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Homemade Vanilla Extract

Homemade Vanilla Extract - Haitian Vanilla made with Rum is full of flavor. Great to use in all your recipes or as holiday gifts
Prep Time5 minutes
Resting Time180 days
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Continental

Ingredients

  • 6 vanilla beans
  • 1 1/4 cups rum

Instructions

  • Using a sharp knife, make a slit in each vanilla bean from top to bottom.
  • Scrape out the insides and put everything in the bottle.
  • Place the vanilla beans in a bottle. If some of the beans are too long, cut them in half.
  • Fill the bottle with rum, enough so that the vanilla beansare completely submerged in the rum.
  • Leave to infuse for at least 6 months.
  • Leave vanilla beans inside as you use the vanilla extract ifdesired, adding more as needed to keep the vanilla beans completely submergedin liquid.
  • Otherwise, remove the vanilla beans and start another bottle. When you start another bottle, add 1 or 2 more beans just to make sure it has as much vanilla flavor as the original bottle.

Notes

Use a variety of both Madagascar Vanilla Beans and Tahitian Vanilla Beans for the best flavor.
Some people say you can start to use the vanilla extract after 2 months, however, I find after 6 months, you will get a lot more flavor out of your vanilla extract.
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