Lately I've been obsessed with Vanilla. Not just any vanilla, but real vanilla from vanilla beans. I think it all started when we made a creamy vanilla custard on Christmas Day for dessert. I couldn't stop licking the bowl. I could not stop. Yesterday, I made a Vanilla Cream Sauce with Meringue Clouds for a dessert feature I was working on for another blog for which I contribute (I'll share the photos and link shortly). There is something about cooked vanilla that sends me into a tizzy.
With my new found obsession with all things vanilla, I thought I'd try some vanilla coffee K-Cups... after all, I love vanilla lattes. Nope. I should have known! The "French Vanilla" flavor was nothing like the warm flavor of real vanilla. Suddenly, I remembered an amazing vanilla bean syrup I put in my latte at Natasha's Mulberry & Mott in Kansas City (left : photo of her peppermint & orange syrup). So, this morning I made a batch of Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup to accompany morning coffee... it was everything I hoped it would be! Real, warm, slightly sweet vanilla. Ummmm. Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup
warm fuzzy in a bottle
2 cups of sugar
2 cups of water
1 vanilla bean
Scrape the beans from the vanilla bean. In a saucepan, mix together sugar, water and seeds from the vanilla bean. Cook on low heat until it simmers. Cook for 8-10 minutes until the liquid has reduced.
Cooking in the saucepan with the bean seeds and the bean.
Bottled up!
I've made the same experiences on christmas day with a selfmade vanilla custard for dessert! Real vanilla from vanilla beans is so much better than the fake ones. And now I have to try this real vanilla bean coffee syrup :)
ReplyDeleteVanilla is amazing but peppermint is my obsession! Do you have a recipie for peppermint syrup?
ReplyDeletei'm making this right now - trying it with raw sugar. hoping i find in the morning that it's every bit as delicious as i'm anticipating! thanks for the fabulous idea!
ReplyDeletealso, i have that same coffee cup. ;)
ReplyDeleteHow do you keep it? Does it need to be in the refrigerator? Can you let me know how to make it with lemon.... Thanks LU
ReplyDeleteHi Jenny - when you make your vanilla bean syrup - how do you store it and how long would it typically last? Thanks for all of the great tips. I always look forward to your next post. : ) Kimberly
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