We are starting to think of the cooling days of autumn, and maple flavoring is the ultimate fall flavor! Add it to your french toast, pancakes, cinnamon rolls, pumpkin bread, and bread pudding.
Extract time: 3-6 Months
Use a16oz jar
Ingredients:
-1/4 cup fenugreek seeds to start
-12-14 oz vodka or white rum
Instructions:
1. Warm fenugreek seeds on very low heat
just until you can begin to smell them. Do
not burn, they will get bitter.
2. Remove from heat and add the seeds to a 16oz jar.
3. Pour the alcohol into the jar. As the seeds absorb the alcohol, add a bit more to
cover.
4. Shake periodically and store in a cool place.
5. Strain after 4 weeks and repeat the process until you get the maple taste you desire. You don't want to leave the seeds in too long - so make sure you taste test often and remove them when you get the desired taste.
Thank you Starlette, for sharing your recipe, and introducing us to fenugreek seeds!:)
Comments
Hi Shaleen, we haven’t had great success making banana extract with fresh bananas. We like to use freeze dried bananas instead, you can find our recipe here:
https://www.vanillapura.com/blogs/extract-recipes/diy-banana-extract
Let us know if you find a good way to extract fresh bananas!
Hi Joanne! Yes, you’re exactly right, replacing the fenugreek seeds with a new batch will give you a stronger maple flavor. Happy Extracting!
Can I make banana extract with fresh bananas? What are the ratios. Thank you in advance.
So when you say to strain and repeat the process, do you mean discard those seeds, toast new seeds and add them to the strained vodka? So you get a stronger flavour?
Hi Laura, you can definitely use maple syrup to make a maple extract too :-) making the version without the syrup means you can get the maple flavor without the extra sugar. Let us know if you have any other questions :-)
I’ve seen maple extract made with maple syrup. Is there a flavor difference? Are there issues with using maple syrup? Thanks!
Has anyone done a change out with the fenugreek seeds after 3-6 months?
Hi Linda, great question, raw seeds would be good for this recipe as it calls for gently toasting them before you use them for extracting as this releases more of the maple flavor.
Are the seeds raw? I’m looking on Amazon and some say raw and others do not. The raw ones are very light in color. The others are darker. I don’t know which to get
Hi Leslie, if you store this extract in a cook dark place it will be good for at least a year, but should keep just fine for a few, if you haven’t used it all up before then!
How long can you store the extract?
Fenugreek seeds are available at most Indian grocery stores like Pooja in the Twin Cities
Sorry you’re having trouble finding fenugreek seeds Jean. If your local grocery store doesn’t stock them, it looks like some Walmart and Target stores have them. Or you could try Amazon too.
Yes you can definitely top up the rum when you change out the seeds Brenda.
When you change out the seeds do you add more rum the seeds seem to have soaked up a lot of the rom
No idea how to find fenugreek seeds