7 Outrageous Vanilla Desserts
Tired of chocolate? Just want to try something new? These recipes for pie, pudding, coffee cake and more highlight the world's most fragrant bean in surprising new ways.
The Triple Vanilla Coffee Cake
Adding a few spoonfuls of ground coffee or instant espresso powder is a trick you see in chocolate desserts to amp up flavor, but this breakfast-or-dessert coffee cake takes the maneuver a step further, calling for two tablespoons of French vanilla coffee. The cake also includes vanilla extract and the seeds of a vanilla bean.
Get the recipe: French Vanilla Coffee Cake with Crème Anglaise
Get the recipe: French Vanilla Coffee Cake with Crème Anglaise
From the February 2010 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine