19 vanilla recipes

Vanilla velvet ice cream skips the custard cooking step and folds whipped eggs straight into a sea of heavy cream and half-and-half. Old-fashioned uncooked ice cream maker recipe with deep dairy flavor.

Frozen desserts are always welcomed, try this fresh watermelon and low-fat vanilla yogurt ice, very tasty and you no need to worry about calories and fat.

These delicate desserts are so elegant, ricotta cheese gives the smooth, creamy and light taste and texture, fresh strawberries let the flavor so refreshing and the vanilla sugar adds some nice zing along with some finely grated chocolate pieces on top.

Stovetop popcorn popped with a real vanilla bean right in the hot oil, then tossed with melted butter, sugar, and scraped vanilla seeds. Sweet, fragrant, and wildly addictive.

A homemade vanilla pecan liqueur: brandy slowly infused with pecans, vanilla beans, and cinnamon, then sweetened with sugar syrup. A smooth, nutty after-dinner sipper worth the weeks-long wait.

Homemade vanilla raspberry liqueur: fresh raspberries, vodka, vanilla bean, and allspice infused for weeks. Deep ruby-red cordial for sipping or cocktails.

This is really a "mock" tiramisu as it is not made with Italian mascarpone cheese, which is traditional. This is, however, a lot quicker and easier (and less expensive).

Slice-and-bake vanilla wafer cookies with powdered sugar, butter, and cream of tartar. Make the dough ahead, chill, slice thin, and bake crispy in 10 minutes.

Homemade vanilla almond flavored coffee mix with ground coffee, vanilla extract, almond extract, and star anise. Brew coffeehouse-quality flavored coffee at home.

Vanilla wafer pie crust with melted butter, lemon zest, and sugar pressed into an 8-inch pan. A quick no-bake crust with a subtle citrus twist that pairs beautifully with cream pies and cheesecakes.

Fresh pineapple rings nestled in a chilled vanilla-honey sauce set with agar flakes. A light, elegant fruit dessert that's naturally dairy-free and comes together in 35 minutes.

Just two ingredients: softened butter stirred with vanilla extract. Spread it on toast, pancakes, or warm bread for a fragrant, slightly sweet twist on plain butter.

Homemade vanilla bean extract with just two ingredients: chopped vanilla beans steeped in brandy for two weeks. Richer than store-bought and endlessly refillable.

A no-bake vanilla wafer crumb crust made with just three ingredients. Press into a pie pan, chill, and fill with your favorite pudding, cream, or fruit filling.

Vanilla pecan slice-and-bake cookies from a make-ahead dough that chills into logs and freezes for up to 3 months. Crisp, buttery icebox cookies baked from frozen in 12 minutes.

Whole wheat cream cheese pastry gives these mini pecan tarts a nutty edge, while vanilla-spiked filling adds aromatic warmth to the classic brown sugar and pecan combo.