NILLA Chocolate-Banana Sandwiches

Name: NILLA Chocolate-Banana Sandwiches
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 2 bananas, mashed (about 1 cup); ½ cup sugar; 1 Tbsp. orange juice; 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice; salt; 1 pkg. semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted, divided; 48 NILLA Wafers; 3 Tbsp. multi-colored sprinkles (red, white and green)

Vanilla wafers are filled with homemade banana jam then dipped in chocolate and sprinkles for delicious bite size cookie sandwiches.

Prep time:

0 h

Total time:

0 h 0 min

Servings:

Makes 24 servings, 1 wafer sandwich each.

Ingredient list

2 fully ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)
½ cup sugar
1 Tbsp. orange juice
1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
Pinch of salt
1 pkg. (4 oz.) semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted, divided
48 NILLA Wafers
3 Tbsp. multi-colored sprinkles (red, white and green)

Directions

Combine bananas, sugar, orange juice, lemon juice and salt in medium saucepan; bring to boil on medium heat, stirring frequently. Simmer on medium-low heat 10 to 15 min. or until thickened, stirring frequently.

Spoon 1/2 cup prepared banana jam into bowl. Refrigerate 30 min. or until cooled. Meanwhile, refrigerate remaining jam in separate bowl until ready to use as desired. (See Tip.)

Cover baking sheet with parchment. Spread thin layer of melted chocolate onto flat side of each wafer; place, chocolate side up, on prepared baking sheet. Let stand 5 min.

Spoon 1 tsp. of the cooled 1/2 cup banana jam onto center of each of 24 of the wafers; cover with remaining wafers, chocolate coated sides down, to make 24 wafer sandwiches.

Dip sandwiches, 1 at a time, halfway into remaining melted chocolate; return to baking sheet. Top with sprinkles.

Refrigerate 30 min. or until chocolate is firm. Keep refrigerated.

Recipe Tips

How to Use the Remaining Banana Jam
Use remaining banana jam to make peanut butter and jam sandwiches; as a topping for pancakes, waffles or ice cream; or as a spread for your favorite crackers or NILLA Wafers.
Note
These fun treats can be refrigerated up to 1 week before serving.
Shortcut
Substitute 1/2 cup purchased banana jam for the homemade jam needed to prepare this recipe. Look for it online or at specialty food stores. Or, prepare this recipe using your favorite flavor of fruit jam, such as apricot, blackberry or raspberry.