Uganda Vanilla bean

Nothing equals the heady and complex aroma and dark, robust flavor of vanilla. These vanilla beans (sold individually) are hand harvested and sun cured to provide unsurpassed quality and come in two Grades.

Grade A - Slightly larger at a count of about 100 beans/lb.

Grade B - Smaller than grade A at about 150 beans/lb

In both cases the beans are soft, fragrant and luscious.  The grade only has to do with size, not quality.

Bourbon vanilla has the familiar vanilla flavor we have come to know and love in ice cream and chocolate.

Vanilla is a great way to add extra depth of flavor to your chocolate. One vanilla bean will easily flavor 5 lb of chocolate. A little bit will go a long way.

To use one, just split the bean lengthwise and let it steep in any additional cocoa butter you are adding to your chocolate for about 30 minutes. Scrape the seeds out and you are ready to add the cocoa butter to your chocolate. You can also just add the seeds direct to the chocolate in the refiner.