Vanilla wafers
Small, crisp, lightly sweet cookies. The classic base for banana pudding and no-bake crusts. Crush them for a crust, or layer whole where a recipe wants them to soften into a cake-like texture as it sits.
Used for
- banana pudding
- no-bake crusts
- icebox cakes
- toppings
In the kitchen
- Crush for a crust or topping.
- Layer whole and let sit to soften into puddings.
- Pulse in a food processor for a fine, even crumb.
Picking it at the store
- Store-brand vanilla wafers work just as well as the name brand for crushed applications like crusts.
- Buy extra if layering whole. Recipes almost always call for more than seems necessary since a layer needs full coverage.
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