Therefore, using pure vanilla extract in most baking applications is not necessary. This diminishes the nuanced profile tasters love in a pure extract. When exposed to high heat (ie.baking) the alcohol breaks down and with that, the vanilla flavor is compromised. Pure vanilla extracts have a high alcohol content (at least 35%). The results also indicate that the most expensive vanilla doesn’t necessarily mean it will be the best tasting vanilla, especially when used for baking! This reinforces the idea that there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all vanilla! Everyone has their own taste preference and should therefore use the vanilla that best suits their tastebuds! Here are the results: COOKIESĭid you notice how close the votes were? Just one point difference for first and second place! And again – one point between third and fourth place!Īlso, peek at the comments! They are all over the place! We chose a variety of vanilla products, each of them with their own characteristic features:Īfter the tasting, our trusty helpers tallied all the votes. They scored the cookies, giving their favorite 5 points, their least favorite 1 point, and so on.
We made five batches of cookies and 5 batches of vanilla buttercream frosting using a different type of vanilla in each batch. We hosted a tasting party and filled our kitchen with 50 vanilla enthusiasts.
Now, a year later, we decided to host another taste test – curious to see if the results would be the same or at least similar. You can read more about our vanilla research and the 2019 taste-test results here. Last year, we conducted a taste test to determine which vanilla products could work as a substitute for expensive pure extract. But, the rising cost of pure vanilla extract lead to an evaluation of our vanilla consumption.
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