This version of alcohol-free vanilla extract was provided by one of our Facebook group members. It is only three ingredients and tastes great. It's perfect for gifting and for special diets!
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Ingredients:
- 1oz VanillaPura Vanilla Beans. (Any of our beans will work.)
- 1 pint non-GMO Vegetable Glycerin
- 6oz of water.
Instructions
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Slice the VanillaPura Vanilla Beans vertically. No need to remove anything, just place them into the bottle of your choosing.
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Add the Glycerin and the water and place the lid onto the bottle.
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Once a week, give the bottle a good shake (after 4 weeks you can shake it 2-3 times per week). Over time, the glycerin will turn dark. Your extract is ready when you take the lid off and you’re overpowered by the fragrance. This process can take a few months!
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Leave the vanilla beans in, and they’ll continue to add flavor the longer it's stored.
NOTE: In extract recipes where alcohol is used, like vodka, rum or bourbon, the alcohol content is usually around 35% - 40% in those spirits. That means the remaining 60% - 65% is water. In the case of using pure glycerin, water needs to be added so the full flavor compounds within the beans can be extracted.
Here's a quick video from one of our recent Live vanilla extract making parties of us making this extract:
Comments
Sorry to hear the website was giving you technical trouble Vicky. It all seems good on our end so hopefully it’s working for you now, or that you found the information you were looking for.
A great way to find answers to all of your extract making questions is in our Facebook group “Making Vanilla Extract by VanillaPura”, if you’re not a member already, you’re very welcome to join!
I just wanted to say I tried to watch this video and there was not sound. I watched the one with alcohol but wanted to know if there was a way to make it alcohol free, so I tried to watch this video.
I was diagnosed as a type II diabetic 2002.
Hard liquor like vodka, bourbon and even rum do NOT contain carbs. The distilling process burn the carbs away.
Glycerin based extracts real benefit is their use in people that can’t tolerate any form of Alcohol. Contrary to popular belief alcohol does not completely burn off during cooking.
As a Type I diabetic I want to clear up a misconception. Unflavored hard liquor doesn’t contain any carbs at all. Calories yes, but not carbs. In fact, hard liquor will actually cause your blood sugar to drop which is the opposite of having carbs which will cause your blood sugar to rise.
Thanks.
Thank you for recipie. I have family and friends that embrace sobriety and being able to make vanilla extract that I can gift them makes me and them happy. Also like the shelf life tip
Where do you buy the glycerin
Is this worth it? How does it compare with an alcohol based extract? Also, can the beans be added to a spirit based mother jar? And lastly, am I understanding that it is ready for use in just a few months?
I’m going to try this. Where might I purchase bottles like in the pic?
As a newly diagnosed diabetic I am glad to see an alternative to alcohol based extracts. Thank you.
Do you ship to Canada?
Just minor suggestions. First, it is almost universally agreed that you need to weigh the vanilla beans, not just put a specific number. It would be great to tell people both, weight and number.
Second, unlike alcohol-based vanilla extract, glycerin extract has a shelf life. I’ve heard that you should probably use it within 2 years. Mine never last that long, but it would probably good to mention it.
Bruce