Homemade Vanilla Essence
Created by Tisme on November 19, 2015
- Servings: 1
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 90 +d
- Recipe #21802
Ingredients
- 4 to 6 vanilla beans
- 1 bottle (700 ml) rum (white rum, large bottle, preferably white rum approx. 700ml,
- Note - not Bacardi as it has an oily texture and is not suitable)
How to Make
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Step 1: Place the vanilla beans in the bottle of rum.
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Step 2: Place the bottle in a dark place for at least 3 months, preferable 6 months.
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Step 3: Use as required.
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Step 4: You can decant into smaller bottles keeping one for use, and giving the others as presents.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (1058 g)
- Calories 2065.2
- Total Fat - 0.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.2 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 30.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 27.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 10.8 g
- Sugars - 13 g
- Protein - 7.3 g
- Calcium - 148 mg
- Iron - 4.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 48.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg