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25g Planifolia Gourmet Vanilla Beans

Planifolia beans grown in Indonesia, with a warm, creamy aroma and a deep, rounded flavour that carries through custards, cakes and syrups.

AUD 24.95

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Single-origin Indonesian

Whole Grade A pods

Resealable 25g pouch

Real pods, not a bottle of extract

Three things a home baker notices the first time they cook with whole Planifolia beans.

01

Taste vanilla, not alcohol

Whole pods carry the seeds and the natural vanillin inside them, so the flavour comes through as vanilla itself rather than the sharp alcoholic note a bottle of extract leaves behind.

02

One 25g pouch goes a long way

25g of whole beans stretches across a good run of custards, creams and bakes, and the pouch reseals after each one so the pods you have not used yet stay as they were.

03

One pod, four ways to use it

Split a pod into custard, steep one in cream, blitz one into sugar, or leave a few to make your own extract — the same bean covers whatever you are baking next.

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Seeds out of the pod, straight into the pan

Lay the pod flat and split it lengthways with a small knife, then scrape the seeds out with the back of the blade. Add the seeds and the split pod to the pan together.

The spent pod still has plenty left to give — drop it into a jar of sugar or a bottle of extract and it keeps flavouring for weeks. Nothing goes in the bin.

See how to use them

Home bakers keep coming back to these beans

Three of them on what the flavour is like, how far a 25g pack stretches, and why they stopped buying extract.

I was using extract for years and didn't think I'd notice the difference. First custard I made with these, my husband asked what I'd changed. It's a rounder flavour, less like alcohol.

Priya

Home baker, Melbourne

One pod in a litre of milk and you can taste it in the whole batch. I've done four lots of ice cream and I'm not halfway through the pack.

Dan

Weekend baker, Brisbane

I bake a sponge most Sundays and I'd been buying the little bottles of essence without thinking about it. The beans smell like actual vanilla when you open the bag, which the bottles never did. Slit one open and scrape it into the batter and that's the whole job.

Margaret

Home baker, Adelaide

Before you buy

The five things home bakers ask us most about whole vanilla beans.

Why do whole beans cost more than a bottle of extract?

Yes, whole beans cost more per unit than extract — a 25g pack of Planifolia gourmet beans holds roughly 12 to 15 beans, and that works out to about $1.70 to $2.10 a bean. One bean is enough to flavour a batch of custard or a whole cake, so a single pack covers around 12 to 15 bakes. Extract is cheaper up front, but it is diluted and you use far more of it to taste the vanilla.

How long does shipping take, and what does it cost?

Orders ship within 1 business day and arrive in 3 to 5 business days across Australia, with flat-rate shipping of $9.95 and free shipping on orders over $50. Beans are packed in a sealed pouch inside a padded mailer so they arrive intact. You will get a tracking link by email as soon as your order leaves us.

What if my order arrives wrong or damaged?

Yes — if your order arrives wrong or damaged, contact us within 30 days and we will make it right. Email us at the address on your order confirmation with a photo of the damaged pack, and we will send a replacement or refund you in full, whichever you prefer. You do not need to return the damaged beans.

How should I store the beans, and how long do they keep?

Keep them sealed in an airtight container somewhere cool, dark and away from the stove — stored that way they keep for up to a year. Heat, direct sunlight and moisture are what shorten their life, so a cupboard away from the oven is better than a jar on the bench. If the beans dry out and harden, they are still usable but will need a longer steep.

How many beans should I use in a custard or a cake?

Start with one bean for a standard custard or a 20cm cake, split and scraped into the milk or batter. For a stronger vanilla flavour, use two beans or steep the pod in the liquid overnight before baking. You can always add more next time — it is harder to dial the flavour back once it is in.

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