“Using real vanilla beans over extract gives a richer, more robust pop of vanilla flavor.” No vanilla bean? No problem! You ...

The ingredient is versatile in both its use and its form. With vanilla bean, vanilla extract, and vanilla paste all on the market, how do you know which is best to use in your cake recipe?

Vanilla extract—the kind that explicitly says “pure vanilla extract” on its label—is made by soaking ... vanilla in the form of vanilla bean paste. A combination of vanilla bean seeds ...

In terms of brands, most of the same companies that peddle high-quality vanilla bean pods sell high-quality vanilla extract. “As long as it has the word ‘pure’ on it and the label just says ...

Image From top, vanilla in its various permutations: a meringue twist in a pool of vanilla bean paste and vanilla wafer ... often still elusive on commercial labels. But already you can find ...

This Heilala's Vanilla Bean Paste. I first learned about it a few years ago, but only took the plunge a few months ago when I needed to replace my trusty vanilla extract — and I don't think I'll ...

Vanilla bean paste falls squarely into that last subsection. It’s on the pricey side, but any baker would love to have it—and not just to look at, but to actually use. While I refuse to speak ...