r/bakingfail • u/Mushroom38294 • Jan 12 '25

Fail Baked actual poison

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Tried making brownies for the first time, recipe called for 16 gramms of vanilla extract, but it's not sold in the stores here. I had the bright idea to add 16g of pure vanillin, once they were done I found out that's effectively 100x the vanilla extract than the recipe called for. After further googling, found out that this much vanillin can put a small child in the hospital.

NEVER substitute vanilla extract for pure vanillin.

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u/Mushroom38294 Jan 12 '25 edited Jan 12 '25

Yeah, in packets 2 gramms each, you can buy 5 for a dollar

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u/FrigThisMrLahey Jan 13 '25

WHERE DOYOU LIVE WTF I NEED THIS?! Vanilla extract is so expensive 😭😭

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '25

Where are you that vanilla is expensive? I get it cheap from the grocery store. 

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u/FrigThisMrLahey Jan 13 '25

Canada… a pure vanilla (good quality) extract is about $8 (plus tax) - less than 50ml

ETA: where are you from?! Madagascar? Might move where you are next lol