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Cherry Filled Chocolate Wafers

{By Emily ~ February 4, 2009} 

I think we’re about ready to establish a traditional treat for Valentine’s Day at my house…these Cherry Chocolate Wafers have tipped the scales just enough to win the Norton Family Favorite award. 

I first made them last Valentine’s Day after discovering this recipe from my friend Michelle and I just made them again this morning!  We all think they are delish and I’m pretty sure they will win over your entire family too.

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There are just five ingredients:

  • Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers
  • Heavy Whipping Cream
  • Sugar
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Maraschino cherries

*Here’s the tricky part, the Chocolate Wafers are pretty hard to find and they are not found at every grocery store. Michelle says that she found her box at Fry’s (if you have one close by). They are in the cookie aisle, usually on the very top shelf, by the gourmet cookies. Here is a picture of what you are looking for:

chocolate-wafers

If you still can’t find them at your local store, you can buy them from Amazon (in a pack of six or twelve). I actually couldn’t find them at a grocery store near my house this year, so I used Oreo Snack Cakes as an alternative and they worked out great! (You can find these at most grocery stores and even Target.)

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Steps

Beat the whipping cream at high speed until stiff peaks form (you will use about 1 cup of cream - possibly 2 cups if you want to make a lot of Wafers).  Add sugar to taste, or to make yours extra sweet - add 2 Tablespoons sugar per cup of cream. Then add 1 tsp. vanilla.

*To make them pink for Valentine’s Day, add the cherry juice to the whipped cream (this gives the cream a sweet cherry flavor too).*

Once your cream is whipped, start building! Place one wafer on a plate, add a spoonful of whipped cream, stack another wafer on top, then more whipped cream, one more wafer, and then add the final dollop of whipped cream and top it off with a cherry.

One box of Nabisco Famous Wafers make 14 - 16 finished cookies. Chill the cookies in the refrigerator overnight so the wafers become cake-like. And if you use the alternative, 2 boxes of Oreo Snack Cakes will make about 10 cookies. Oh so yummy.

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Topics: Treats, Recipes and Snacks, Valentines Day

Comments

23 Responses to “Cherry Filled Chocolate Wafers”

  1. Stefani on February 4th, 2009 11:27 am

    Now these look oh so yummy!

  2. Jill on February 4th, 2009 11:42 am

    The Kiddo’s would luv these! They would make a good classroom Valentines treat too!

    Thanks for Sharing :)

  3. SoBella Creations on February 4th, 2009 12:26 pm

    Sounds delicious!

  4. Teresa on February 4th, 2009 12:57 pm

    I admire how you took very simple ingredients and made the end result look like something from a high-end bakery!

  5. jacqui on February 4th, 2009 1:14 pm

    Ooo… I must try this. My little one will go nuts over them.

  6. K. Smith on February 4th, 2009 2:27 pm

    these are adorable, I bet they taste yummy too!

  7. Kalyn on February 4th, 2009 5:00 pm

    These look AMAZING!!!!! Who knew they would be so easy to make….. oh, and YES!!! Those chocolate wafers are VERY hard to find. I use them to make my Mud Pie Crust. I went to 4 stores one time, JUST to find them!!!
    Thanks… I think I’ll make these as a treat for Valentines! :)

  8. Zeemaid on February 5th, 2009 3:07 pm

    Wow, these look yumalicious. I love your page. It’s very sweet. :)

  9. Pumpkin Petunia on February 5th, 2009 6:03 pm

    These look incredible!

  10. Down Comforter on February 6th, 2009 10:46 am

    Sounds yummy - & easy to assemble :) I’m not much of a fan of Maraschino cherries, so maybe some other fruit would work - would probably have to add additional sugar.

  11. Julie on February 6th, 2009 12:10 pm

    I am on my way to the grocery store to get all the ingredients! They are adorable!
    Blessings….Love Julie

  12. Carmen on February 6th, 2009 4:19 pm

    wow! do those look good.

  13. Emily on February 7th, 2009 9:46 pm

    I absolutely love the Nabisco wafers! We make a similar dessert with wafers and whipped cream and call them Twos-on-Twos. They’re almost exactly like this but you cover the stacks with whipped cream to make little logs and chill overnight in the fridge. I had them as my wedding cake.
    Yours are darling!

  14. dana on February 8th, 2009 3:53 pm

    what a yummy idea. great creation!

  15. Jen on February 8th, 2009 4:51 pm

    Thanks for sharing. I made these this afternoon and took them to a cookout. (We had a rare, warm February day here in Virginia.) They were a huge hit! Thanks again!

  16. Katelyn on February 8th, 2009 9:53 pm

    These look superb. I think I know what I’m taking to my work v-day party.

  17. newbeautiful on February 8th, 2009 10:10 pm

    wow- what a great idea~ they are so adorable!

  18. jennifer on February 9th, 2009 11:13 am

    Just a comment on the Nabisco famous wafers…i have always seen them on the top shelf above ice cream cones and toppings at the stores where I shop. I don’t know why but they seem to always be there. So if not with the cookies, check ice cream cones :)

  19. consumer.co.uk on February 10th, 2009 8:46 am

    It is sooo hard to come by oreos here in the UK, Selfridges sell them, but they are ridiculously expensive - I remember I wanted to buy some lucky charms (the cereal) for my boyfriend and it was £7GBP for a small box :(

    I want to make some!!!!

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  21. Becca on February 11th, 2009 9:20 pm

    I am sitting at the computer drewling over these! I WANT one! Now I am going to have to make them! Thanks for the recipe!

    Becca

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  22. Suzanne Allen on February 13th, 2009 6:51 am

    I made these for the office and everyone loved them! A variation: my husband has been on a bread pudding kick and had made some Chantilly Cream for the topping. I took some of it and used it between the cookies. A wonderful “adult” version!

  23. Dee on February 21st, 2009 5:24 pm

    These look so Fabulous…yummy!!!
    Thanks for sharing : )

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