in a dark, dry place for at least 12 weeks; longer is better. I do at least 3 months.
Make sure you shake the bottles at least once a week. - Once you've used up the extract in that bottle, you can either refill it once more with vodka, or you take the vanilla beans out and throw them into granulated sugar. It makes the absolute best vanilla sugar you've ever tasted.