this should be totally fine, as long as it as NO ADDED SURGARS. make sure its all natural ingredients ight kids? :)
If you extracted it from fresh mint sure!
unless you want whatever you are baking to taste of mint, no. that is why it is called mint extract, because it is minty, but vanilla extract is vanilla tasting.
butter extract is a flavoring, you can use other flavorings like lemon, almond , mint etc. but your recipe will TASTE different
I had the same question and didn't find an answer so I just guessed. I'm making mint chocolate chip gelato and the recipe calls for 2 cups of mint. I have peppermint extract on hand so I substituted 2 tsp of extract . I think it turned out good for my taste.
This is more of a matter of taste I'd say, however, I'd suggest using Mint Extract in place of the normal vanilla. Vanilla extract is called for in most chocolate cake recipes, it enhances the chocolate flavoring, to make a mint cake, just substitute a mint extract for the vanilla.
It affects plant growth by the sunlight.
Because that's a very sensitive place and the acids from the mint extract burn.
I cannot give you a substitute for that, but I say find another chocolate mint mousse recipe that does not have chocolate extract. I think a regular chocolate mousse recipes & with the addition of mint extract would do the trick. Try all recipes dot com for a basic chocolate mousse recipe.
Sugar, Water, grain alcohol or vodka, mint extract (or make your own by extracting the essence from fresh mint leaves in alcohol), sugar or corn syrup, and green food coloring--unless you want it natural, then use only the color extracted from the mint leaves.
Different flavors of ice cream are flavored in different ways. A natural mint chocolate chip ice cream might have mint leaves in it. Mint flavor might also come from mint extract or artificial mint flavors.
The leaves of the mint plant are used as an herb. It is used in many savory and sweet dishes and also used to flavor drinks. The leaves are processed to extract their oils and the mint oil is used to flavor sweets.
It depends which Trader Joe's you're talking about. Mine had it, not sure about yours though since not all of them have the same items.