Pure, homemade extracts are easy to make and add better flavor to your cooking and baking. These simple instructions can be used to make any extract flavor using quality ingredients—no fillers, ...

Did you know that you can make your own homemade extracts? Just like making your own medical tinctures, you can make extracts to spice up your life. For those of you who have made tinctures before, ...

Q: Can I make vanilla extract at home? A: Yes. And easily. All you need is a vanilla bean, some vodka and a glass vessel with a tight seal. Split the bean lengthwise with a sharp paring knife, and ...

The Totonacs of Veracruz, Mexico were the first known people to cultivate vanilla. By the 1400s, the Aztecs were using it to sweeten chocolate. After Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés brought the pods ...

When it comes to holiday baking, few flavors can elevate your creations quite like vanilla extract. Its rich, aromatic flavor is an essential ingredient, enhancing your cookies, cakes, pies (and also ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you're not making vanilla extract from scratch, you absolutely should be. Not only is it a great way to add a personal touch to your baking ...

Just like a painter coats a wall with white paint before layering another color on top, bakers reach for the extract. Just a few drops of bottled extract's strong, concentrated flavor can lay down ...

Why buy the world’s smallest vial of vanilla for an astronomical price when you can make a clamp-lidded storage jar-sized portion of it at home? And thanks to a special video segment for The New York ...