Making your own homemade vanilla extract is much easier than you might think. Once you taste it, you're not going to want to go back.

How to Make Homemade Vanilla Extract!

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Making your own homemade vanilla extract is much easier than you might think. Once you taste it, you’re not going to want to go back. I love making my own seasonings and flavorings!

Vanilla beans in piles on a cutting board and jars of homemade vanilla extract

Ingredients in imitation vanilla can be harmful to your health. One of them is made from the by-products of wood production. No thanks. You can read about it here. I also have an aldehyde allergy, so imitation vanilla causes a reaction in me. 

Real vanilla extract costs an ar