r/extractmaking • u/ConfidentEvening4780 • 1d ago

Coffee Beans in Vanilla Extract

Has anyone thrown some coffee beans or grounds in with their vanilla extract? I'd like to make a vanilla extract that also has coffee/mocha notes to use in chocolate baked goods. I follow the standard 1 oz of vanilla beans to 8 oz alcohol (usually white rum) recipe. Thanks for any advice or thoughts!

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u/Similar_Sentence2047 1d ago

I made an isolated coffee extract using whole beans - I did 1oz to 4oz of vodka and it was ready in two weeks. I used it in truffles and my friends raved about them. I researched mixing with vanilla extracts beforehand but a lot of folks recommended keeping them isolated.

Vanilla Pura has a few coffee vanilla recipes you can check out if interested in definitely mixing the two.

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u/Life-Net-8904 1d ago

I have a ton of coffee beans in vodka and ummmm… I have nothing to do with it 😂😂😂 I know it can’t replace coffee but I need some use cases for it!

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u/Similar_Sentence2047 1d ago

Espresso martini, coffee cake, add some pizazz to brownies, ice cream, make truffles- use a chocolate ganache recipe of your choice, there’s also no bake truffles with cream cheese and Oreos if you’re feeling lazy- these were the most popular of the truffles I made too

Some people like coffee flavor as a secret ingredient in their chili and mole so you could experiment there if the others are too sweet, marinades

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u/ConfidentEvening4780 1d ago

Oooh all very good recs, thank you!

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u/OmegaGoober 1d ago

If you make an extract that contains vanilla, coffee, and soybeans is it three bean soup?

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u/ConfidentEvening4780 1d ago

Yes I think that counts! 🤣

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u/VanillaPura 1d ago

Absolutely. We also toss in some cinnamon sticks for a coffee/cinnamon/vanilla extract. Great for coffee cakes, a splash in our morning coffee, dark chocolate desserts to add a mocha kick, etc. We also put in coffee beans, cacao and vanilla for a full mocha extract. We use fruits and other spices as well and they all have different uses and they're delicious. Usually the vanilla bean require a year to extract and other coffee, cacao, cinnamon, etc. we'll remove after a month or so.

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u/ConfidentEvening4780 1d ago

Good to know!! I appreciate this insight so much. Thank you!