Zero Waste Video: Vanilla Sugar + Extract

In this Zero Waste video, I’m showing you how to give a used vanilla bean pod a second life. Simply rinse the vanilla bean, dry it and stick it in a jar of sugar (for vanilla sugar) or a bottle of vodka (for vanilla extract) – leave to infuse for at least a week and you’ll have the best homemade vanilla flavour boosters ever! Perfect in your baking, porridge or drinks!

This Zero Waste recipe was created together with Auchan, in order to inspire people to cook less wastefully.

June 21, 2020

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Zero Waste Video: Vanilla Sugar + Extract

1 (or more) used vanilla bean
sugar
vodka

Rinse the used vanilla bean under a tap until clean. Pat dry with a teatowel, then lay on a dry teatowel and leave to dry at room temperature overnight.

The next day, you can use the vanilla bean to make vanilla sugar or vanilla extract.

For the vanilla sugar: Put some sugar in a sealable jar and stick the vanilla bean into the sugar. Shake and leave to infuse for at least a week. Keep the vanilla bean in the sugar, and add more sugar if the jar is getting empty. Add more dried vanilla beans to it overtime – it will intensify the flavour.

For the vanilla extract: Pour some vodka into a bottle and stick the vanilla bean into the vodka. Shake and leave to infuse for at least a week. Keep the vanilla bean in the vodka, and add more vodka if the bottle is getting empty. Add more dried vanilla beans to it overtime – it will intensify the flavour.

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