How to make Vanilla Essence yourself

Ingredients

For one vial of Vanilla pods(2 sticks)

100 ml Vodka

100 ml glass bottle

Method

First, sterilize the glass bottle and then scrape the vanilla pulp from the pods . Put this together with the pods in the sterilized bottle and fill it up with vodka. Shake the whole thing well and repeat every 2-3 days until the essence is ready.

After a week the liquid begins to get a little darker, but it is not completely ready for 4–5 weeks. The vanilla essence lasts indefinitely and becomes more and more intense and better over time.

You could take out the pods at this stage. The top picture is after two weeks.

What a superb Aroma!!