Dec. 31—This story was originally published in January 2021. In recent years, vanilla extract has become expensive. Lately, it's also been increasingly difficult to find at the grocery store. You can ...

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slice of vanilla cake with vanilla frosting - Nata_vkusidey/Getty Images We're all familiar with vanilla extract. It's called for in virtually every baking or dessert recipe, and it's probably the ...

Vanilla extract is the cornerstone of many sweet treats. While quite potent on its own — it's made by steeping beans in booze, after all — vanilla extract manages to effortlessly improve any recipe, ...