This is another great way to use vanilla. Freeze dried products are becoming very popular for their convenience as well as nutritional content. This is a great alternative to using vanilla essence.
Place the vanilla pods still in the package in your freezer - leave for three days
Using a coffee grinder, nut grinder, thermomix or kitchen wizz, place the frozen vanilla pods (now taken out of the package) and put them into your machine and grind. I put them in my thermomix on speed 10 for one minute.
The smell is amazing but not only that, you now have vanilla powder to use in your recipes. You can use it in place of vanilla essence, you can make up some maleo (rapadura syrup), add the vanilla powder and you have vanilla paste.
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