This easy homemade vanilla extract recipe is easy to make and makes a great homemade Christmas gift for your friends and family! You can buy cute little bottles at the thrift store or hobby store to put it in to make it look elegant!
We are going to start a series on homemade Christmas gift ideas. This first one is one of our most popular recipes from our Dining On A Dime Cookbook. Here is our recipe for Homemade Vanilla Extract:
Homemade Vanilla Extract Recipe
2 vanilla beans cut lengthwise (but not in half)
3/4 cup vodka
Combine the ingredients in a 1 cup jar, set aside and let steep at least 3-4 weeks — the longer the better. As the vanilla is used, you can add more vodka. You can get 4-5 large bottles of vanilla out of 2 beans.
Check Amazon.com for inexpensive vanilla beans.
I found this great how to make your own vanilla here with some really cute bottles to bottle it.
Tawra
For lots more easy scratch recipes like this homemade vanilla recipe, check out our Dining On A Dime Cookbook.
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What do you consider a “large” bottle?
Where’s the best place to buy whole vanilla beans?
You can just google it and find many different places. Also places that sell bulk spices or spices in general sell them.