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Vanilla bean

About the ingredient vanilla bean. Including 103 recipes with vanilla bean, where it's found, and video.

 

What is vanilla bean?

Vanilla is the second most expensive spice after saffron, due to the extensive labor required to grow the vanilla seed pods. Despite the expense, it is highly valued for its flavor.

Despite its high cost, vanilla is widely used in both commercial and domestic baking, perfume manufacture and aromatherapy.

Where found

Vanilla bean is usually found in the baking supplies section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

In Chinese:香草豆
British (UK) term:
en français:Les gousses de vanille
en español:vainas de vainilla

Recipes using vanilla bean

There are 103 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Vanilla Bean Banana Bread
Vanilla Bean Banana Bread
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A welcome twist on the classic banana bread recipe. It incorporates the rich, aromatic flavor of vanilla beans to elevate the taste of the moist and tender banana bread. The vanilla bean adds a depth of flavor and a subtle sweetness that perfectly complements the natural sweetness of the ripe bananas.

Vanilla Bean Chocolate Chip Cookies
Vanilla Bean Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe

Cinnamon Ice Cream
Cinnamon Ice Cream
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Cinnamon Ice Cream recipe

Chocolate Vanilla Hazelnut Ice Cream
Chocolate Vanilla Hazelnut Ice Cream
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We have been making several ice cream this summer, this chocolate hazelnut ice cream tastes heavenly delicious. Creamy, nutty and vanilla-y, you can find chunks of chocolate in every bite.

Vanilla Bean and Pomegranate Parfaits
Vanilla Bean & Pomegranate Parfaits
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Creamy and rich custard on top. Sweet and sour pomegranate compote at the bottom. One spoonful of this parfait has all the deliciousness with great texture you are looking for.

Christmas Pudding With Vanilla-Bean Custard
Christmas Pudding With Vanilla-Bean Custard
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This Christmas pudding has plenty of delicious fruit and nuts, but it's really simple to make - just plan ahead and then make the warm vanilla-bean custard on the day.

Orange Marmalade Vanilla Bean Bread Pudding
Orange Marmalade Vanilla Bean Bread Pudding
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Just like the name, this bread pudding is buttery, creamy and it looks beautiful as well. I adapted this recipe from Donna Hay magazine. If you love bread pudding, give it a try and you will love it.

Coffee Liqueur
Coffee Liqueur
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This is the best "Kahlua" recipe I've found. I added about 1/4 cup brandy to the recipe.

Buttermilk Custard Vanilla Frozen Yogurt
Buttermilk Custard Vanilla Frozen Yogurt
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A rich vanilla frozen yogurt. The rich custard taste and mouth feel come from the egg yolks with a smooth vanilla flavor from the vanilla bean.

Vanilla Bean Tapioca Pudding
Vanilla Bean Tapioca Pudding
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Creamy and very vanilla! Vanilla beans are infused into milk and tapioca, during the long and slow simmering, all the delicious vanilla flavor completely goes into the pudding. A light and tasty dessert to end the meal!

Mascarpone Vanilla Ice Cream
Mascarpone Vanilla Ice Cream
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Silky and rich. This mascarpone ice cream is absolutely delicious, it's so easy to be addicted.

Star Anise Poached Pears In Red Wine
Star Anise Poached Pears In Red Wine
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Poaching pears in red wine is a classic way to make pears into a dessert. Pears are poached in red wine with star anise, cloves and cinnamon sticks infused, which makes the pears tender, soft and tasty. Serve the warm pear with the syrup sauce and some good quality ice cream.

Pannacotta with Blueberry Coulis
Pannacotta with Blueberry Coulis
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Pannacotta is a bit like like very creamy "Jello", this one is sweetened slightly with sugar and gently flavored with a real vanilla. Panna cotta has roots as an Italian dessert. It is eaten all over Italy typically being served with fresh berries, caramel and chocolate. This recipe was inspired by a recipe in one of Gordon Ramsay's cookbooks.

Christmas Marshmallow Snowflakes
Christmas Marshmallow Snowflakes
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Make your own marshmallows, then cut out shapes into snow flakes; elegant looking with delicious flavour will definitely impress your family and friends at your Christmas party!

Baked Creamy Rice Pudding
Baked Creamy Rice Pudding
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Creamy, smooth and light. It's an easy yet delicious pudding that ends the meal with an abundance of joy.

Vanilla Bean Blancmange
Vanilla Bean Blancmange
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Literally means "white food". Blancmange is a delicate, quivering snow-white pudding that goes back to the 16th century that was extremely popular in the Victorian age.

Jack Daniel's Chocolate Ice Cream
Jack Daniel's Chocolate Ice Cream
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Jack Daniel's Chocolate Ice Cream recipe

Almond Vanilla Ice Cream
Almond Vanilla Ice Cream
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This is a real ice cream that can beat Hagen daz. It's silky and creamy, toasted almonds infused custard has a rich and delicious almond taste. Toasted almond chunks being added at the end of the churning give the ice cream another layer of nutty and rich almond flavor and a little crunchiness when you have it in your mouth. A pure indulgence and enjoyment.

Vanilla Custard Macarons
Vanilla Custard Macarons
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These vanilla custard macarons are loaded with vanilla flavor, the custard filling is made with milk, egg yolk and vanilla beans. If you love vanilla, you will for sure love these vanilla custard macarons.

Caramel Pastry Cream
Caramel Pastry Cream
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Rich and creamy custard style pastry cream perfect for eclairs or any other dessert use. Part of the sugar is carmalized and it infuses a rich caramel flavor throughout the cream.

A1 World's Best Tomato Sauce
A1 World's Best Tomato Sauce
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This recipe is based on the one from Jean Christoph Novelli's grandmother Louise's recipe. He call's it "The Most Amazing Tomato Sauce on the planet" I agree. This is not the exact recipe (I tweaked it very slightly and made some educated guesses on the amounts of various ingredients but based upon the taste I believe it is probably very close.

Banana Jam
Banana Jam
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This makes a spectacular breakfast jam spread on toast, or as a topping for ice cream or banana muffins.

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