"If you're infusing milk or cream for custards or sauces, vanilla bean seeds are unbeatable," she says. It's worth the splurge for the deep flavor you'll get by infusing your dairy with the bean.

It’s more concentrated in flavor than extract, and imparts beautiful flecks of vanilla throughout a batch of ice cream. That ...

In a small saucepan, whisk the Marsala with the sugar and vanilla bean seeds and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat. Meanwhile, bring a medium saucepan of water to a simmer; turn the heat to ...

Infused into the cream, the round flavor of the vanilla bean offsets the tartness of the passion fruit. A smidge of gelatin assists in the set. Serve unadorned, or top with passion fruit seeds (if ...

Place the rhubarb and ginger in a medium baking dish. Scatter the sugar over it and scrape the vanilla bean seeds into the dish. Leave the dish on the countertop for around 30 minutes to let the ...

In a bowl, thoroughly blend the coffee with the salt, pepper and vanilla bean seeds. Set the rib roast in a roasting pan and rub it all over with the coffee mixture, concentrating most of the rub ...