Pure Vanilla Bean Paste with Real Vanilla Seeds for Baking, 2.29 oz

I recently purchased Vanilla Bean Paste after seeing it being used by a popular food blogger on Instagram. I decided to try it out in a recipe for banana pancakes, and I have to say, I'm really impressed with the results. Compared to regular vanilla extract, the Vanilla Bean Paste has a much richer and more complex flavor profile. It added a depth of flavor to my pancakes that I had never experienced before, and the aroma was heavenly. The consistency is thick and syrupy, which makes it perfect for adding to batters, frostings, or any recipe that requires vanilla extract. Overall, I'm really happy with my purchase of Vanilla Bean Paste. It's a great alternative to traditional vanilla extract and adds a unique depth of flavor to any recipe. If you're looking to elevate your baking game and add a new level of flavor to your recipes, I highly recommend giving it a try.

We purchased a CusineArt commercial ice cream maker; model No. ICE-100 which makes excellent “hard” home made ice cream. It freezes the ice cream mix for you while it churns. The ice cream receipe we use calls for real vanilla bean. We have given up looking for real vanilla bean at the grocery stores. Prior to discovering Heilala Vanilla we always used the McCormick Pure Vinilla extract our the ice cream mix. I mention this for this reason. The paste is the perfect alternative to scraping real vanill bean in our ice cream mix. My home made Strawberry HARD ice cream has made a hit with our neighbors using vanilla extract. They say the proof is in the pudding. Well, we were very bemused to discover that, after using Heilala Vanilla in our ice cream mix, our neighbors noticed the difference right away between the two and were very impressed at the delicious improvement in taste of my awesome Strawberry HARD home made ice cream. So, for us the proof of how good this Vanilla paste is compared to using vanilla extract was in the overwhelming favorable comments we get from our friends and neighbors since we switched - not to mention the kids. Just seeing the Vanilla bean specks in my fresh strawberry HARD ice cream gives it that wholesome mouth watering look too. Conclusion? For this review I’ll let my friends and neighbors speak for me. They definitely noticed the difference using Heilala Vanilla in my ice cream mix. My conclusion. There is no comparison between the natural flavor of real vanilla bean over pure vanilla extract. The only down side is I am now stuck providing my “world famous” home made Strawberry HARD ice cream for everyone! I would love to send you all reading this review a tasty sampler!!

This made my buttercream frosting taste like vanilla ice cream. 10/10 would recommend. Do I wish it was a bit less expensive? Yes. Because normally my vanilla products last a while, but this is already almost finished. However, for the quality of the taste, I will definitely rebuy.

Just used this yesterday for my birthday cake and it improved the vanilla taste of the cake and Swiss Meringue buttercream! More flavorful than vanilla extract and I LOVE the specks of vanilla bean in the finished product! This was my first time using vanilla bean paste, and though more liquid than I expected since the name says paste, it was a delicious addition to my baked goods and delivered a slightly stronger vanilla flavor than pure vanilla extract does. I wouldn’t recommend tasting this by itself; just like vanilla extract, there’s some alcohol in this and it smells better than it tastes (though vanilla extract smells better from the bottle compared to this from the jar). But once cooked/incorporated ... perfection! The product came very fast and was packed securely. I’m curious to buy the actual bean so as to compare the extract, paste, and actual bean in baking. Would buy again over vanilla extract!

This is my second purchase of vanilla bean paste. My first purchase was for a different brand which was supposed to be high-quality and was more expensive. It was thin and didn't have as much of the "caviar" (small flecks of actual vanilla) as I expected. Not wanting to give up, I purchased this product and was amazed at the difference! When opening the jar, the smell was sweet but not cloying. The consistency was thick, which meant it wasn't watered down. There are visibly tons of "caviar" in even a 1/4 tsp. I subbed out liquid vanilla for this in my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe and I was impressed by the flavor. You could also see the "caviar" dispersed throughout the final product, which added to the appeal and gives baked goods a sense of sophistication. The taste is smooth and balanced- robust but not overwhelming. I will be adding this product to my baking lineup for sure. For those that are worried about spending- just give this product a shot and let it speak for itself! You don't have to use it in every single baked item, but it does give something special when you want to go above and beyond.

My family loves to bake and make our own cookies, cakes and frosting. My daughter saw someone using vanilla bean paste on a cooking show and recommended we try it out. I was a bit apprehensive because it is not a cheap product, but OH MY GOODNESS!!!! It is worth every penny!!!! It arrived promptly and was well-wrapped for shipping so the glass bottle didn't chip or break. The smell is heavenly, and it even has little black flecks in in from the real vanilla beans. We stirred it into our frosting instead of the vanilla liquid extract we normally use, and the difference was amazing. Our cupcakes now look and taste like bakery quality goods. We also used it in black and white cookies and homemade chocolate chip cookies and had great success with all. The best use in my opinion though, was in the vanilla frosting. Do not hesitate to buy this product, it is wonderful.

I’ve purchased this product before many years ago from sur la table and it was amazing. I used it in my creme brûlée, my vanilla cupcakes, my banana bread and most of all I mixed it with lime juice and agave to toss my cut up fruit in and it’s divine! The packaging is different now and it’s beautiful. Don’t listen to the reviews that say it doesn’t smell like vanilla just alcohol. False. There is a hint of alcohol as with any extract but you also get the smell of fresh vanilla bean. The things you can add it to are limitless. It adds the beautiful vanilla flecks to custards and puddings. A little bit goes a long way and the flavor is intense. A great investment to make so definitely give it a try and add it to anything your heart desires.

Don't know if I got a bad batch but I was very unhappy with this vanilla paste. I purchased this off a lightning deal in June with the intent of making a vanilla porter homebrew. I did not open the jar until early October. I was expecting a paste like texture but what I got was a texture way more like water than a paste. I thought that this was what it was suppose to be like and added the equivalent of a vanilla bean to my beer. Now there are a number of ways to mess up a homebrew, but I am a pretty experienced brewer and this brew went off without a hitch. After a couple of weeks I tasted the beer and it was very bitter with no real vanilla flavor to it. I then more closely examined the paste and found it had no real vanilla smell and the taste was not the equivalent of a vanilla extract. It was very bitter with no real discernable vanilla flavor. I compared it to a vanilla extract we had and it was very different. I then had my wife, who does a lot of baking, taste it and she made a face and said it was no good. So I was out the the almost $13 for the paste and the $20 for the material to make the homebrew that I wound up pouring out. Just an all around bad experience.

I regret buying this vanilla bean paste, it is nothing like my previous order from Native Vanilla. Pure trash with no vanilla taste or smell

Great product and arrived on time

Smaakt erg goed en is voor veel dingen te gebruiken. Maar de container laat lucht ontsnappen waardoor hij indroogd. Jammer en daardoor helaas heel duur voor wat het is.

J’ai remplacé la traditionnelle gousse de vanille dans certain gâteau à raison d’une demi-cuillère de pâte, c’est parfumé et délicieux. Le pot est petit, mais les recettes nécessitent de très peu de pâte. Je conseille

Je l'ai goûté, et de plus elle est faîte de vraies graine de vanille, et, elle permet de faire travailler des personnes qui emploie uniquement des bons produits.