how many grams in a tablespoon of vanilla extract?

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• How many grams in a tablespoon of vanilla extract?
  About 14 g. Because extract is roughly 35-40% alcohol, a tablespoon weighs slightly less than a tablespoon of water (15 g). For most recipes the difference is irrelevant, but if you're matching a weight-based formula from a pastry textbook, 14 g per tablespoon is the figure to use for pure extract.
• When does a recipe call for a full tablespoon of vanilla?
  Larger-batch desserts: a quart of custard or ice cream base, a tall layer cake, a sheet of biscotti, or a big batch of buttercream. Pastry-school cheesecake recipes often spec 1 tablespoon for a 10-inch cake. In no-bake applications like whipped cream for a crowd, a tablespoon is the upper limit before the alcohol note becomes noticeable.
• Can I substitute vanilla bean paste tablespoon for tablespoon?
  Roughly yes. Most paste brands are formulated to swap 1:1 with extract by volume, so 1 tablespoon paste replaces 1 tablespoon extract and adds visible bean specks. Paste is thicker and denser — closer to 18-20 g per tablespoon — so if you're working from a weight-based recipe, measure by volume rather than gram-for-gram.

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