vanilla bean

noun

: the long capsular fruit of a vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia) that is an important article of commerce

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The dessert made for Swift, who celebrated her 35th birthday on Dec. 13, was a multi-layered chocolate and vanilla bean cake that was baked into the shape of a heart. —

Skyler Caruso, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025 Unlike vanilla bean paste, which can be easily scooped and stirred into the base, vanilla beans are typically steeped in the milk mixture and require a little bit of knife work, splitting and scraping the seeds out of the pod. —

Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024 But its customers have enthusiastically folded the couple’s honoré bretagnes and vanilla bean spandauers into the suburban rituals of birthday parties and post-baseball-game treats. —

Meghan McCarron, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024 Which means more butter, more eggs, and now the vanilla bean, the- CM: The inclusions. —

Bon Appétit, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vanilla bean