Quirky Cooking, Rainforest-Grown Wild Vanilla Extract, Alcohol Free (100ml)

Wild Vanilla is grown without pesticides underneath the rainforest canopy, at high altitude on the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland. The vanilla is hand-pollinated and harvested, then the beans are cured for weeks in a carefully controlled environment, resulting in premium-quality vanilla beans. Through much research, trial and error and innovative techniques, Wild Vanilla have developed a proprietary curing process that gives consistency, reduces the moisture content to a level suitable for maximizing shelf life and results in the unique flavour profile of a rich and velvety vanilla with undertones of raisin and chocolate.

Most vanilla powder is a mixture of dried, spent beans (beans that have already been used to make extract or essence) with some extract added back in to boost the flavour.

That is not how Wild Vanilla Powder is made! It is made from high quality whole beans, freeze-dried to preserve their unique flavour, then finely ground. No added flavours are necessary.

The cured beans are delivered to our friends at the Yungaburra Raspberry Farm where they are freeze-dried, then finely ground into a gorgeously-fragrant powder. We then pack the powder into pouches in small batches, to ensure you always receive a very fresh product.

Our Wild Vanilla products are of such high quality that a little goes a long way! For example, in most recipes I use only 1/4 of a teaspoon of our 'Wild Vanilla Powder', or 1 teaspoon of our 'Wild Vanilla Extract' to flavour the whole recipe - it's rare that I need more than that.

• In most recipes that call for 'vanilla powder' you can halve the amount

• In recipes that call for 'vanilla extract', 'vanilla paste' or 'vanilla essence' you can either use the same amount of Wild Vanilla extract, or a third to a quarter the amount of Wild Vanilla powder.

• When I have used Wild Vanilla powder or extract to create a recipe, I will specify the amount to use.

• You can swap 1/3 tsp of our 'Wild Vanilla Powder' for 1 tsp of our 'Alcohol Free Vanilla Extract'

*You can of course adjust amounts to your taste. Enjoy! xx

My good friend Bek owns this beautiful farm in the rainforest. :) It's been a delight to see Bek's dream become reality and we are so excited to collaborate on a project which is very close to all of our hearts! We all hope you love it as much as we do.

Watch me visit the farm below