Nilla

Banana pudding wafers

Nilla is a brand name for vanilla-flavored wafer cookies, often used in banana pudding recipes.

The word has become somewhat generic for this style of light, crisp vanilla wafer: We need Nilla wafers for the dessert.

The name is a clipping of vanilla.

brand

Nabisco

American snack manufacturer

supermarket · packaging · retail · shelf · pantry · household · snack · purchase · consumer · product

dessert

banana pudding

Custard with sliced fruit

trifle · parfait · mousse · icebox cake · pie crust · layered · whipped cream · meringue · no-bake · cream filling

vanilla

flavoring

Substance adding taste

  • extractConcentrated derived substance
  • beanEdible legume seed
  • aromaPleasant distinctive smell

fragrance · creamy · Madagascar · scent · baking · ice cream · custard · pastry · orchid · tropical

wafer

crisp

Firm and breakable

  • crunchCrushing, grinding noise
  • goldenBright yellow, or precious
  • bakedCooked by dry heat

bite-sized · light · airy · stackable · dunkable · crumble · lunchbox · teatime · snack · treat

Categories
Opposites
flavor profile

Nillachocolate

Sweet from cacao seeds

Oreo · chocolate wafer · cocoa · dark chocolate · fudge

cookie construction

NillaOreo

Cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie

sandwich cookie · Hydrox · frosted cookie · whoopie pie · Chips Ahoy

flavor intensity

Nillaginger snap

Crisp spiced molasses cookie

lemon cookie · snickerdoodle · molasses cookie · peppermint · cinnamon

Family

vanilla, vanillin

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G