For a few friends this year I made Homemade Vanilla Extract. I had been wanting to for a while and Christmas is always a good excuse to make homemade gifts. It is really easy!
You need Vanilla bean pods, Vodka, Glass jars.
I found the glass jars at our Dollar Tree, they said oil or vinegar on them, but I made little labels to cover that part up. Then added a direction tag. Place one vanilla pod per 6 oz. Cut the vanilla pod in half and split down the center so the seeds are exposed. Place in the jar and add the Vodka. The extract needs two months to "marinate" and cure then it is ready to use. The best thing is that it can last forever. When running low simply fill up with Vodka and every so often add more vanilla pods.
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You can also make homemade Kahlua in the same vein... coffee (I use decaf) sugar, vanilla and vodka...
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