Making vanilla paste at home is rewarding, simple, and cost effective for your baking needs! additionally, throw some in a jar with a cute label and they make a fantastic gift during the holidays! This recipe is easy to scale up or down!  This is my take on a classic recipe by Alex Greene. One batch yields two cups of paste – easy to double! You will need a food scale to make this recipe; those are easy to find, cheap, and essential for accurate baking! You can use paste 1:1 as you do extract! Ingredients (yields 2 cups) ·       Vanilla beans: 2 oz ·       Water: 3 oz ·       Sugar: 8 oz ·       White rum or Vodka (80 proof): 6 oz ·       Light corn syrup: 1 oz ·       Xanthan Gum: ¼ tsp. Split vanilla beans with a paring knife. Water, sugar, alcohol and light corn syrup to a nonreactive pan. Heat over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Add the vanilla beans and cook on a low to medium heat for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, put the lid on the pan or store in a container for 3-7 days. This will allow the fibers in the vanilla beans to fully soften. After the beans have soaked, put the liquid and beans into a blender. Blend on medium to high speed for five minutes until the liquid is smooth and fully blended. With the blender on low, slowly add the xanthan gum. Slowly sprinkle the xanthan gum, blend on medium speed until the paste is completely smooth (1-2 minutes). Put the paste into a container and let it sit for a couple of days. This will allow the xanthan gum to thicken fully. Store in jars, top it with a splash of vanilla extract if it is too thick. Can be used right away, best results if you let it sit and marinate for a week or longer! Adapted from Alex Greene’s recipe #fyp #recipes #vanillapaste #TTSTastemakers #tiktokshopaffiliate #tiktokshopcreator #tiktokshopblackfriday #over40tiktok #giftquide #TTSDelightNow #tiktokshopholidayhaul #tiktokshopcybermonday