Vanilla Paste

Name: Vanilla Paste
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 47 grams vanilla splits; 3 ounces water; 8 ounces sugar; 6 ounces vodka; 1 ounce light corn syrup; 0.25 teaspoon xanthan gum

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Directions

1Cut one 47-gram pack of vanilla splits into pieces and add them to the blender.
2Add 3 ounces (1/3 cup) of water to the blender.
3Add 8 ounces (1 cup) of sugar to the blender.
4Add 6 ounces (3/4 cup) of alcohol (vodka, light rum, or bourbon) to the blender.
5Add 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) of light corn syrup to prevent possible crystallization of the sugar.
6Blend on the highest power until the entire vanilla pods are ground into the same texture as the seeds and the liquid is dark.
7Once finished, turn the blender to low and add 1/4 teaspoon of xanthan gum (optional, but it keeps the vanilla caviar suspended in the paste).
8Store the paste in an airtight container.

Ingredients

47 grams vanilla splits
3 ounces water
8 ounces sugar
6 ounces vodka
1 ounce light corn syrup
0.25 teaspoon xanthan gum

Equipment

high-speed blendersmall pitcher or cupairtight containerkitchen scissors

Tips

If you only have a large blender, double the recipe to make a quart of paste, as it may not blend smoothly with fewer ingredients.
The paste can be used immediately, but its flavor will intensify as it sits.
Vanilla paste is used 1:1 as a substitute for extract.
It can be used in place of scraping out vanilla caviar when you want to show the appealing specks of vanilla bean in things like ice cream and custards.
Splits are preferred over moist vanilla beans because their lack of moisture means a more intense flavor and they are cheaper.

Vanilla Paste

Serves 1

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Vanilla Paste

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Serves 1

Directions

1Cut one 47-gram pack of vanilla splits into pieces and add them to the blender.
2Add 3 ounces (1/3 cup) of water to the blender.
3Add 8 ounces (1 cup) of sugar to the blender.
4Add 6 ounces (3/4 cup) of alcohol (vodka, light rum, or bourbon) to the blender.
5Add 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) of light corn syrup to prevent possible crystallization of the sugar.
6Blend on the highest power until the entire vanilla pods are ground into the same texture as the seeds and the liquid is dark.
7Once finished, turn the blender to low and add 1/4 teaspoon of xanthan gum (optional, but it keeps the vanilla caviar suspended in the paste).
8Store the paste in an airtight container.

Ingredients

47 grams vanilla splits
3 ounces water
8 ounces sugar
6 ounces vodka
1 ounce light corn syrup
0.25 teaspoon xanthan gum

Equipment

high-speed blendersmall pitcher or cupairtight containerkitchen scissors

Tips

If you only have a large blender, double the recipe to make a quart of paste, as it may not blend smoothly with fewer ingredients.
The paste can be used immediately, but its flavor will intensify as it sits.
Vanilla paste is used 1:1 as a substitute for extract.
It can be used in place of scraping out vanilla caviar when you want to show the appealing specks of vanilla bean in things like ice cream and custards.
Splits are preferred over moist vanilla beans because their lack of moisture means a more intense flavor and they are cheaper.