Leila's Garden

Direct from the vine

The Recipe Book

55 recipes made with real vanilla beans

From everyday buttercream to crème brûlée, Nanaimo bars to sheer khurma, plus how to make your own vanilla extract, alcohol-free vanilla and vanilla paste at home.

  • US and metric measurements in every recipe: cups and grams, °F and °C
  • Halal-friendly and alcohol-free options throughout
  • Every recipe kitchen-tested before publishing
  • Instant PDF download
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Leila’s Garden

Vanilla Bean

Recipes

What’s inside

  1. Custards & Puddings: crème brûlée, flan, panna cotta, mousse
  2. Cakes, Cookies & Bakes: buttercream, cupcakes, cheesecake, shortbread
  3. Frozen: ice cream, gelato, butter tart ice cream
  1. Drinks: lattes, steamers, horchata, hot chocolate
  2. Pantry: vanilla sugar, syrup, coffee creamer
  3. Favorites from Canada, Mexico, Italy & the Middle East
  1. Make Your Own Vanilla: extract, alcohol-free vanilla, paste
  2. Savory: vanilla in salmon, carrots and dressings
  3. Ramadan & Eid: sheer khurma, muhallebi, qatayef, ma’amoul