Heilala Vanilla Products - Retail
Named after the national flower of Tonga, Heilala Vanilla, is the premium Vanilla Planifolia, (the Bourbon Vanilla variety as grown in Madagascar) grown organically at our Vanilla Plantation in the Vavau Islands, Tonga.
Vanilla Beans
Our Vanilla Pods direct from the plantation to your pantry, are presented in a glass tube, with a cork to ensure they remain fresh in your pantry. Heilala Vanilla pods are renowned by chefs for being moist, plump, shiny and packed full of seeds and vanillin for superior flavour.
Available as 3 Beans (over 15grams) in glass tube.
Vanilla Extract
Our premium 100% pure Vanilla Extract, using our cold extraction and unique ageing process, provides a superior product which is competitively priced. The Extract is bottled along with the placing of a single premium Vanilla bean to ensure flavour continues to develop.
Available in 100ml bottles.
Vanilla Paste
Vanilla Paste is a relatively new food product recently featured on a number of gourmet food TV programmes. After extensive trailing and research our Vanilla Paste is made by reintroducing Vanilla seeds to our Vanilla Extract and adding a natural seaweed thickener to produce a paste.
Heilala Vanilla Paste recently achieved the highest rating by Flavours Magazine tasting panel, noting the natural flavour and being the closest product to a Vanilla Bean. See the review in Flavours Magazine.
This produces a very economical and convenient product for inclusion in deserts where you require both the full flavour and appearance of the Vanilla seeds without the hassle of splitting and scraping!
Available in 100ml jars.
Vanilla Sugar
Heilala Vanilla has launched an Organic Pure Vanilla Sugar. As with all our products, it's 100% pure Vanilla. The Vanilla sugar is simply a premium organic golden sugar which has been subtly infused with Heilala Vanilla Extract and then mixed with very finely ground Vanilla Pods direct from the Heilala Plantation in Vava'u Tonga.
The sugar is perfect sprinkled over biscuits, cakes and muffins, french toast and pancakes! Also try on the rim of your cocktail glass. A perfect combination, the sweetness of sugar and the delicate flavour of Pure Vanilla!
Available in a 335g resealable pouch.
Please email sales and distribution enquiries to sales@reunionfood.co.nz
Vanilla Recipes
See the recipe section for the substitution dosage rates between Heilala Vanilla pods, extract and paste!
Vanilla Products - Food Service
Our Vanilla products are available in larger pack sizes and concentrations to suit the food service market, chefs and food manufacturers.
Vanilla Research
Our Vanilla products have evolved based on extensive food technology research. We continually benchmark our Vanilla products against world leading Vanilla brands.
One of the chiefs in Tonga could not think of what to buy the king for his birthday. In his boat fishing a mermaid appeared so he told her his problem. She gave him a Heilala flower from her hair as a present to the king. The Heilala flower is the only flower that turns bright red when immersed in salt water. So this is how the Heilala flower became the national flower of Tonga.
