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You may be wondering how to make homemade vanilla extract. It's so simple and using only 2 ingredients, you can have your own for baking or gift giving.
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Homemade Vanilla Extract

Making homemade vanilla extract is so easy and perfect to add to your cookies and cakes. You only need two ingredients to get started.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword baking
Prep Time 10 minutes
Author Holly- Keeping Life Sane

Ingredients

  • 1 cup vodka
  • 5 vanilla beans

Instructions

  • Slice the vanilla beans open with a sharp knife and scrap out the seeds using a sharp knife.
  • Add vanilla beans to jar and pour vodka in jar and close tightly.
  • Store jar in cool, dark place for at least 6 weeks before using.

Notes

Tip 1-  Don't remove the beans until you've used all the vanilla.  They will continue to add flavor.