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Title: Alternative to heilala vanilla bean paste?
Post by: Tasty on February 21, 2012, 04:02:57 am

I'm not sure if this has been asked before but what is an alternative to heilala vanilla bean paste...I want to make teninas' banana choc chip icecream.

Title: Re: Alternative to heilala vanilla bean paste?
Post by: LeeJ on February 21, 2012, 04:11:44 am

Just regular vanilla extract will do the same job tasty :)

Title: Re: Alternative to heilala vanilla bean paste?
Post by: cookie1 on February 21, 2012, 05:22:51 am

Or you can buy vanilla paste in the supermarkets near vanilla essence and extract.

Title: Re: Alternative to heilala vanilla bean paste?
Post by: Tasty on February 21, 2012, 10:17:57 am

Thanks lee. I'll be using that tonight.

Cookie - i didn't ever notice vanilla paste at the shops. Will look out for it next time.

Title: Re: Alternative to heilala vanilla bean paste?
Post by: judydawn on February 21, 2012, 10:19:27 am

It's very expensive Tasty, roughly $10 for a 65g jar.

Title: Re: Alternative to heilala vanilla bean paste?
Post by: JulieO on February 21, 2012, 10:54:47 am

This is what to look for Tasty.

(http://shop.countdown.co.nz/Content/ProductImages/big/9300641000997.jpg)

Title: Re: Alternative to heilala vanilla bean paste?
Post by: cookie1 on February 22, 2012, 06:55:00 am

How did the icecream go. I want to m ake it for lunch next week for guests.

Title: Re: Alternative to heilala vanilla bean paste?
Post by: Tasty on February 22, 2012, 07:02:20 am

Cookie - I forgot to put the bananas in the freezer to allow them enough time to freeze so it was runny last night. So I put it in the freezer and have just taken it out now to test.

It's ok but not really my flavour. I don't know if it's the fact that I don't have real maple syrup because I found the same thing with the salted caramel icecream I tried but others seem to like.

Title: Re: Alternative to heilala vanilla bean paste?
Post by: cookie1 on February 24, 2012, 12:10:48 am

I'll have to give it a try when we run out of icecream.

Title: Re: Alternative to heilala vanilla bean paste?
Post by: Tenina on February 27, 2012, 01:53:12 am

Using the other brands is a little like driving a hyundai after being chauffeur driven in a mercedes…a completely different experience. There are over 20 vanilla beans in a jar of Heilala vanilla bean paste and only 6 pods in you know who’s jar…

So choose your champagne…the real deal or just bubbles!

Just sayin’!