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Vanilla Starts Green

Vanilla Starts Green

Surprised? Most people are. Vanilla doesn’t come off the vine dark, glossy and fragrant; it starts like this. Green, waxy, and with almost no scent at all.

The magic happens in the months that follow: hand-picked at just the right moment, then cured slowly – sweated, sun-dried, rested – until those green pods turn deep brown and develop the aroma we all know.

It’s one of the most labour-intensive crops on earth, and every single pod passes through human hands.

Be honest, did you know vanilla started out green? 👇

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Nothing wasted. 🖤

Nothing wasted. 🖤

When we make our vanilla extract, the pods give up their flavour – but the seeds? They’re just getting started.

We dry them, sieve them, and give them a second life: those tiny black flecks you see in a proper crème brûlée, a good vanilla ice cream, a bakery custard tart. The quiet signature of real vanilla.

One bean, two lives. That’s how we think everything should work.
Where do you love spotting the flecks — custard, ice cream, or panna cotta? 👇

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Vanilla Extract No

Vanilla Extract No Alcohol

Most vanilla extracts contain alcohol. Most people don’t think to check. For plenty of kitchens (families with kids, people with dietary needs, anyone who’d rather not) that’s worth knowing.

Our vanilla extract no alcohol option has the same depth of flavour, same quality ingredients. It just works for more people. Made and bottled right here in Australia at our Fremantle WA facility.

Available now in Wooloworths Au or via the link in bio. #NaturalVanilla

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Natural Vanilla Extract

Natural Vanilla Extract

There’s a version of this cake that’s fine. Rises well, looks the part, tastes like it came from a box even when it didn’t. Then there’s the version made with natural vanilla extract, and somehow everyone notices without knowing why.

Ours is made and bottled in Fremantle, WA. Australian owned, the real thing. Natural vanilla extract the way it’s supposed to be.

Shop via the link in bio.
#NaturalVanilla

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Vanilla Paste Magic

Vanilla Paste Magic

Vanilla paste is one of those things that once you try it, you won’t go back. It’s got all the flavour of a whole vanilla bean but in a thick, easy-to-measure form… and those little black seeds? They show up in everything you bake, which honestly makes your food look as good as it tastes.

We use real vanilla beans in our vanilla paste, so what you’re getting is the genuine thing. No shortcuts, no artificial flavouring. Just pure vanilla paste made here in Australia, from our facility in Fremantle, WA.

Perfect for custards, buttercreams, ice cream, cheesecakes, or anything where vanilla is the star.

Shop the link in bio.

#vanillapaste #vanilla #australianmade #bakingessentials #naturalvanilla #fremantleWA #vanillabean #homabaking #australianowned

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Have you considered

Have you considered using Natural Vanilla Paste in… 👇

Cakes & cupcakes
Custards & crème brûlée
Cookies & biscuits
Ice cream
Cheesecakes
Granola
Yoghurt & overnight oats
Smoothies & milkshakes
Pancakes & waffles
Coffee & lattes
Whipped cream & buttercream
Porridge
Salad dressings
Marinades

Available in sizes from 50ml all the way up to bulk, because once you taste real vanilla, you’ll never go back.

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Did you know

Did you know vanilla tastes different depending on where it’s grown?

Just like wine carries the character of its region, vanilla beans reflect their terroir.

Madagascar (Bourbon Vanilla): The classic. Rich, creamy, and deeply sweet. The benchmark most people know and love.

Indonesia: Earthy, woody, and slightly smoky. Bold and complex. A favourite in bulk vanilla beans for professional kitchens.

Tahiti: Floral, fruity, and delicate. Gorgeous in custards and pastry creams where you want a lighter touch.🌺

Papua New Guinea: Balanced and rounded, with natural vanilla extract notes that sit beautifully between Indonesian and Bourbon profiles.

At Natural Vanilla, we source direct from growers across many regions so you can choose the profile that suits your recipe…

Which vanilla origin are you most curious about? Drop it below 👇

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Autumn in the

Autumn in the kitchen calls for something warm and slow. 🍂

This Baked Vanilla Custard Tart is everything we love about this season, a buttery shortcrust shell, a silky smooth custard, and those gorgeous little black specks that only come from real vanilla paste.

One teaspoon of our vanilla paste does what no extract can replicate. You see it. You smell it. You taste the difference.

→ Preheat oven to 160°C
→ Blind bake your shell until golden
→ Whisk 4 egg yolks, 300ml cream, 2 tbsp caster sugar + 1 tsp Natural Vanilla paste
→ Pour, bake 35 mins until just set
→ Rest. Slice. Enjoy.

Save this one for the weekend. You deserve it. 🌿

Shop vanilla paste via the link in bio.

#bakinginspo #autumnbaking #custardtart #naturalvanillastore #naturalvanillaextract

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That’s real vanilla.

That’s real vanilla. 🖤

Our Alcohol-Free Vanilla Paste is made from single-origin pressed pods, no shortcuts, no synthetics. Rich, intense flavour that goes straight into your batter, your cream, your frosting. One spoonful and you’ll taste the difference. Available in our online store and at Woolworths. 🛒 Link in bio.

#VanillaPaste #NaturalVanilla #NaturalVanillaStore #RealVanilla #AlcoholFree #HalalCertified #Woolworths #BakingEssentials #VanillaSeeds #GourmetBaking

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It’s May, what

It’s May, what will you be baking? 🌿

Mother’s Day on the 11th. A long weekend with the oven on. A reason to finally make that cake. Whatever the occasion, these are the ones we can’t stop thinking about.

Which one would you make? 1, 2, or 3? 👇

#NaturalVanilla #NaturalVanillaStore #MothersDay #BakingInspiration #CakesOfInstagram #AutumnBaking #RealVanilla #WeekendBaking #AustralianMade

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