Vanilla extract

vanilla extract

Flavor and role: A flavouring made by steeping vanilla beans in alcohol; it masks eggy or dairy notes and adds a sweet aroma. A few drops are enough.
Typical dishes and uses: Pavlova, clafoutis, cakes, cookies, custard
Substitutes: 1 tsp vanilla extract = seeds of ⅓ vanilla bean or 1 tsp vanilla paste, or 1 tbsp vanilla sugar.
Storage: Tightly capped in a cool, dark place at room temperature, it keeps for years. No need to refrigerate.
Main countries: MG · United States · Mexico
Used in this book: Pavlova Cherry Clafoutis Alfajores de Maicena Banana Bread Basbousa Brussels Waffles (Belgian Waffles)Classic Fudgy Brownies Butter Tarts Classic Carrot Cake Chocolate Chip Cookies French Toast (Pain Perdu)Hokey Pokey Ice Cream Kaiserschmarrn (Austrian Torn Pancake)Kladdkaka Lamingtons Leche Flan Malva Pudding Medialunas de Manteca Melktert (South African Milk Tart)Classic New York Cheesecake Om Ali Pączki (Polish Jam Doughnuts)Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes Panna Cotta Pouding Chômeur (Quebec Maple Pudding Cake)Sachertorte Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cake)Sticky Toffee Pudding Syrniki (Russian Cottage Cheese Pancakes)Thiakry Torta della Nonna Tres Leches Cake Victoria Sponge Cardamom Apple Dutch Baby Brown Butter Afghans with Dark Chocolate Ganache Brown Butter and Sea Salt Anzac Biscuits Hand-Pulled Apple Strudel with Walnut Butter Crumbs Apple Strudel French Toast with Butter Crumb Crunch Brown Butter Lattice Apple Pie Apple Pie Crumble Bars with Cinnamon Glaze Pecan Pie Maple Baklava Rolls Bananas Foster Banana Boats with Shaken Whipped Cream Brown Butter Walnut Banana Bread Matcha Marble Banana Bread Banana Bread Baked Oats Barmbrack Bread and Butter Pudding with Marmalade Basbousa bil Ishta with Orange Blossom Syrup Basbousa Tres Leches with Toasted Coconut Cream Microwave Basbousa Mug Cake with Pistachio Yogurt Vanilla Bean Basque Cheesecake with Salted Caramel Liège Waffles with Caramelised Pearl Sugar Bircher Frozen Yogurt Bark Blini Mille-Crêpe Cake with Honey Sour Cream Mexican Hot Chocolate Brigadeiros with Cinnamon and Chili Brown Butter Espresso Brownies with Sea Salt White Miso Sesame Swirl Brownies Crinkle-Top Brownie Cookies Thai Iced Tea Boba Brown-Butter Maple Pecan Butter Tarts Gooey Butter Tart Bars Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwiches with Cream Cheese Filling Conchallah (Challah with Mexican Concha Topping)Brown-Butter Coconut Chin Chin with Orange Zest Brown Butter Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies Miso Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie à la Mode Churro French Toast Sticks Brown Butter Almond Cherry Clafoutis Cherry Clafoutis Custard Toast Orange-Vanilla Crema Catalana with a Double Burnt-Sugar Crust Crème Brûlée French Toast Crêpe Tiramisu Cups Fresh Peach Cobbler with Brown Butter and Buttermilk Biscuits Peach Butter Mochi Cobbler Caramelised Brioche Pain Perdu Apple Crumble French Toast Bake Germknödel with Homemade Rum-Plum Filling, Vanilla Sauce and Brown Butter Crispy-Bottom Mini Germknödel with Poppy Seed Butter Dip Chocolate-Dipped Hokey Pokey Ice Cream Bars Baked Lemon Yogurt Cheesecake (Water-Bath Method)Strawberry Yogurt-Cheesecake Fruit Sando Oven-Baked Kaiserschmarrn with Homemade Zwetschkenröster Cinnamon-Sugar Kaiserschmarrn Bites with Warm Vanilla Dip Brown-Butter Dark Chocolate Kladdkaka Dulce de Leche Kladdkaka (Swedish × Argentine)Kladdkaka Raspberry Cream Parfaits Konafa Cheesecake with Orange Blossom Syrup (Egyptian × New York)Raspberry Jam and Cream Lamingtons Lamington French Toast Mini Lángos Cinnamon-Sugar Bites with Honey Sour-Cream Dip Lebkuchen Cheesecake Bars Churro Loukoumades with Mexican Cinnamon-Chocolate Sauce (Greek × Mexican)Honey-Walnut Loukoumades Yogurt Parfait Cups Brown Butter Honey Madeleines Brown Butter Malva Pudding with Orange-Brandy Sauce and Vanilla Custard Malva Pudding French Toast with Apricot Caramel Cream Dulce de Leche Medialuna Crookies Cardamom-Vanilla Melktert with Sweet Shortcrust Melktert Custard Cups with Cinnamon Crumb Mole Brownies with Ancho Chile, Almonds and Toasted Sesame Brown Butter Nanaimo Bars with Dark Chocolate Ganache Deli-Style New York Cheesecake with Sour Cream Topping and Strawberry Glaze No-Bake New York Cheesecake Jars with Blueberry Compote Om Ali Crunch Parfait Jars Overnight Pączki with Homemade Plum Powidła Pączki Bites Cup with Warm Jam Sauce and Vanilla Cream Brown-Butter Buttermilk Pancakes with Whipped Whites and Maple Butter Sheet-Pan Blueberry Pancakes with Maple Cream Cheese Drizzle Strawberry Yogurt Panna Cotta Bars Pastel de Nata Custard Toast Strawberry Pavlova Yogurt Cup Golden Syrup Buttermilk Pikelets with Berry Compote and Vanilla Cream Overnight Buckwheat Poffertjes with Brown Butter and Flaky Salt Brown-Butter Pouding Chômeur with Salted Maple Caramel Puff-Puff with Mexican Spiced Chocolate Dip (Nigerian x Mexican)Roasted Butternut Brown-Butter Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin Pie Crème Brûlée Cups Churro Dessert Quesadillas Classic Sugar-Glazed Sachertorte with Rum Apricot Coat Dulce de Leche Sachertorte (Austrian × Argentine)Molten Apricot Sacher Mug Cake Konditorei Black Forest Cake with Chocolate Shortcrust and Kirsch Syrup Black Forest Tiramisu (German × Italian)Tangzhong Semla with Homemade Almond Paste Semla Trifle Cups Cinnamon Bun Bread Pudding Cups No-Yeast Soda Bread Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Glaze No-Bake Speculoos Cheesecake Cups Black Treacle Sticky Toffee Pudding with Salted Toffee Sauce Sticky Toffee Mug Cakes with Salted Toffee Drizzle Ghee-Seared Syrniki with Warm Berry Compote Shortcrust Tarte Tatin with Vanilla Salted Caramel and Chantilly Upside-Down Caramel Apple Puff Squares Thiakry Frozen Yogurt Bark with Mango Japanese Matcha Tiramisu with Sweet Red Bean Torta della Nonna Puff Pastry Turnovers Cinnamon-Infused Tres Leches with Torched Meringue and Berries Tres Leches Overnight Oats with Strawberries and Cinnamon Almond Crunch Victoria Sponge with Homemade Raspberry Jam, Vanilla Chantilly and Strawberries Jam-Filled Victoria Sponge Cupcakes Cinnamon-Sugar Mini Yorkies with Berries and Cream

Updated 2026-10-10