Shank's Imitation Vanilla

The Shank's 16 oz Imitation Vanilla is a really solid and consistent imitation vanilla at a bargain of a price on WebstaurantStore. In terms of flavor, its about what you'd expect from imitation vanilla, a sort of flat traditional taste that works as a background note but not what you want to use if Vanilla is the star of the show. I like Shank's compared to some supermarket generic imitation vanilla because it has less alcohol in the base, more sugar water (syrup) as a preservative which in my opinion gives it a cleaner flavor and also helps it incorporate more evenly than the pure alcohol based imitation vanillas. In the world of imitation vanilla at this price point, it likely won't get any better.

I'm really enjoying this vanilla. The taste is very strong, just a little bit goes a long way. The price is great, and you get a lot of vanilla.

It was ok

We use this for our baking needs and to make our vanilla syrup

We love this product!!

It was the wrong vanilla but still was amazing.

Have always liked this vanilla. It has very good flavor and a good price. Had to use a different brand stuff for a bit and the baked goods just aren't the same!

cheaper version with the same quality as the top brands. great for baking and infusions.

In or ice cream production I prefer to use vanilla is all our creations. I find Shank's is more than adequate for ice cream flavors that are primarily flavored by the additive, i.e. strawberry, Ube, Chocolate, The addition of the vanilla enhances the primary flavor.

Does what it's supposed too, but for the cost, I don't notice much a difference with this brand versus the less expensive brand

Great value compared to other supplier

Perfect Taste, gives it an extra to all my desserts. Would Definitely buy it more often. Great price as well. Love it. Will recommend it to other people.

It was pretty good for imitation vanilla, it will never be as good as pure but when prices sky rocket- you’re left with second best and this did the job well.

We have used gallons of this product in cookies, cupcakes, dips, cakes and so many other recipes. It really is the best we've found and an amazing value. It is the closest we have found to real vanilla without paying real vanilla prices. We don't even consider any other vanilla any more and keep ordering this again and again. Just order it.

this vanilla extract is excellent. great flavour and pricing. we will absolutely order again and will recommend it to others that are looking for quality product. we just wish that they would send this product to canada again.

My go to brand for flavoring the Vanilla Extract arrives perfect every time no leaks or dents and the flavors work in my large batch bakes.

If you are looking for strong vanilla flavor, this is the one to go with. I ordered multiple brands to find what would work best and we will be using this for anything that needs a strong vanilla flavor.

I’ve purchased Shank’s real vanilla extract and loved it. However when I went to reorder it was double the price, so I had to begin looking for an alternative. As a test, I made batches of cookies with the real deal and imitation. No one was the wiser. I am a home baker who only bakes for family and friends, so I have no concerns around this being the only imitation ingredient I use in my baking.

Really nice! We use it in cookies since it's much cheaper than the real stuff, but in an application like that no one would notice the difference. Adds great color and flavor, not too overpowering or fake-tasting. Will buy again (if we ever run out!)

Love this imitation vanilla flavor. This is decent vanilla extract with great price. Use this for baking and it adds good and rich vanilla flavor