Vanilla 101

Spiced Haven Extract Blend — with three premium vanilla origins and seven warming spices — is the secret ingredient your summer desserts have been missing. Here are 10 summertime recipes that taste extraordinary with it.

Plain vanilla extract is good — but our Honey Spiced Vanilla Extract Blend is extraordinary. Discover 10 desserts where this warm, honey-forward blend of Hawaiian, Tanzania, and Madagascar vanilla beans, cinnamon, honeybush, and real honey crystals will elevate your baking to a whole new level.

From baking and gifting to cocktails and memory-making, discover the top 10 ways we use our homemade vanilla extract — and why extract making is about so much more than flavor.

Store-bought vanilla extract is expensive, opaque about ingredients, and rarely aged long enough to develop real complexity. Here's why making your own is the smarter, more flavorful choice — and how to get started.

Store-bought vanilla bean paste is expensive and full of additives. Learn how to make your own from spent vanilla extract beans — choosing your own origins and sweeteners — for a healthier, more affordable, and deeply satisfying alternative.

Skip the flowers. This Mother's Day, make something that lasts — five unique homemade vanilla extracts, each with a different bean origin and spirit pairing, that you and Mom can craft together and enjoy for years.

Three showstopping Easter desserts — panna cotta, shortbread cookies, and cheesecake — where real vanilla caviar speckles are front and center, proving your desserts are made with pure vanilla.

Both Madagascar and Tanzania grow V.planifolia vanilla — but terroir makes all the difference. Discover how these two origins compare in flavor, complexity, and best uses for extract making and baking.

Our Honey Spiced Vanilla Extract Blend isn't just for baking — it belongs in your tea, on your ham glaze, and in everything in between. Here are 10 delicious ways to use it.

Bourbon's legal 51% corn requirement gives it a natural sweetness that makes it one of the best spirits for homemade vanilla extract. Learn why all bourbon is whiskey — but not all whiskey is bourbon — and how that distinction matters for your extract.

Discover seven heartwarming ways to use premium vanilla extracts to spread kindness this St. Patrick's Day—from baking cookies for first responders to hosting intimate cocktail gatherings and surprising neighbors with homemade treats.

Discover the 10 best Valentine's Day cookies that showcase pure vanilla extract. From classic sugar cookies to elegant French macarons, these romantic treats prove vanilla is just as essential as chocolate for February 14th baking.