Claire Saffitz Makes Homemade Vanilla Extract | Dessert Person.
With a flavor and aroma like nothing else, vanilla is the one ingredient Claire can’t live without. It’s a tropical product that requires intense labor to harvest and ferment, making it both precious and pricey. In this episode, Claire shows you how to make the most of whole beans, from extracting the seeds to making your own vanilla extract. It’s a simple process but will ensure that no part of the splurge-worthy ingredients goes to waste.

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Special Equipment:
Mason Jar
Pairing Knife

Ingredients:
Fresh Vanilla Bean
80 Proof Alcohol
Vanilla Extract


Vanilla Sugar:
Sugar
Vanilla Bean


Video Breakdown:
0:00​​​​ Start
0:16​​ Intro to Vanilla Extract
0:34​ Dessert Person Intro Animation
0:53​​ About Vanilla Beans / Extract
2:07 Ingredients & Special Equipment
2:45​ How To Make Homemade Vanilla Sugar
4:39​ How To Scrape A Vanilla Bean
7:48 How To Make Homemade Vanilla Extract
11:40 Outro
12:35 Guess Which Cat Appears.


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Photographer: Alex Lau
Food Stylist: Sue Li
Prop Stylist: Astrid Chastka


Video Series:
Producer/Director: Vincent Cross
Camera Operator: Calvin Robertson
Sound Engineer/Music: Michael Guggino
Editor: Kyu Nakama


Animation Credits:
Character Designer/Animator: Jack Sherry
Character Rigger: Johara Dutton
Background/Prop Designer: M. Cody Wiley