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Vanilla Syrup

Soft vanilla for soda, coffee, and a more finished kind of sweetness.

About 1½ cups15 minutesClean, heat-safe jar or bottle

01 · What you need

Ingredients

02 · Make it

Method

  1. 01

    Combine the vanilla seeds, pod, sugar, and water in a saucepan.

  2. 02

    Warm gently until the sugar dissolves, then remove from heat and cover for 10 minutes.

  3. 03

    Remove the pod, cool, bottle, and refrigerate.

Happiest note

A split bean tastes rounder than extract here; save the pod in sugar once the syrup is finished.

03 · Use it well

  • Dirty Soda and cream soda builds
  • Espresso tonic and iced coffee
  • Cola, cherry, and citrus drinks

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