Homemade Vanilla Extract Recipe

Vanilla Extract in a mason jar with Instant pot

Homemade Vanilla Extract Recipe

Make Homemade Vanilla Extract Recipe using Vanilla Beans and Vodka only. Learn How To Make Vanilla Extract as a Best Gift Idea in just a Few Minutes.

Course Pantry

Cuisine International

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 45

Total Time 50

Servings Cups

Calories 590kcal

Author Zuzana Paar

Equipment

1 Instant Pot
Mason jars
Dark brown Mason jars for storage
Dark brown glass jars for gifts – optional

Ingredients

3 Cups Vodka
9 Vanilla Beans

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Split vanilla beans in half lengthwise to ensure all the little beans are opened up. Scrape out the vanilla beans once they are all sliced, and cut the vanilla beans into half to fit into your mason jar.
Depending on how many mason jars you will use and how much vanilla extract you would like to have, split all the beans into Mason jars evenly.
Make sure you get better quality with vodka or any other alcohol you would like to use.
Once you have segregated all of the vanilla beans into the mason jars you’re going to use, add one cup of vodka to each.
Prepare your Instant Pot by placing the metal stand and filling it with at least one cup of water.
On the stand, place three of the mason jars fully closed and close the lid of an instant pot.
Switch the instant pot on pressure for 45 minutes at the highest.
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 or take them out but do not open them.

Video

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Notes

Vodka quality– try to get the best quality you can. Ultimately, you or your loved ones will eat everything you have added this vanilla extract to.
70% proof and more alcohol – To avoid vanilla extract going 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 your extract will become bad.
Cooking Jars – use only the glass jar specially made for cooking. The pressure inside the Instant Pot and alcohol is so high that glass not designated for cooking will break.
Dark bottles for storing – same as olive oil, to retain the quality for a long time, make sure to use dark brown glasses to store your sugar-free vanilla extract.
Once your extract is done and taken out of the instant pot, you can leave it inside the see-through mason jar with vanilla beans for a few days to allow the vanilla extract to age and the infusion to continue. Later, you can fill one dark brown jar with all the vanilla extracts without the beans, which you can use throughout the year. I usually take all the beans out. If needed, I will add one or two fresh beans.

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