What Are Vanilla wafers and How Can I Use Them?
If vanilla wafers have turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use them with confidence and how to choose them, cook them, store them, what to substitute, and 82 recipes to try them in.
What are vanilla wafers?
In cooking, a wafer is a crisp, often sweet, very thin, flat, and dry biscuit, often used to decorate ice cream. Wafers can also be made into cookies with cream flavoring sandwiched between them.
They frequently have a waffle surface pattern but may also be patterned with insignia of the food's manufacturer or may be patternless. Many chocolate bars, such as Kit Kat and Coffee Crisp, have wafers in them.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 oz (28g)Where found
Vanilla wafers are usually found in the baking supplies section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Vanilla wafers are a member of the Baked Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much do vanilla wafers weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 ounce | 28 grams |
| 1 wafer | 6 grams |
Related
Baked Products
| In Chinese: | 香草晶圆 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | gaufrettes à la vanille | |
| en español: | galletas de vainilla |
Recipes using vanilla wafers
There are 82 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Instant Banana Pudding
Indulge in a heavenly bowl of Instant Banana Pudding with this easy recipe. With layers of crispy cookies, sweet banana slices, fluffy whipped topping, and smooth pudding, this dessert is an absolute delight for your taste buds.
Southern Banana Pudding
Old-school authentic southern banana pudding. Sugar, if you ain't had banana puddin' in the South, you just ain't had banana puddin'. - Any Southerner
Dark Rum Balls
Dark rum balls made with crushed vanilla wafers, cocoa, nuts, and a generous pour of dark rum, rolled in powdered sugar. No-bake holiday cookie that improves with age in the tin.
Black Forest Mini Cheesecakes
Mini-bites of heaven. Individual chocolate cheesecake topped with cherries.
Moms' Banana Custard Pudding
Mom's banana custard pudding layered with homemade stovetop custard, sliced bananas, and vanilla wafers in a 9x13 dish. The Southern church-supper classic that feeds a crowd of 20.
Light Rum Balls
Light rum balls roll up in 5 minutes from ground walnuts, vanilla wafer crumbs, honey, and rum. No-bake holiday cookies that stash in a tin for over a month and only get better with age.
Vanilla Wafer Walnut Rum Balls
Vanilla wafer walnut rum balls combine crushed cookies, ground walnuts, honey, and golden rum into bite-sized no-bake holiday treats rolled in powdered sugar. Five-ingredient Christmas classic.
Holiday Rum Balls
These classic yet delicious rum balls are always one of holiday's favorites in many family. They are so easy to make and too yummy to stop addiction.
Petite Cherry Cheesecake
Mini cheesecakes with vanilla wafers, topped with cherry pie filling. Best of all they're so easy to make! Cheesy, smooth and delicious cheesecake that is made in your muffin pan.
Banana Vanilla Wafer Pie
No-bake banana vanilla wafer pie layered with sliced bananas and vanilla whipped cream. Just four ingredients, chilled overnight for a soft, creamy icebox dessert.
Mother's Rum Dainties (Christmas)
No-bake rum balls made with crushed vanilla wafers, pecans, cocoa, powdered sugar, and real rum. A classic Christmas cookie tin staple rolled in powdered sugar.
Cashew/Pecan Cheesecake
A rich brown sugar cheesecake studded with cashews and pecans on a vanilla wafer crust. Creamy, nutty, and caramelly, this showstopper bakes in just 30 minutes in a springform pan.
Confetti Snowball Freeze
Showstopping frozen dessert layered with scoops of ice cream, rainbow sherbet, whipped cream, and sugar wafer crumbs in an angel food pan. No baking needed.
Choco-Almond Confections
Chocolate almond confections, a no-bake holiday rum ball cousin made with crushed vanilla wafers, melted chocolate, toasted almonds, and a splash of orange Curacao. The kind of homemade candy that keeps for weeks.
Favourite Mini Cherry Cheesecakes
Mini cherry cheesecakes baked in a muffin tin over a vanilla wafer crust, topped with glossy cherry pie filling. Creamy individual portions, make-ahead, and no springform pan required.
Heavenly Chocolate Cheesecake
No-bake chocolate cheesecake built on a toasted almond wafer crust with a silky milk chocolate, cream cheese, and whipped cream filling. No oven required.
Strawberry Ice Box Cake
Strawberry icebox cake layered with vanilla wafer crumbs, whipped cream, and Jello-marshmallow filling. A vintage no-bake dessert that sets up in the fridge with zero oven time.
Pretty Party Mousse
Frozen fig and chocolate ice cream mousse with vanilla wafers, toasted walnuts, instant coffee, and whipped cream. A retro molded dessert garnished with whole figs.
Little Round Cheesecakes
Mini cheesecakes baked in cupcake liners with a vanilla wafer crust, cream cheese filling, and fresh fruit on top. A 5-ingredient, individual-sized cheesecake dessert.
Holiday Almond Treats
No-bake holiday almond treats with vanilla wafer crumbs, pumpkin puree, amaretto, cinnamon, and ground almonds. Rolled into balls and coated in toasted almonds.
Cheesecake Ala Linda-Bah-Linda
Rich sour cream cheesecake with four packages of cream cheese, six eggs, cinnamon, and a vanilla wafer crust. Baked in a springform pan for 70 minutes. Dense, creamy, and tall.
Orange Cheesecake with Strawberries
Orange cheesecake with a vanilla wafer-cinnamon crust, blended cottage cheese and cream cheese filling, topped with fresh strawberries and orange sections. Lighter than traditional cheesecake.
Rich Chocolate Pumpkin Truffles
No-bake chocolate pumpkin truffles with vanilla wafer crumbs, ground almonds, cinnamon, and coffee liqueur, dusted in powdered sugar. A rich fall candy that makes 48 pieces.
Vanilla Wafer Crumb Crust
A no-bake vanilla wafer crumb crust made with just three ingredients. Press into a pie pan, chill, and fill with your favorite pudding, cream, or fruit filling.
