vanilla
extracts

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Although it's considered a spice, vanilla comes from the fruit of Mexican orchids. The vanilla beans you can buy in the store are the result of hand-pollinating the vanilla orchid flowers.

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Because vanilla is so difficult to grow & extremely labor-intensive to produce, the best vanilla extracts aren't especially cheap. (Vanilla is the second-most expensive spice after saffron).

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In my quest to find the best vanilla extract, I tested each option in both a baked and a raw application: vanilla cupcakes and Swiss meringue buttercream frosting, respectively.

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BEST OVERALL
Value: 20/20
Quality: 20/20
Flavor: 19/20
Aroma: 20/20
Availability: 15/20

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BEST FOR BAKING
Value: 18/20
Quality: 19/20
Flavor: 19/20
Aroma: 20/20
Availability: 16/20

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BEST FOR USEING RAW
Value: 19/20
Quality: 19/20
Flavor: 18/20
Availability: 16/20

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BEST FOR GIFTING
Value: 18/20
Quality: 18/20
Flavor: 18/20
Aroma: 17/20
Availability: 16/20

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BEST FOR A NOSTALGIC FLAVOR
Value: 17/20
Quality: 16/20
Flavor: 17/20
Aroma: 17/20
Availability: 20/20

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BEST VALUE
Value: 18/20
Quality: 18/20
Flavor: 16/20
Aroma: 16/20
Availability: 17/20

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BEST FAIR TRADE
Value: 17/20
Quality: 18/20
Flavor: 17/20
Aroma: 16/20
Availability: 16/20

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BEST WITH BEANS
Value: 16/20
Quality: 19/20
Flavor: 17/20
Aroma: 16/20
Availability: 16/20

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BEST FOR BEGINNERS
Value: 17/20
Quality: 16/20
Flavor: 16/20
Aroma: 14/20
Availability: 18/20

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vanilla
extracts

for baking & beyond

the 9 best

Although it's considered a spice, vanilla comes from the fruit of Mexican orchids. The vanilla beans you can buy in the store are the result of hand-pollinating the vanilla orchid flowers.

Because vanilla is so difficult to grow & extremely labor-intensive to produce, the best vanilla extracts aren't especially cheap. (Vanilla is the second-most expensive spice after saffron).

In my quest to find the best vanilla extract, I tested each option in both a baked and a raw application: vanilla cupcakes and Swiss meringue buttercream frosting, respectively.

BEST OVERALL
Value: 20/20
Quality: 20/20
Flavor: 19/20
Aroma: 20/20
Availability: 15/20

penzeys single strength
vanilla: 94/100

1

BEST FOR BAKING
Value: 18/20
Quality: 19/20
Flavor: 19/20
Aroma: 20/20
Availability: 16/20

NIELSEN-MASSEY PURE
VANILLA EXTRACT: 92/100

2

BEST FOR USEING RAW
Value: 19/20
Quality: 19/20
Flavor: 18/20
Availability: 16/20

SINGING DOG PURE
VANILLA EXTRACT: 89/100

3

BEST FOR GIFTING
Value: 18/20
Quality: 18/20
Flavor: 18/20
Aroma: 17/20
Availability: 16/20

SPICE HOUSE PURE MADAGASCAR VANILLA EXTRACT: 87/100

4

BEST FOR A NOSTALGIC FLAVOR
Value: 17/20
Quality: 16/20
Flavor: 17/20
Aroma: 17/20
Availability: 20/20

MCCORMICK PURE VANILLA
EXTRACT: 87/100

5

BEST VALUE
Value: 18/20
Quality: 18/20
Flavor: 16/20
Aroma: 16/20
Availability: 17/20

simply organic pure
vanilla extract: 85/100

6

BEST FAIR TRADE
Value: 17/20
Quality: 18/20
Flavor: 17/20
Aroma: 16/20
Availability: 16/20

beyond good pure madagascar vanilla extract: 84/100

7

BEST WITH BEANS
Value: 16/20
Quality: 19/20
Flavor: 17/20
Aroma: 16/20
Availability: 16/20

HEILALA ALCOHOL-FREE PURE VANILLA WITH SEEDS: 84/100

8

BEST FOR BEGINNERS
Value: 17/20
Quality: 16/20
Flavor: 16/20
Aroma: 14/20
Availability: 18/20

WATKINS ORGANIC PURE
VANILLA EXTRACT: 81/100

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vanillaextracts

for baking & beyond

the 9 best

Although it's considered a spice, vanilla comes from the fruit of Mexican orchids. The vanilla beans you can buy in the store are the result of hand-pollinating the vanilla orchid flowers.

Because vanilla is so difficult to grow & extremely labor-intensive to produce, the best vanilla extracts aren't especially cheap. (Vanilla is the second-most expensive spice after saffron).

In my quest to find the best vanilla extract, I tested each option in both a baked and a raw application: vanilla cupcakes and Swiss meringue buttercream frosting, respectively.

BEST OVERALLValue: 20/20Quality: 20/20Flavor: 19/20Aroma: 20/20Availability: 15/20

penzeys single strengthvanilla: 94/100

1

BEST FOR BAKINGValue: 18/20Quality: 19/20Flavor: 19/20Aroma: 20/20Availability: 16/20

NIELSEN-MASSEY PUREVANILLA EXTRACT: 92/100

2

BEST FOR USEING RAWValue: 19/20Quality: 19/20Flavor: 18/20Availability: 16/20

SINGING DOG PUREVANILLA EXTRACT: 89/100

3

BEST FOR GIFTINGValue: 18/20Quality: 18/20Flavor: 18/20Aroma: 17/20Availability: 16/20

SPICE HOUSE PURE MADAGASCAR VANILLA EXTRACT: 87/100

4

BEST FOR A NOSTALGIC FLAVORValue: 17/20Quality: 16/20Flavor: 17/20Aroma: 17/20Availability: 20/20

MCCORMICK PURE VANILLAEXTRACT: 87/100

5

BEST VALUEValue: 18/20Quality: 18/20Flavor: 16/20Aroma: 16/20Availability: 17/20

simply organic purevanilla extract: 85/100

6

BEST FAIR TRADEValue: 17/20Quality: 18/20Flavor: 17/20Aroma: 16/20Availability: 16/20

beyond good pure madagascar vanilla extract: 84/100

7

BEST WITH BEANSValue: 16/20Quality: 19/20Flavor: 17/20Aroma: 16/20Availability: 16/20

HEILALA ALCOHOL-FREE PURE VANILLA WITH SEEDS: 84/100

8

BEST FOR BEGINNERSValue: 17/20Quality: 16/20Flavor: 16/20Aroma: 14/20Availability: 18/20

WATKINS ORGANIC PUREVANILLA EXTRACT: 81/100

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vanilla
extracts

BEST OVERALL
Value: 20/20
Quality: 20/20
Flavor: 19/20
Aroma: 20/20
Availability: 15/20

penzeys single strength
vanilla: 94/100

BEST FOR BAKING
Value: 18/20
Quality: 19/20
Flavor: 19/20
Aroma: 20/20
Availability: 16/20

NIELSEN-MASSEY PURE
VANILLA EXTRACT: 92/100

BEST FOR USEING RAW
Value: 19/20
Quality: 19/20
Flavor: 18/20
Availability: 16/20

SINGING DOG PURE
VANILLA EXTRACT: 89/100

BEST FOR GIFTING
Value: 18/20
Quality: 18/20
Flavor: 18/20
Aroma: 17/20
Availability: 16/20

BEST FOR A NOSTALGIC FLAVOR
Value: 17/20
Quality: 16/20
Flavor: 17/20
Aroma: 17/20
Availability: 20/20

MCCORMICK PURE VANILLA
EXTRACT: 87/100

BEST VALUE
Value: 18/20
Quality: 18/20
Flavor: 16/20
Aroma: 16/20
Availability: 17/20

simply organic pure
vanilla extract: 85/100

BEST FAIR TRADE
Value: 17/20
Quality: 18/20
Flavor: 17/20
Aroma: 16/20
Availability: 16/20

BEST WITH BEANS
Value: 16/20
Quality: 19/20
Flavor: 17/20
Aroma: 16/20
Availability: 16/20

BEST FOR BEGINNERS
Value: 17/20
Quality: 16/20
Flavor: 16/20
Aroma: 14/20
Availability: 18/20

WATKINS ORGANIC PURE
VANILLA EXTRACT: 81/100