Vanilla Milk
Looking for a vanilla milk recipe that is perfectly sweet and packed with real vanilla flavor? This milk uses a homemade vanilla syrup and tastes much better and more authentic than using an extract!
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Makes: 2 serving
Ingredients
- Vanilla sugar (optional)
- 1 cup 2% milk (or milk/dairy alternative of your choice)
- 2 Tbsp vanilla syrup (recipe below or store-bought)
Vanilla Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
Instructions
- Optional: Put vanilla sugar on a small plate. Lightly brush the rim of a glass with syrup and dip upside down in vanilla sugar to coat rim.
- Pour milk into glass and stir in about 2 Tbsp vanilla syrup until combined. Taste and add more syrup if desired.
Vanilla Syrup
- Put water and sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower heat and let mixture simmer for about 10 minutes until sugar is completely dissolved and mixture has thickened a bit.
- Pour syrup into a heat-proof jar or container. Scrape out some of the seeds from the sliced open vanilla pod with a sharp knife* and add them and the vanilla bean into the syrup.
- Place syrup in fridge and let steep for at least 6 hours* Syrup will thicken more as it cools. If you want a more intense vanilla flavor, you can leave the bean in after 6 hours.
Notes
*If you are in a rush and don't want to wait 6 hours for syrup to infuse, let it cool and shake jar vigorously to infuse vanilla flavor faster. Taste before using.
- Feel free to use more or less than 2 Tbsp of syrup to suit your tastes.
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