Calypso Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Anyone have a recommendation? I bought one (very expensive) and it tastes like dirt and has no vanilla scent. Seriously disappointing. If I'm doing a Whole100 I might just have to make an exception for Vanilla extract... find one without alcohol or something. Unless you guys know of a brand that actually adds vanilla flavor to coffee or baked fruit or whatever I want to use it for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaGirl Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 pick up a vanilla bean and scrape the insides.. theres your real vanilla flavor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ShannonM816 Posted April 1, 2015 Moderators Share Posted April 1, 2015 I'm wondering what you need the vanilla flavoring for. I can easily go more than 30 days without using any vanilla at all, even when I'm not on a W30. If it's to flavor coffee, maybe you need to try something else instead. Cinnamon is a nice flavor in coffee, and easy to find a compliant version. I'm just having trouble figuring out what else you could be eating that needs to be vanilla flavored and is still W30 compliant that you can't live without for 30 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Baked fruit and coffee. I like the idea of real vanilla bean pod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Wouldn't baked fruit with vanilla be a dessert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 You could throw apple slices in a dish with cinnamon and real vanilla bean pod..heat it up for a tad. I can actually handle apples heated up better than raw. That surpasses dried fruit chips or fruit/nut bars, if you know what I mean, jmcbn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ShannonM816 Posted April 1, 2015 Moderators Share Posted April 1, 2015 Totally missed the baked fruit listed in the OP, I really need to learn to read more carefully . You can definitely bake fruit without vanilla, if you choose to have baked fruit. I personally would stick to fresh fruit, it's much less sweet and less likely to keep your sugar dragon alive, but if you really wanted to have some, just sprinkle it with cinnamon and bake. Whole30 is about doing things in new ways and trying new foods, and it's only 30 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Hmmm. The jury's out on baked fruit for me. I've hosted dinner parties where I've served baked spiced apples with home-made vanilla ice cream.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted April 6, 2015 Administrators Share Posted April 6, 2015 I'm definitely on the "no go" team for baked fruits, personally. Baking/cooking concentrates their sugary flavour as Shannon mentioned above and for me it sparks up my sugar dragon and I find myself in the kitchen seeking through the cupboards for something. Depending on the person's context, maybe it would be alright for them. If you are going to do baked fruit though, do it immediately after the meal, not as a dessert alone or you will get a blood sugar spike which causes all sorts of problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 A baked apple doesn't move me. I can bake apple slices over the top of sweet potato slices with cinnamon and I don't think it's dope. I can take it or leave it. I often throw blackberries or raspberries with a twist of lemon over sweet potatoes with a sprinkle of cinnamon. I can have a few bites and meh. Fruit doesn't entice me...baked or fresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrei1089 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Baked Fruit with vanilla sounds yummy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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