Its an absolute steal.
My favorite was real vanilla beans!
Yes, thats right.
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Trader Joes sells actual vanilla beans.
Thats an absolute steal when it comes to vanilla beans.
Most regular grocery stores and specialty shops sell two or three vanilla beans for about $25.
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That means that Trader Joes is selling these babies for a fraction of what they usually cost.
Trader Joes Bourbon Vanilla Beans come from Madagascar, and theyre each about eight inches in length.
In fact, I am sure my holiday desserts all just got an easy upgrade.
About two inches of a vanilla bean equals about 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
But dont throw away the pods when youre done scraping them.
it’s possible for you to also use the scraped pods to make a vanilla simple syrup for cocktails.
Just bring one cup of water and one cup of sugar to a boil.
Turn it off, and throw in the scraped pod.
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