“Vanilla, plain? Never! A spice so integral to desserts across the world can’t possibly be boring, but it can be quite expensive—vanilla beans in particular. That’s why Trader Joe’s has brought premium Bourbon Vanilla Beans to your neighborhood store at a marvelous value!

Vanilla Beans are actually the pods of Vanilla orchids—including V. planifolia, better known as Bourbon Vanilla. They were first cultivated on their namesake island of Île Bourbon (now called Réunion) before operations moved to its larger neighbor to the west: Madagascar. If “Vanilla” and “Madagascar” seem synonymous, it’s because the island’s tropical climate and heavy rainfall produces Bourbon Vanilla Beans that are especially large, plump, and high in vanillin, the compound that gives the spice its wonderfully sweet and “warm” flavor.

There’s one downside to these aromatic and versatile beans: their price tag! Fortunately, we buy ours directly from their grower and processor, allowing us to offer offer premium, Madagascar-grown Bourbon Vanilla Beans at an amazing value. Bring yours home and incorporate them into baked goods and desserts, Vanilla sugar, and Vanilla-infused spirits, while supplies last!”

• The Fearless Flyer

Ingredients

• VANILLA BEANS (duh.)