Claire Saffitz Makes Homemade Vanilla Extract | Dessert Person

Summary by Krater

Claire Saffitz shares her method for making homemade vanilla extract and vanilla sugar using vanilla bean pods and vodka.

From the video

Answers: How do you make homemade vanilla extract and vanilla sugar?

• homemade vanilla extract
• homemade vanilla sugar
• vanilla bean handling
• vanilla cultivation

Ingredients

• vanilla bean
• vodka
• vanilla extract
• granulated sugar

What it concludes

• Real vanilla extract should be used instead of imitation vanilla.
• Fresh vanilla beans should be soft and juicy and feel pliable when wrapped around a finger.
• Vanilla sugar is best used in creamy recipes that do not have a strong competing flavor.
• Vanilla bean pods should be used to make extract rather than sugar to avoid a clumpy texture from moisture.
• High-proof alcohol like 80-proof vodka or rum ensures vanilla extract will never spoil.