10 Vanilla Vape Juices & E-Liquids to Try

Vanilla sounds like it should be one of the simplest vape flavours. Spend five minutes looking through the available vanilla vape juice, though, and that idea quickly disappears.

Vanilla can be warm and custardy, light and creamy, mixed into a milkshake, poured into coffee, stuffed inside a doughnut or paired with fruit, cereal, pastry and butterscotch. It’s less of a single flavour than a foundation that can push an e-liquid in dozens of different directions.

That makes choosing a vanilla e-liquid particularly interesting if you enjoy dessert flavours but don’t want every bottle to taste essentially the same.

We’ve picked ten current options covering everything from pod-friendly nic salts to 100ml high-VG shortfills. Some put vanilla right at the centre of the recipe; others use it to give a more complicated dessert its creamy background.

How to Choose a Vanilla Vape Juice

“Vanilla” on an e-liquid label can mean surprisingly little by itself. The ingredients surrounding it determine whether the vape feels light, heavy, fruity, baked or almost savoury.

Choose Vanilla Custard for a Rich, Traditional Dessert

Custard is probably the most familiar vanilla vape style.

Vanilla Custard by Doozy Salts gives you the pod-friendly version, while Liquid Gold adds pastry, cream and syrup for something much richer. Dinky Donuts then takes the custard in a bakery direction by putting it inside a doughnut.

Choose Milkshake for a Softer, Creamier Vanilla

Milkshake flavours generally feel less baked than custard.

The Lancashire Creamery’s Vanilla Milkshake & Wafers is the most straightforward example, while Unicorn Shake adds fruit, cereal and marshmallow. Shamrock Shake goes in yet another direction by adding mint.

Choose Coffee or Butterscotch for More Contrast

If you find pure dessert flavours too sweet, Vanilla Latte gives the vanilla a roasted coffee background and some nuttiness.

Midas goes in the opposite direction: the butterscotch makes the vape sweeter and darker, with more of a caramelised finish.

Choose Fruit If Plain Vanilla Feels Too Heavy

Banana Split uses vanilla ice cream as the creamy half of a fruit dessert. That can be an easier all-day choice if rich custards become tiring after several hours.

Nic Salt or Shortfill Vanilla E-Liquid?

The products in this roundup fall into two fairly different hardware camps.

Vanilla Nic Salts

Nic salts such as Unicorn Shake, Doozy Vanilla Custard, Unicorn Hoops and Banana Split are intended primarily for smaller MTL or lower-output RDL devices.

They’re the natural choice if you want comparatively strong nicotine in a compact refillable pod and don’t need huge vapour clouds.

Vanilla Shortfills

Shortfill e-liquid is nicotine-free and supplied in a larger bottle with spare capacity for adding nicotine shots.

Vanilla Latte, Dinky Donuts Vanilla Custard, Vanilla Milkshake & Wafers, Shamrock Shake and Midas all sit on this side of the category.

Many dessert shortfills use a high-VG formulation designed for RDL or DTL hardware, so check the ratio before putting one into a small MTL pod.

Is Vanilla Vape Juice Very Sweet?

Usually, but not always to the same degree.

Liquid Gold, Unicorn Shake and Midas sit toward the richer end because vanilla is combined with ingredients such as syrup, marshmallow, cream and butterscotch.

Vanilla Latte gives you more contrast from coffee, while Shamrock Shake uses mint to keep its creamy milkshake base feeling fresher.

If you’re cautious about sweet e-liquid, choosing a recipe with coffee, mint or fruit is a good way to make vanilla feel less heavy.

Does Vanilla Work Well as an All-Day Vape?

For plenty of people, yes.

The trick is matching the type of vanilla to your tolerance for richness. A very elaborate pastry-and-custard blend can be fantastic after a meal but may feel heavy if you vape it constantly.

A milkshake, coffee-and-vanilla blend or fruit-and-vanilla flavour may be easier to use throughout the day.

If you like rotating flavours, vanilla is also particularly useful because it’s so different from the fruit and ice profiles dominating many modern Vape Juice ranges.

What Flavours Go Well with Vanilla?

The products above give us a fairly convincing answer.

• Custard: Probably vanilla’s most famous vaping partner.
• Coffee: Adds bitterness and roasted depth.
• Banana: Works naturally with vanilla ice cream and milkshake.
• Pastry and doughnut: Turns vanilla into a bakery flavour.
• Butterscotch: Adds darker caramelised sweetness.
• Mint: Makes creamy vanilla feel cooler and fresher.
• Cereal and marshmallow: Creates a sweeter breakfast-dessert profile.
• Wafer and biscuit: Adds a dry baked contrast to creamy flavours.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does vanilla vape juice taste like?

That depends heavily on the recipe. Vanilla can taste creamy, custardy, milky or almost floral on its own, but most vanilla vape juices combine it with flavours such as custard, pastry, milkshake, coffee, fruit or caramel.

What is the best vanilla vape juice?

For traditional custard, Doozy Salts Vanilla Custard is a strong pod-friendly choice. Vanilla Milkshake & Wafers is better if you want a creamy high-VG shortfill, while Midas suits vapers who prefer vanilla with butterscotch. The best choice depends mainly on the type of dessert you enjoy.

What is the best vanilla e-liquid for pod kits?

Look for a 50/50 nic salt or other e-liquid intended for MTL and RDL devices. Unicorn Shake and Banana Split are both 50/50 nic salts, while Doozy Vanilla Custard and IVG Unicorn Hoops provide other dessert-style pod options.

Can you get vanilla vape juice as a nic salt?

Yes. Vanilla and creamy dessert flavours are available as nic salts as well as traditional e-liquid and shortfills. This roundup includes several pod-friendly salt options.

Can you get vanilla e-liquid as a shortfill?

Yes. Vanilla Latte, Dinky Donuts Vanilla Custard, Vanilla Milkshake & Wafers, Shamrock Shake and Midas are all examples of larger nicotine-free vanilla or vanilla-based e-liquids.

Is vanilla vape juice good with coffee?

Yes. Coffee’s darker roasted character provides an excellent contrast to sweet vanilla. Coffee Co Vanilla Latte is specifically built around that combination, adding nutty undertones as well.

Is vanilla vape juice good with banana?

Vanilla and banana work especially well in ice cream and milkshake-style flavours. Doozy Banana Split combines sweet banana with vanilla ice cream, while Unicorn Shake uses banana within a more complicated milkshake-and-cereal recipe.

Is vanilla e-liquid suitable for all-day vaping?

It can be, although very rich custard and pastry flavours may become heavy if you prefer less sweetness. Vanilla combined with coffee, fruit or mint can provide more contrast for an all-day vape.

Why does my vanilla vape juice start tasting dull?

An ageing or gunked coil is one possibility, especially with sweet dessert liquids. Residue on the heating element can gradually make detailed flavours taste muddy or overly caramelised. Replacing the coil or pod is worth trying before changing e-liquid.

What PG/VG ratio is best for vanilla vape juice?

The flavour doesn’t determine the ratio — your device does. 50/50 vanilla liquids are well suited to many MTL and RDL pod systems, while 70VG/30PG shortfills are generally intended for more powerful RDL and DTL hardware.

Does vanilla vape juice contain real vanilla?

E-liquid flavour is created using flavouring ingredients formulated for the finished recipe, so a flavour being called “vanilla” doesn’t mean the bottle contains ordinary vanilla extract from your kitchen. You should use vape products only as intended rather than trying to add food flavourings yourself.

Which Vanilla E-Liquid Should You Try First?

If you want the most familiar vanilla dessert, start with Vanilla Custard by Doozy Salts for a pod vape or Dinky Donuts Vanilla Custard if you prefer a large high-VG shortfill.

For maximum richness, Liquid Gold piles pastry, syrup and thick cream around its vanilla custard. Midas swaps custard for butterscotch if caramelised sweetness sounds more appealing.

If you’re more interested in drinks, Vanilla Latte gives vanilla a roasted coffee contrast, while Vanilla Milkshake & Wafers goes all-in on creamy ice cream and biscuit.

Banana Split is the easiest fruit-and-vanilla option, and Shamrock Shake is the wildcard if you want creamy vanilla with a refreshing mint finish.

Vanilla might have a reputation for being the default flavour, but these e-liquids make a pretty good case that there’s nothing particularly default about it.