Tag Archives: Vanilla

Vanilla Bean Pudding Mix

What can I say? This tastes like grandma made it. It has a mellow sweet vanilla flavor. Not unlike an ice cream base in smell and look. The small specks of vanilla give it a vanilla boost and look like a high end chef did it. It banishes the thought of making instant. Heck it was good hot right out of the pan. I would have taken a picture but I ate it all. Continue reading

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Chantilly Lace Frosting

  5 Tablespoons flour 1 cup whole milk 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla 1 cup soft butter (2 sticks) 1 cup granulated white vanilla sugar (not powdered sugar) In a small saucepan, whisk flour into milk and heat, stirring constantly, until … Continue reading

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Vanilla Pudding Mix

Home cooked comfort in a jar! Continue reading

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Strawberry Crème Devon

This type of jam recipe is also very French, they tend to have a softer set jam there in France – it is lovely to see whole chunks of fruit on your toast or scones. Try it for topping on Greek yoghurt or crepes. The creamy taste comes from the interplay of real vanilla and the cane sugar, like a strawberry cream soda. Taste the berry first then the creamy finish from the vanilla. Continue reading

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Ten Ways to Save

Ten easy extracts and sugars to make yourself. Continue reading

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CRÈME DE MENTHE

  Makes: 10-11 cups · 8 cups filtered water · 8 cups superfine vanilla sugar (sugar in a food processor for 3 minutes) · 1 pint 190 proof grain alcohol (I use Everclear brand) · 4 tablespoons peppermint extract · … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter Cookies

INGREDIENTS 16 oz. Jiff brand creamy peanut butter (Fresh homemade will work) 1 cup vanilla  sugar 1 cup dark brown sugar 2 eggs – room temperature *Warm eggs in a cup of hot tap water for 10 minutes 1 teaspoon … Continue reading

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Maraschino Cherries – Canned

Image via Wikipedia INGREDIENTS: 1/2 cup Maraschino liqueur ¼ cup vanilla sugar 32 cherries (about 1½ cups); preferably pitted,  fresh or frozen ½ cup Grenadine syrup or cherry pom wonderful METHOD: Combine the Maraschino liqueur, Grenadine syrup, and sugar in … Continue reading

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Paletas

Ingredients: 1 cup drinking water 1 1/2 cups ice cubes 1 cup fresh strawberries, chopped 1/2 cup sugar ¼ scraped vanilla bean ½ teaspoon rose water or orange water or lemon juice Preparation: Bring the water to a boil and … Continue reading

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Chocolate Bar Pudding

       1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons flour 2 cup milk 1 4 oz chocolate Bar chopped 1 t. vanilla In a saucepan, before you turn on the stove, whisk together the sugar, milk, and flour. Heat over a … Continue reading

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