Step 1

Cut the vanilla beans lengthwise to expose the inner seeds.

Step 2

Place the sliced beans into a glass container.Use at least 5 vanilla beans for every 8 fluid ounces (240ml) of glycerin.

Step 3

Add the glycerin to the bottle, fully covering the vanilla beans, and shake the bottle.

Step 4

Store the bottle out of the sunlight. Shake the bottle occasionally to help disperse the vanilla flavor better throughout. The vanilla glycerite will progressively darken and take on a stronger vanilla flavour. It will be "ready" for giving as gifts in around 2 months, but will improve with time.

Step 5

As you use the extract, you can top it off with a little more glycerin to get more from your vanilla beans.