Premium Bourbon-Madagascar Vanilla Beans - 1/2 lb. - Approx. 54 beans

by S&W

• Each bean is 17 centimeters or more.
• Genuine Madagascar vanilla beans
• Highest quality
• Approx. 54 beans
• Plump moist beans

Product Description

As an essential ingredient for making crčme brűlée, vanilla ice cream, and many other dishes, nothing beats a quality vanilla bean. Some recipes call for splitting the bean and using only the tiny black vanilla seeds contained in the bean. Place used and dried vanilla beans in a few cupfuls of sugar. After a few days, you will have delicious vanilla sugar to use in your cookie and cake recipes.Each bean is 17 centimeters or more

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 1 x 6 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000CPZSC8
• UPC: 692991702164
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (200 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #971 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)
  • #6 in Grocery & Gourmet Food > Pantry Staples > Herbs, Spices & Seasonings > Single Herbs & Spices > Vanilla Beans

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 48 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Heavenly! March 10, 2007

By Senor Zoidbergo TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

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The vanilla beans arrived still moist, and plump. They're so much better in appearance than the kinds you can buy at Whole Foods or Wild Oats, which are very dry and shriveled by comparison, not to mention overpriced.

The fragrance is overpowering, and the shipment comes with a nice recipe for creme brulee. Don't throw away your used vanilla pods! Save them to flavor your sugar.

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly Suprised! September 27, 2010

By Synthia

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After reading numerous reviews on these beans from JRmushroom and debating on whether or not I really needed them, I finally decided to just go ahead and order. At my local grocery store 1 woody, dried out bean is $7.99! These beans arrived 2 days after I ordered them and the quality is amazing. All of the beans are 6-8 inches long, juicy, plump and full of seeds. They have oily skin (as vanilla beans should) and the aroma is divine. I made vanilla bean cupcakes and vanilla bean ice cream and started homemade extract(half of this pack, about 22 beans). These beans are perfect. I can't believe the quality for the price. If you are debating, go for it. You won't regret it!

******UPDATE*******
I am still just as pleased with these beans as I was when I first got them. After 3 months of maturation, my homemade vanilla extract is excellent! Dark brown and slightly "syrupy" and it will only get better with age. Total price of the beans used in the extract (22 whole beans, split ~$10.00) and the alcohol (smirnoff vodka750 ml. ~$9.00) just under $20.00 produced an entire quart/32 ouces of fantastic extract and seeing as the "pure" vanilla extract in my grocery is about $6.00 per 2 oz. bottle the savings is tremendous. I would still be saving a fair amount if I purchased vanilla in bulk (like at Costco.) It is simply a win-win.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT VANILLA BEANS! April 14, 2008

By Cool nerd

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The beans were of great quailty. They arrived promptly, and were moist and pliable (as vanilla beans should be). Have made amazing ice cream and cheesecakes with my beans. I also can't believe how inexpensive these were. I had purchased some at my local supermarket and they weren't even as fresh as these, but had charged me $14 for 2 beans. I highly recommend this product, and would buy it again myself.