Kinnikinnick Gluten Free Vanilla Wafers, 6.3 oz, 2 Pack

Name: Kinnikinnick Gluten Free Vanilla Wafers, 6.3 oz, 2 Pack
Brand: Kinnikinnick
SKU: KINNIKINNICK-139434-2-KE-B
Price: 19.72 USD
Availability: InStock

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Product Details

Kinnikinnick has been baking in Edmonton, Alberta since 1991, and the vanilla wafer is the cookie the bakery is best known for. It's a small, light, golden round with a clean vanilla flavor and a crisp snap, close enough to the wafer most American cooks grew up with that it slots into their recipes without adjustment.

Which is the whole reason most people buy them. Banana pudding is built on vanilla wafers: layered with sliced banana and custard and left to sit overnight, by which time the wafers have softened into something between cake and cookie. Two 6.3 oz boxes is about right for a full pan, with a handful left over to stand up around the edge.

They also crush into a crumb crust for cheesecake, stand in for ladyfingers in tiramisu, and hold up as a plain gluten free cookie with coffee.

Ingredients

Cane sugar, egg whites, rice flour, vegetable oil shortening (palm oil, modified palm oil), potato starch, pea starch, tapioca starch, modified cellulose, tapioca syrup, natural flavors, salt, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, mono calcium phosphate), sunflower lecithin, beta-carotene (color).

Nutrition Information

Servings per container	About 6
Serving size	7 wafers (32g)
Calories	140
Total Fat	5g (6% DV)
Saturated Fat	2.5g (13% DV)
Trans Fat	0g
Cholesterol	0mg (0% DV)
Sodium	115mg (5% DV)
Total Carbohydrate	24g (9% DV)
Dietary Fiber	1g (3% DV)
Total Sugars	10g
Includes Added Sugars	10g (20% DV)
Protein	1g
Vitamin D	0mcg (0% DV)
Calcium	10mg (0% DV)
Iron	0.1mg (0% DV)
Potassium	20mg (0% DV)

Allergen Information

Contains: Eggs

Manufacturers can change formulations at any time, so always read the physical label before consuming.

Directions & Storage

This product contains no preservatives. Store in a sealed container in a cool, dry place.

Kinnikinnick Gluten Free Vanilla Wafers, 6.... $19.72

Questions About This Product

The things people actually want to know before they cook with it.

Can I use these instead of Nilla Wafers in banana pudding?

Yes, and it is what most people buy them for. Kinnikinnick names banana pudding on the product itself, alongside trifles and tiramisu, and the wafers go in one for one with no change to the recipe. They are close enough in size, sweetness and snap that the layers build and soften the way the wheat version does.

How many boxes do I need for a pan of banana pudding?

The classic recipe calls for 45 wafers, which is about six ounces of cookies, so one 6.3 oz box covers a standard one and a half quart pudding. The two boxes here are about right for a 9 by 13 pan, with enough left over to stand up around the edge or crumble across the top.

Do they hold up once they are soaked in custard, or do they go to mush?

They soften into the cake like layer that banana pudding depends on, which is the intended result rather than a failure. Assemble it and refrigerate overnight so the wafers take up the custard evenly. Serve it within a day or two, since like the wheat original the layers keep softening the longer it sits.

Can I crush them for a gluten free pie or cheesecake crust?

Yes. A 9 inch crumb crust takes about a cup and a half of fine crumbs, roughly one 6.3 oz box, bound with melted butter and pressed firmly into the pan. Because the crumb is rice flour and starch with no gluten holding it together, the crust is shorter and breaks more easily than a wheat one, so press hard and chill it until firm before filling. Kinnikinnick bakes in a dedicated gluten free facility in Edmonton, so the crumbs do not bring gluten back into an otherwise gluten free dessert.

Can they stand in for ladyfingers in tiramisu?

Kinnikinnick lists tiramisu among the uses, and they work in the layered version rather than the upright one. They are small rounds rather than fingers, so you tile them across the dish instead of lining it. Dip briefly and move quickly, because a small crisp wafer takes up coffee faster than a dense ladyfinger does.

What else do people make with them?

Trifles, icebox cakes and layered puddings of any flavor, since the job is the same one they do in banana pudding. Crushed, they work as a crumb topping on a fruit crisp or as the base layer in bar cookies. Whole, they hold up as a plain cookie with coffee, which is how the bakery describes them first.

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