How to make Sugar-Free Vanilla Extract in an Instant Pot?

Quick and Easy Sugar-Free Vanilla Extract done in an Instant Pot in less than an hour compared to 6 months waiting time. Would you not want that? This Perfect Homemade Vanilla Extract Recipe will blow your mind how simple it is. Fully Gluten-Free, Low Carb and great for all of your Keto Baking Goods.

Add it into our Spicy Keto Brownies, Keto Peanut Butter Cookies, make super yummy Vanilla Crescents, Easy Nutella Keto Cookies or a great quick and easy Coconut Chia Pudding, Bread Pudding or Homemade Keto Sugar-Free Chocolate Chips.

You can also add a few drops to our No Bake Chocolate Ripple Keto Cheesecake or Eggnog Popsicles.

Or make a beautiful quick gift for your loved one exactly when you need it. 

Don’t want to wait for 6 months? 

Not a problem.

I have a solution.

This Sugar-Free Homemade Vanilla Extract in an Instant Pot is the answer to your quick and easy way.

Your Instant Pot will make it in 45 minutes. Would you believe that?

And it only takes 2 ingredients. Vanilla Beans and Alcohol. Vodka in our case.

How fabulous is that?

Different methods to Make Vanilla Extract.

To make Vanilla Extract you can choose 2 ways.

1. Let it infuse in vodka or any other alcohol for at least 8 weeks, best 6-12 months. Shake once a week to make sure your infusion keeps working.
2. Using Instant Pot in 45 minutes. 

As you do know, that I own an Instant Pot and I believe most of you do too, I have decided to go the easy way. 

I have planned this recipe for months and months. 

As usual, some obstacles came in between.

First, I could not find Dark Brown Mason Jar, I wanted to make it in. 

Later on, I did find some, but the bottles were so big, I could not fit them into the Instant Pot. 

Then I wanted small bottles because I have decided since I am going to make a big batch, I might as well make some for my family and friends. And for that, I needed small bottles. And of course in dark brown glass. But that was not as easy. 

Few months have gone, and I have collected it all and finally am able to share this super easy recipe with all of you on our blog. 

Why make Homemade Vanilla Extract?

Having a Vanilla Essence you made at home is a big help.

First, you know exactly what you have placed in. So many store-bought bottles contain either a vanilla imitation mixed with additional artificial ingredients.

Second, the price is incomparable to the ready-made store-bought ones.

But let us first go directly to the steps on how to make this recipe and later on I will add all the possible questions and answers I could think of for you. 

How to make Sugar-Free Vanilla Extract in an Instant Pot?

Kitchen Gadgets needed

• Instant Pot
• Mason Jars
• Dark Brown Mason Jars for Storage
• Dark Brown Glass Jars for gifts – optional

Ingredients needed

• Vanilla Beans
• Vodka

*Exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below.

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE INSTANT POT VANILLA EXTRACT

First Step: Prepare Vanilla Beans

Cut each vanilla Bean first diagonally to make sure all the little beans inside are opened up. Once they are all cut, break each Vanilla Bean into half to fit into your mason jar.

Second Step: Fill Mason Jars

Depending on how many mason jars you’re going to use and how much vanilla extract you would like to have, split all the beans into Mason jars evenly.

I normally calculate for every mason jar – one cup of vodka and approximately three beans cut diagonally.

Third Step: Vodka

With regards to vodka or any other alcohol, you would like to use, make sure you get the best quality. This is very important since the vanilla essence or extract is going to be used for your baking and of course you would like to have the best quality possible. If you could manage, try and find at least 70% proof or stronger amounts of alcohol.

Fourth Step: Add Vodka

Once you have segregated all of the vanilla beans into the mason jars you’re going to use, add one cup of vodka into each. Do not fill up your mason jars fully with vodka, otherwise, the pressure in an instant pot, once it will start pressurizing, might break your glass.  One cup for the jar is more than enough.

Close your jars fully. I’m speaking from my own experience as one of the Mason jars I have made the vanilla extract in, was not closed properly, the pressure in an Instant Pot filled the jar with liquid and therefore I could have thrown the whole content.

Fifth Step: Instant Pot 

Prepare your Instant Pot by placing the metal stand in and fill it up with at least one cup of water.

Sixth Step: Fill

On the stand, place three of the mason jars fully closed and close the lid of an instant pot.

Seventh Step: Start your Instant Pot

Switch the instant pot on pressure for 45 minutes at the highest.

Some of the recipes call for 30 minutes, some recipes call for one hour or more. I have found out that 45 minutes is enough to give you the beautiful dark brown intensive extract you are looking for.

Eight Step: Collect

Once your 45 minutes is over let the pressure of an Instant Pot release slowly and wait for an extra 10 to 15 minutes. Open your Instant Pot gently and if you wish either let the jars in still or take them out but do not open.

You will see that the vodka will still be cooking for another half an hour or so.

Let the Mason Jar stop cooking and cool down a bit and only open then.

Tips and Tricks for Vanilla Extract making:

• Best Quality Vodka – try to get the best quality you can. In the end, you or your loved ones will eat everything you have added this Vanilla Extract to. 
• 70% proof and more alcohol – To avoid Vanilla extract to go bad in a few months or years, pick the brand with the highest amount of alcohol. 
• Close the jars fully – the pressure in an Instant Pot can fill the jar with liquid and therefore your extract will become bad
• Cooking Jars – use only the glass jar specially made for cooking. The pressure inside the Instant Pot together with alcohol is so high, that glass not designated for cooking will break. 
• Brown bottles for storing – same as olive oil, to retain the best quality for a long time, use dark brown glasses to store your sugar-free vanilla essence. 
• Once your vanilla essence is done and taken out of the instant pot, you can leave it inside the see-through mason jar together with vanilla beans for a few days for the infusion to continue. You can, later on, fill one dark brown jar with all the vanilla extracts without the beans, which you can use throughout the year. I normally take all the beans out and if needed I will add one or two fresh beans inside.

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Recipes that Pair well:

• Spicy Keto Brownies
• Keto Peanut Butter Cookies
• Vanilla Crescents
• Easy Nutella Keto Cookies
• Coconut Chia Pudding
• Homemade Keto Sugar-Free Chocolate Chips
• Keto Chocolate Chaffle

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