What happens if you put too much vanilla extract in a recipe?

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1. What happens if you put too much vanilla extract in a recipe?
2. Can too much vanilla extract make you drunk?
3. Does vanilla get you drunk?
4. Is it safe to use Mexican vanilla?
5. How much vanilla extract is poisonous?

What happens if you put too much vanilla extract in a recipe?

Taste-wise, the result of adding too much vanilla extract to a recipe is an overwhelming vanilla/alcohol flavor and a bad aftertaste. If you've just added a little too much, you can counteract it by sweetening the recipe. ... This may mean doubling or tripling the recipe, depending on how much more extract you added!

Can too much vanilla extract make you drunk?

The FDA doesn't only require that vanilla extract contains alcohol. The federal organization also requires that all extracts, including artificial extracts, contain a minimum of 35 percent alcohol. This means that for most vanilla extracts, four to five ounces should be enough to get a person drunk.

Does vanilla get you drunk?

You can get drunk on vanilla extract. ... For example, an extract at 40% is 80 proof, the same amount of alcohol there is many distilled spirits. Extracts may look harmless but they aren't. I rarely became ill, but after your second 1 ounce bottle of vanilla extract it becomes difficult to proceed.

Is it safe to use Mexican vanilla?

Nov. 31 (HealthDay News) -- So-called Mexican "vanilla" is often made with a toxic substance called coumarin and shouldn't be bought by consumers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned this week. ... Coumarin is related to warfarin, which is found in some blood thinners.

How much vanilla extract is poisonous?

Q: Is vanilla extract safe to drink? Yes: It's a an alcoholic tincture and as such, safe as any alcoholic beverage. It contains about 35% alcohol by volume (more than Kahlua) and minors shouldn't drink it but it would take a large (3–4 oz.) amount to intoxicate.