Five Star Chef Vanilla Paste, 16 Fl Oz - Rich & Aromatic Bean Paste for Baking, Desserts, and Beverages – Intense Flavor with Real Specks – Perfect for Cakes, Cookies, Ice Cream & More

I love this stuff it pours beautifully. It tastes perfect. Not too sweet and adds those beautiful vanilla flecks to my recipes. I like to use a little extra in my recipes because I like not because it needs it.

This is just as good as the more expensive brands I’ve used and you get a substantial amount more than you do paying triple to use a known name brand. This is def worth the gamble. Sometimes I regret trying a cheaper option but it paid off in this case because I use a ton of this stuff!!!

This is such a great price for vanilla bean paste! The flavor isn’t the strongest, so I add a bit of vanilla extract in addition to the paste, but it’s great value for what it is!

we use this to make homemade vanilla bean coffee syrup and it taste amazing

Okay I got this simply for the beans and how it will appear in things I make, I was not worried about the taste because I will still use extract. If you ARE wanting it for the taste, I would look elsewhere. I personally have only tried Rodelle paste before getting this one, but the taste of that is much better. The texture of this is a lot more ‘gel like’ (from the xanthan gum) than Rodelle which is more runny like a syrup. In the picture it’s on the right, Rodelle is on the left. The amount of beans appears about the same, and since that’s the main reason I purchased this, I am pleased and think the price is great for the amount you get. I feel like it tastes a little artificial(like a Splenda or sweetener type taste) which is what I don’t care for. I poured some into a smaller cuter bottle I have for my regular use, but if I was baking commercially the bottle it comes in is perfectly fine.

This is my third purchase. I add it to my plain organic whole milk, or Greek, yogurt. It is delicious.

This vanilla paste is odd. When you taste it you mostly get sweet. It pours like syrup and the flavor is not that strong, It was good in oatmeal as it acted as the sweetener. I will not purchase again..

I can't say enough about how good this product is in my baking. Taste is great, thickness is not too much or too little, just right. Only negative is the bottle. I transferred it into a glass jar and am very happy with it now.