What Are Vanilla wafer crumbs and How Can I Use Them?
Wondering what to do with vanilla wafer crumbs? This guide covers how to pick them, cook them, store them, and swap them, plus 71 recipes to put them to work.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 oz (28g)Food group
Vanilla wafer crumbs are a member of the Baked Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much do vanilla wafer crumbs weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 ounce | 28 grams |
| 1 wafer | 6 grams |
Related
Baked Products
- In Chinese:
- 香草片屑
- British (UK) term:
- Vanilla wafer crumbs
- en français:
- miettes vanille gaufrettes
- en español:
- migas de obleas de vainilla
Recipes using vanilla wafer crumbs
There are 71 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Mocha Truffles
Mocha truffles: melt-in-your-mouth chocolate ganache balls infused with instant coffee and Kahlua, rolled in cookie crumbs or chopped nuts. Five ingredients, no candy thermometer.
Very Blueberry Cheesecake
Very blueberry cheesecake is a no-bake stunner: pureed fresh blueberries folded into a light, lemony cream cheese filling set with gelatin over a vanilla wafer crust. No oven, just chill until firm.
Honey-Rum Balls
Honey-rum balls with ground walnuts, vanilla wafer crumbs, dark rum, and honey. Rolled in powdered sugar. A no-bake holiday confection that ages for 6 weeks for deeper flavor.
Chocolate Bourbon or Rum Balls
No-bake chocolate bourbon balls with crushed vanilla wafers, toasty pecans, and a generous splash of bourbon. Roll 'em in powdered sugar for holiday gifting or sneaky snacking.
Holiday No Bake Rum Balls
No-bake rum balls with vanilla wafer crumbs, finely chopped pecans, cocoa, and a generous splash of light rum. Rolled in powdered sugar and ready in 15 minutes. The boozy holiday classic.
Bacardi Rum Balls
Just like Santa, I have big orders to fill when it comes to the holidays. Everyone wants me to make them some.
No-Bake Almond Chocolate Cookies
No-bake almond chocolate cookies blend semi-sweet and butterscotch chips with vanilla wafer crumbs and sour cream, then roll the truffle-style balls in toasted almonds. Made in 50 minutes.
Nesselrode Pie
A frozen confection filling with a Christmas garden of cherry poinssttias and gumdrop holly atop.
Fudge Truffle Cheesecake
Dense fudge truffle cheesecake on a chocolate cocoa-wafer crust. A pound and a half of cream cheese melted with sweetened condensed milk and 12 ounces of melted chocolate chips. Eats like a giant chocolate truffle.
Fruited Cheesecake
Fruited cheesecake: a creamy ricotta cheesecake on a vanilla wafer crust, crowned with fresh fruit arranged in concentric circles and glazed with currant jelly. A bakery-style summer dessert for eight.
Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes
These mini cheesecakes were so handy to be picked up, and it was creamy, cheesy and chocolaty.
Raspberrry & Chocolate Pie
A creamy raspberry chocolate pie with cream cheese filling on a pecan vanilla wafer crust sealed with melted chocolate. Topped with jam-glazed berries for a make-ahead chilled dessert.
Raspberry & Chocolate Pie
Raspberry chocolate pie layers a glazed raspberry topping over a billowy cream cheese filling on a vanilla wafer pecan crust sealed with melted chocolate. A no-bake-style chilled dessert.
Chocolate Turele Cheesecake
Chocolate turtle cheesecake: vanilla wafer crust layered with caramel and toasted pecans, topped with creamy cheesecake and milk chocolate. Every turtle candy flavor in cake form.
Junction City Raspberry Pie
No-bake raspberry chiffon pie in a cinnamon vanilla wafer crust with whipped cream, gelatin-set raspberry filling, and lemon zest. A light, creamy frozen raspberry dessert that chills to a mousse-like texture.
Best Blueberries & Cream Cheesecake
Blueberries and cream cheesecake bakes 5 packages of cream cheese over a vanilla wafer crust, finished with a glossy fresh blueberry topping. Make ahead, chill overnight for clean slices.
Super Fudge Truffle Cheesecake with Chocolate Crust
Super Fudge Truffle Cheesecake with Chocolate Crust recipe
Orange Upside-Down Cheesecake
No-bake orange upside-down cheesecake with fresh orange segments set in gelatin, a cream cheese and whipped cream filling, and a vanilla wafer cinnamon crust.
Hello Dollys
Hello Dollys (magic cookie bars) layered with vanilla wafer crumbs, chocolate chips, coconut, pecans, and sweetened condensed milk. No mixing needed, just layer and bake for a gooey, chewy bar.
Awesome Chocolate Velvet Cheesecake
Chocolate velvet cheesecake layers semi-sweet chocolate and amaretto-spiked cream cheese filling on a pecan-vanilla wafer crust, then crowns it with a tangy sour cream top. A three-tier baked cheesecake with serious chocolate depth.
Bristol Ice Box Cake
Bristol icebox cake: layers of vanilla wafer crumbs and a crushed pineapple-pecan-butter mixture, chilled overnight and topped with whipped cream. Vintage no-bake dessert.
Fourth of July Cheesecake
A patriotic salute to classic cheesecake, this party-sized dessert is decked out with blueberry and raspberry stars and stripes.
Marbled Chocolate Cheesecake (Lo Cal)
Low-calorie marbled chocolate cheesecake made with cottage cheese, gelatin, cocoa, and whipped egg whites on a cocoa-vanilla wafer crust. No baking required.
Cheesecake with Hazelnuts
Hazelnut cheesecake with a toasted hazelnut and vanilla wafer crust, creme de cocoa in the filling, and a broiled sour cream topping. Rich and nutty.
Truffle (Fudge) Cheesecake
Truffle fudge cheesecake with 24 ounces of melted chocolate chips blended into a triple cream cheese filling on a cocoa-vanilla wafer crust. A dense, intensely chocolatey no-crack cheesecake.
