Friday, January 4, 2013

Homemade Vanilla Extract


I found this recipe on pinterest here: Bethany Actually and thought it was such a cute gift idea (and a great way to make your own baking ingredients!!).  Turns out, it is also really easy to make.

Ingredients
Vodka

Directions
  1. Cut each vanilla bean horizontally and vertically (so you have four pieces from each bean)
  2. Place six to ten vanilla bean pieces (1 3/4 to 2 1/4 vanilla beans) into each jar
  3. Add ~1/2 cup of vodka to each jar
  4. Add a label & a bow, and let sit for ~1 month before gifting! (Since we made our vanilla extract a bit close to the holidays, we just included a "Do not use until date" on our labels.)  
Simple right?! We made 12 jars and included in them in our Melicipes Gift Baskets.  We were also able to save 2 for ourselves :)

I used avery labels and their free template available online.  You can create your own personalized gift label yourself - very easy!! 

I read on several different websites that the quality of vodka you use does not really matter.  We used a good kind for our gifts, but I think the next time around I will test out a more cost-effective brand.  

The vanilla beans were a bit pricey, but came out to be ~$2.70 per bottle (if you are making 12-15 bottles, and are generous with the vanilla beans).  

Total cost per bottle came out to $7.98.  



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