how much whole vanilla bean to replace extract?

[shelah]

i want to use whole vanilla bean in my pudding recipe. i will be using my vitamix so i understand it should blend up well, but how much (how many inches?) of a bean is needed to replace 1 teaspoon of alcohol free vanilla extract? TIA :)
many blessings to all,
shelah
ps. i saw somewhere that 1 inch of the bean, scraped, equals 1 tsp. extract, but i wondered if it made a difference when using the seeds and pod together.

[Graciebeliever]

Oh my I just love my real whole vanilla been and I use a whole one for anything and everything :)

Cut cut - scrape scrape - Add it all!! Sometimes 2!!

YUMMY!

[Crazy Healer Lady]

I heard that generally 1tsp extract equals one vanilla bean...

[rawpriestess]

I use 1 inch of vanilla bean for each teaspoon of vanilla extract.

[shelah]

thanks all! the 1 inch equals 1 tsp seems to be the consensus!
many blessings,
shelah