Name: Vanilla Syrup Recipe
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Makes 1 ½ cups
Ingredients: 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup boiling water; 1 vanilla bean (or 2 spent vanilla beans)

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By Ben Mims

Aug. 14, 2019

Adapted from Broken Spanish’s beverage director Chris Chernock and lead bartender Pablo Gutierrez.

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1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup boiling water

1 vanilla bean (or 2 spent vanilla beans)

In a small bowl, combine the sugar and water and stir to dissolve.

Add the vanilla bean and use an immersion or stand blender to break up the vanilla bean.

Let steep for 1 ½ hours, then pour through a fine mesh strainer into a bottle.

Refrigerate for up to 1 month.

Ben Mims

Ben Mims is a former cooking columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He has written three cookbooks and has worked as a food editor and recipe developer for several food media publications, such as Lucky Peach, Food & Wine, Saveur, Food Network and Buzzfeed/Tasty.