Do you have a favorite vanilla recipe?

[tazzle]

I've been looking around, and trying to make a good all-vanilla or vanilla cream that's very, very

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♥«´¨`•°..vanilla!..°•´¨`»♥
.. ¸.•*(¸.•*´♥`*•.¸)`*•. ..​

but not a lot of luck so far. I've tried Holy Vanilla alone at 3%, which is quite nice, but isn't really giving me the vanilla "oomph" I'm looking for. I mixed HeadInClouds' (who is like unto a god to me!) Vanilla-Cream Mist, but it was much too lightly flavored. I let it steep for five days but still wasn't getting much vanilla presence. Then I doubled the percentages in the existing mix, and it is more flavorful, but still isn't the dreamy vanilla I'm seeking. Maybe my vanilla receptors are subpar? I do like Nicoticket's Frenilla, but even if it's going to be available again (I don't know if it will), I won't be able to buy it here.

Any ideas?

 

[BrotherBob]

I let it steep for five days but still wasn't getting much vanilla presence. Then I doubled the percentages in the existing mix, and it is more flavorful, but still isn't the dreamy vanilla I'm seeking.

Might have better luck with Creams , Custards, Vanilla mixes at 4 weeks min. steep.

Then I doubled the percentages in the existing mix, and it is more flavorful, but still isn't the dreamy vanilla I'm seeking.

I plan to work with vanilla in the future and have the same feeling about some other basic flavors. Could read:
http://forum...................../t/how-to-get-a-strong-vanilla-steeping-time-frame/53356/9
Have not had a chance to look into:
Ultimate --Little Mean Vanilla Bean, Purest Madagascar Vanilla
Little Mean Vanilla Bean
but if the hype is half as good as the flavor, this might be an idea.

 

[Dougiestyle]

Best advice for DIY Vanilla/Cream is to set aside all the recipes you have for any vanillas. Make them all in a day or over a week or two. Log the recipes and mark the bottles.

Now, the hard part...

Put them in a dark cabinet, cupboard or drawer. Leave them alone for at least a month.

I'll be back with a complex vanilla cream base that I like...

I make a liter at a time and use it in smaller batches where I add complimentary notes to switch gears from time to time.

 

[Dougiestyle]

Here you go:
% TFA flavors-
3 Bavarian Cream
3 Vanilla Swirl
3 French Vanilla
2 Whipped Cream
2 Vanillin
2 Sweetener of choice

15% total flavor. Needs a full month, at least, to mature. I heat mine on a candle warmer plate (no nic) in a 1L Mason/Ball jar. I cap it while warm and turn off heat to seal vacuum in. I give it a vigorous shake a couple times a week for 4 weeks.

 

[GaryInTexas]

My favorite is German Flavors Vanilla Pudding at 5%. Very nice!

 

[Capt.shay]

I like Flavor West French Vanilla solo at 12%. Not really creamy but very vanilla and quite smooth. This was my ADV for over a year.

For a creamy Vanilla try the TFA holy trinity; Vanilla Custard, Bavarian Cream and Sweet Cream all at 3%. Good solo, excellent base.

 

[greenmachine17]

I've been looking around, and trying to make a good all-vanilla or vanilla cream that's very, very

...´*•.¸(*•.¸♥¸.•*´)¸.•*´...
♥«´¨`•°..vanilla!..°•´¨`»♥
.. ¸.•*(¸.•*´♥`*•.¸)`*•. ..​

but not a lot of luck so far. I've tried Holy Vanilla alone at 3%, which is quite nice, but isn't really giving me the vanilla "oomph" I'm looking for. I mixed HeadInClouds' (who is like unto a god to me!) Vanilla-Cream Mist, but it was much too lightly flavored. I let it steep for five days but still wasn't getting much vanilla presence. Then I doubled the percentages in the existing mix, and it is more flavorful, but still isn't the dreamy vanilla I'm seeking. Maybe my vanilla receptors are subpar? I do like Nicoticket's Frenilla, but even if it's going to be available again (I don't know if it will), I won't be able to buy it here.

Any ideas?

I haven't start

I've been looking around, and trying to make a good all-vanilla or vanilla cream that's very, very

...´*•.¸(*•.¸♥¸.•*´)¸.•*´...
♥«´¨`•°..vanilla!..°•´¨`»♥
.. ¸.•*(¸.•*´♥`*•.¸)`*•. ..​

but not a lot of luck so far. I've tried Holy Vanilla alone at 3%, which is quite nice, but isn't really giving me the vanilla "oomph" I'm looking for. I mixed HeadInClouds' (who is like unto a god to me!) Vanilla-Cream Mist, but it was much too lightly flavored. I let it steep for five days but still wasn't getting much vanilla presence. Then I doubled the percentages in the existing mix, and it is more flavorful, but still isn't the dreamy vanilla I'm seeking. Maybe my vanilla receptors are subpar? I do like Nicoticket's Frenilla, but even if it's going to be available again (I don't know if it will), I won't be able to buy it here.

Any ideas?

As a store bought juice. Moo milk vanilla almond.then I mix it w sweet caramel..mmmm..my friend makes a mean vanilla almond..

I've been looking around, and trying to make a good all-vanilla or vanilla cream that's very, very

...´*•.¸(*•.¸♥¸.•*´)¸.•*´...
♥«´¨`•°..vanilla!..°•´¨`»♥
.. ¸.•*(¸.•*´♥`*•.¸)`*•. ..​

but not a lot of luck so far. I've tried Holy Vanilla alone at 3%, which is quite nice, but isn't really giving me the vanilla "oomph" I'm looking for. I mixed HeadInClouds' (who is like unto a god to me!) Vanilla-Cream Mist, but it was much too lightly flavored. I let it steep for five days but still wasn't getting much vanilla presence. Then I doubled the percentages in the existing mix, and it is more flavorful, but still isn't the dreamy vanilla I'm seeking. Maybe my vanilla receptors are subpar? I do like Nicoticket's Frenilla, but even if it's going to be available again (I don't know if it will), I won't be able to buy it here.

Any ideas?

 

[englishmick]

Best advice for DIY Vanilla/Cream is to set aside all the recipes you have for any vanillas. Make them all in a day or over a week or two. Log the recipes and mark the bottles.

Now, the hard part...

Put them in a dark cabinet, cupboard or drawer. Leave them alone for at least a month.

I'll be back with a complex vanilla cream base that I like...

I make a liter at a time and use it in smaller batches where I add complimentary notes to switch gears from time to time.

Glad I spotted this post. I'm going to make a few bottles right now and stick them on the shelf with dates.

 

[englishmick]

Here you go:
% TFA flavors-
3 Bavarian Cream
3 Vanilla Swirl
3 French Vanilla
2 Whipped Cream
2 Vanillin
2 Sweetener of choice

15% total flavor. Needs a full month, at least, to mature. I heat mine on a candle warmer plate (no nic) in a 1L Mason/Ball jar. I cap it while warm and turn off heat to seal vacuum in. I give it a vigorous shake a couple times a week for 4 weeks.

That's quite similar to what I use.

I never tried vanillin. Somewhere I read that there might be something to worry about with it. Can't even remember what it was though.

Also I add 3% Marzipan flavor. I got the marzipan because I love the taste. It smells and tastes divine in the bottle but mixed in juice the flavor disappeared. On an impulse I added some to vanilla juice and it seemed to do something good, for me.

 

[corn flakes]

I've been looking around, and trying to make a good all-vanilla or vanilla cream that's very, very

...´*•.¸(*•.¸♥¸.•*´)¸.•*´...
♥«´¨`•°..vanilla!..°•´¨`»♥
.. ¸.•*(¸.•*´♥`*•.¸)`*•. ..​

but not a lot of luck so far. I've tried Holy Vanilla alone at 3%, which is quite nice, but isn't really giving me the vanilla "oomph" I'm looking for. I mixed HeadInClouds' (who is like unto a god to me!) Vanilla-Cream Mist, but it was much too lightly flavored. I let it steep for five days but still wasn't getting much vanilla presence. Then I doubled the percentages in the existing mix, and it is more flavorful, but still isn't the dreamy vanilla I'm seeking. Maybe my vanilla receptors are subpar? I do like Nicoticket's Frenilla, but even if it's going to be available again (I don't know if it will), I won't be able to buy it here.

Any ideas?

I just put Vanilla Cream mist in a tank to test it. I did 3% bourbon 3% classic. It has had 6 weeks to get happy.

I have been searching for a vanilla cream for a while to replace a store bought juice I like.

 

[tazzle]

And how do you like it, corn flakes? Is it happy?

 

[corn flakes]

And how do you like it, corn flakes? Is it happy?

I will report back later. I filled 3 tanks with vanilla based juice and do a blind taste test to see which I like or not.

 

[englishmick]

I will report back later. I filled 3 tanks with vanilla based juice and do a blind taste test to see which I like or not.

I'll be waiting.