Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup

Making your own vanilla syrup at home is easy. Makes a great addition to coffee, tea, or cocktails.

Spiced Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe | Scooped

I have long resented the use of the word "vanilla" to mean bland, blah, and boring. Real vanilla is deep and complex. Anyone who thinks vanilla is boring hasn't tasted this ice cream.

Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta

Panna cotta is one of my favorite desserts, equally delicious as a delicate dish all on its own or as a creamy canvas for seasonal fruits.

Bourbon-Vanilla Ice Cream

I know Robin Bellinger wrote an Essentials post about Vanilla Ice Cream a few weeks ago, and far be it from me to try and one-up a recipe adapted from Chez Panisse Desserts, but I just made the most amazing,...

Scotch Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

This is everything vanilla ice cream should be: impossibly rich and smooth with deep notes of honey, caramel, and flowers. A good Highland Scotch (I'm partial to Glenlivet 12) brings out the best flavors of vanilla while also adding depth. There's a good amount of salt to keep you coming back for another bite. Add salt slowly and adjust it to your tastes.

Classic Vanilla Ice Milk

Like sorbet, ice milk is light and refreshing on a hot summer's day, but with the creamy, soft consistency you'll find in the best ice cream.

How to Make Spiced Rum From Scratch

Simply take your desired mix of spices and other ingredients, pop them in a bottle of rum for, oh, two days, then taste. Need the spice mix a bit stronger? Let it sit a day or two more, or, edit the taste profile as you go, adding more of an ingredient if you wish to push it forward.

DIY Chocolate Liqueur

Delicately sweet with a hint of bitterness, swapping out store-bought chocolate liqueur with this homemade version made with cacao nibs is like adding expensive dark chocolate to your drink instead of a jigger of Nestle Quik.

The Secret Ingredient (Vanilla): Sweet Vanilla Iced Tea

Sweet Vanilla Iced Tea is not "vanilla" at all: it is special, easy, and simple enough to let the two great flavors of vanilla bean and black tea really take a stand.

Vanilla Ice Cream Soda

With very little effort you can make an awesome ice cream soda in your own kitchen.