Skip to content

Top Navigation

Food & Wine Food & Wine
  • Recipes & Cooking
  • Drinks
  • Travel
  • Holidays + Events
  • News
  • F&W Classic
  • Video
  • Lifestyle
  • F&W Pro
  • About Us

Profile Menu

Your Profile

Your Profile

  • Join Now
  • Newsletters
  • F&W Classic Insiders this link opens in a new tab
  • Manage Your Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Give a Gift Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Wine Club
  • Podcast
  • Food & Wine Books this link opens in a new tab
  • Logout
Login
Subscribe Subscribe
Pin FB

Explore Food & Wine

Food & Wine Food & Wine
  • Explore

    Explore

    • F&W Cooks

      F&W Cooks

      Food and Wine presents a new network of food pros delivering the most cookable recipes and delicious ideas online. Read More
    • Our 22 Best Crock Pot and Slow-Cooker Recipes

      Our 22 Best Crock Pot and Slow-Cooker Recipes

      Looking to amp up your beef stew but unsure where to start? A slow cooker can can take your comfort food to the next level. Read More
    • 50 Affordable Wines You Can Always Trust

      50 Affordable Wines You Can Always Trust

      We’ve assembled a list of 50 of the world’s most reliable, inexpensive wines – bottles that offer amazing quality for their price year in and year out. Read More
  • Recipes & Cooking

    Recipes & Cooking

    See All Recipes & Cooking
    • Chicken
    • Comfort Food
    • Breakfast + Brunch
    • Salads
    • Desserts
    • Vegetables
    • Pasta + Noodles
    • Chefs
    • Meat + Poultry
    • Soup
    • Appetizers
    • Side Dishes
    • Fruits
    • Seafood
    • Special Diets
    • Cooking Techniques
    • Steal This Trick
  • Drinks

    Drinks

    See All Drinks
    • Wine
    • Cocktails + Spirits
    • Coffee
    • Juices
    • Beer
    • Champagne + Sparkling Wine
    • Tea
  • Travel

    Travel

    See All Travel
    • Wine Regions
    • Restaurants
  • Holidays + Events

    Holidays + Events

    See All Holidays + Events
    • Valentine's Day
    • Halloween
    • Passover
    • Hanukkah
    • Christmas
    • Gifts
    • Super Bowl
    • Easter
    • Thanksgiving
    • New Year's Eve
    • Holiday Entertaining
  • News
  • F&W Classic

    F&W Classic

    See All F&W Classic
    • F&W Classic Insider
  • Video
  • Lifestyle
  • F&W Pro
  • About Us

Profile Menu

Subscribe this link opens in a new tab
Your Profile

Your Profile

  • Join Now
  • Newsletters
  • F&W Classic Insiders this link opens in a new tab
  • Manage Your Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Give a Gift Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Wine Club
  • Podcast
  • Food & Wine Books this link opens in a new tab
  • Logout
Login
Sweepstakes

Follow Us

  1. Home
  2. Seasonings
  3. Vanilla

Vanilla

By Food & Wine Updated March 08, 2017
Skip gallery slides
FB Tweet
Vanilla-Orange Flan
These irresistible recipes include creamy vanilla-and-cranberry panna cotta parfaits and airy vanilla-scented beignets.
Start Slideshow

1 of 16

FB Tweet
Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Go to Recipe

This exceptionally creamy ice cream relies on two unexpected ingredients: corn starch (to help thicken it) and cream cheese (to make it scoopable).

  • Ice Cream Recipes

1 of 16

Advertisement
Advertisement

2 of 16

FB Tweet
Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Chocolate-Dipped Vanilla Caramels

Easy Food Gifts
Go to Recipe

F&W's Grace Parisi experiments with ever-versatile caramel to make these chewy candies.

  • Chocolate Candies

2 of 16

3 of 16

FB Tweet
Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Vanilla Semifreddo and Orange Sorbet Terrine

Vanilla Semifreddo and Orange Sorbet Terrine
Go to Recipe

Reminiscent of a Creamsicle, this creamy, tangy terrine can be made with a shortcut: store-bought orange sorbet.

  • More Semifreddo Recipes

3 of 16

Advertisement

4 of 16

FB Tweet
Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Vanilla Crescents

Vanilla Crescents
Go to Recipe

Incredibly, these light, crispy and fragrant crescent cookies require only five ingredients to make.

  • Delicious Cookie Recipes

4 of 16

5 of 16

FB Tweet
Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Vanilla Bean-Whipped Sweet Potatoes

Vanilla Bean-Whipped Sweet Potatoes
Credit: © Frances Janisch
Go to Recipe

New York chef Gerry Hayden, a friend of Michael Mina, was staying with the family one Christmas and contributed this side dish to the holiday meal. Everybody fell for the combination of creamy pureed potato and fragrant vanilla.

  • Quick Side Dishes

5 of 16

6 of 16

FB Tweet
Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Vanilla and Cranberry Panna Cotta Parfaits

Vanilla and Cranberry Panna Cotta Parfaits
Go to Recipe

This dessert is made up of two elements—creamy vanilla panna cotta and a clear cranberry jelly. Alison Attenborough created a graphic look by tilting the plastic glasses at a 45-degree angle as the first two layers are poured and allowed to set.

  • Cranberry Recipes

6 of 16

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

7 of 16

FB Tweet
Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Buttery Vanilla Shortbread

Buttery Vanilla Shortbread
Credit: © Lucy Schaeffer
Go to Recipe

The shortbread can be stored in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

  • Delicious Cookie Recipes

7 of 16

8 of 16

FB Tweet
Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Vanilla-Scented Beignets

Vanilla-Scented Beignets
Go to Recipe

Gerald Hirigoyen's airy beignets (doughnuts) can be deep-fried a few hours in advance and recrisped in the oven just before serving.

  • More Great, Quick Desserts

8 of 16

9 of 16

FB Tweet
Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Vanilla-and-Cider Panna Cottas with Spiced Ginger Cookies

Vanilla-and-Cider Panna Cottas with Spiced-Ginger Cookies
Credit: © John Kernick
Go to Recipe

Shawn McClain tops his cinnamon-and-vanilla-flavored panna cotta with an elegant apple-cider gelée. He equates the dessert to a Creamsicle because it successfully combines creamy and tangy flavors.

  • More Panna Cotta Recipes

9 of 16

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

10 of 16

FB Tweet
Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Vanilla Old-Fashioned

Vanilla Old-Fashioned
Go to Recipe

"We use Madagascan or Tahitian vanilla beans in our cocktails," says Mas co-owner Thomas Wilson. "They are extraordinarily expensive but really make the drink."

  • F&W's Wine & Cocktail Guide

10 of 16

11 of 16

FB Tweet
Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Gale Gand's Sugar-Dusted Vanilla Ricotta Fritters

Gale Gand's Sugar-Dusted Vanilla Ricotta Fritters
Go to Recipe

Gale Gand, an F&W Best New Chef 1994, is the executive pastry chef and a partner at Tru in Chicago. She's also the host of Food Network's Sweet Dreams. Her follow-up to the cookbook Gale Gand's Short + Sweet is a collection of recipes from Tru. Gand got this recipe from her mother-in-law, Vita Seidita; the fritters are also good sprinkled with cinnamon sugar or dipped in jelly.

  • Great Ricotta Recipes

11 of 16

12 of 16

FB Tweet
Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Vanilla Zabaglione with Raspberries

Vanilla Zabaglione with Raspberries
Go to Recipe

The ethereal Italian dessert sauce zabaglione (known in French as sabayon) consists of egg yolks beaten with sugar and the Sicilian fortified dessert wine Marsala. Steeping vanilla seeds in the Marsala adds lovely flavor; folding in whipped cream increases the decadence factor.

  • Amazing Fruit Desserts

12 of 16

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

13 of 16

FB Tweet
Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Vanilla Extract

Vanilla Extract
Credit: © Antonis Achilleos
Go to Recipe

Some vanilla extract recipes call for rum or brandy, but Rachael Narins and Suzanne Griswold prefer vodka because the neutral spirit lets the vanilla flavor shine through. Their bean of choice is Mexican. "It's more local for us," says Narins. "It also has a spicy, robust flavor that's great in extract."

  • Easy Food Gifts

13 of 16

14 of 16

FB Tweet
Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Vanilla Tapioca Pudding

Vanilla Tapioca Pudding
Go to Recipe

Chef Louis Lambert believes that the best way to finish off a spicy meal is with a cool and creamy custard. He combined his grandmother's tapioca recipe and his own recipe for crème brûlée to make this super-rich pudding.

  • Pudding Recipes

14 of 16

15 of 16

FB Tweet
Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Yellow Layer Cake with Vanilla Frosting

Yellow Layer Cake with Vanilla Frosting
Credit: Fredrika Stjärne
Go to Recipe

This incredibly simple recipe from Grace Parisi makes a great summer dessert.

  • More Amazing Layer Cakes

15 of 16

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

16 of 16

FB Tweet
Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print

Vanilla-Orange Flan

Vanilla-Orange Flan
Go to Recipe

This thick, creamy flan—Jose Garces's mother's recipe—is a staple in his household. Garces likes to serve it alongside a refreshing salad of melon and citrus.

  • More Terrific Mexican Desserts

16 of 16

Replay gallery

Share the Gallery

Pinterest Facebook

Up Next

By Food & Wine

    Share the Gallery

    Pinterest Facebook
    Trending Videos
    Advertisement
    Skip slide summaries

    Everything in This Slideshow

    Advertisement

    View All

    1 of 16 Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
    2 of 16 Chocolate-Dipped Vanilla Caramels
    3 of 16 Vanilla Semifreddo and Orange Sorbet Terrine
    4 of 16 Vanilla Crescents
    5 of 16 Vanilla Bean-Whipped Sweet Potatoes
    6 of 16 Vanilla and Cranberry Panna Cotta Parfaits
    7 of 16 Buttery Vanilla Shortbread
    8 of 16 Vanilla-Scented Beignets
    9 of 16 Vanilla-and-Cider Panna Cottas with Spiced Ginger Cookies
    10 of 16 Vanilla Old-Fashioned
    11 of 16 Gale Gand's Sugar-Dusted Vanilla Ricotta Fritters
    12 of 16 Vanilla Zabaglione with Raspberries
    13 of 16 Vanilla Extract
    14 of 16 Vanilla Tapioca Pudding
    15 of 16 Yellow Layer Cake with Vanilla Frosting
    16 of 16 Vanilla-Orange Flan

    Share & More

    Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print
    Food & Wine

    Magazines & More

    Learn More

    • Subscribe this link opens in a new tab
    • Books from Food & Wine
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Content Licensing
    • Accolades this link opens in a new tab

    Connect

    Follow Us
    Subscribe to Our Newsletter
    Sign Up
    MeredithFood & Wine is part of the Meredith Corporation Allrecipes Food Group. © Copyright 2022 Meredith Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policythis link opens in a new tab Terms of Servicethis link opens in a new tab Ad Choicesthis link opens in a new tab California Do Not Sellthis link opens a modal window Web Accessibilitythis link opens in a new tab
    © Copyright Food & Wine. All rights reserved. Printed from https://www.foodandwine.com

    Sign in

    View image

    Vanilla
    this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.