Home-Made Vanilla Vodka/Extract (Vegan/Gluten Free)
What to do with that left over booze from past parties?
Vanilla is a widely beloved aroma and flavor that you can easily infuse into alcohol to enjoy as a drink or flavoring extract. It only takes three easy steps to make this multi-use Nectar of The Gods. Most people have at least one or two of the three ingredients on hand: vanilla beans, booze and a jar. Keep some at home for merriment and gift some to spread joy!
Gluten Free Options:
Bourbon: Makers Mark
RUM:
Bacardi 151, Bacardi 8, Bacardi Flavored Rums, Bacardi Gold, Bacardi Select, Bacardi Superior, Captain Morgan, Malibu
Vodka:
Smirnoff, Chopin, Teton Glacier, Monopolowa, Vikingford, Luksosowa, Blue Ice, Ciroc, Bombora
THIS IS HOW WE DO IT! - Follow The Pictorial Lesson:
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Here's a video to get you started...
Bonus Tips: For Beverages or Baked Goods
Vanilla Bean Sugar, Stevia or Truvia (for the calorie conscious or diabetic)
1.) Nestle a whole vanilla bean into a jar with sugar or truvia, seal and let sit.
2.) Nestle a whole vanilla bean into a jar of vodka with liquid stevia: 4 drops stevia per cup vodka
3.) Mix ground vanilla bean into a jar of sugar, stevia or truvia, seal and let sit.
You can uplift anyone with a whiff of this sweet essence...... XO!
