new jersey united states parent nabisco kraft foods until 2012 mondel z international 2012 present website snack works a box of nilla brand wafers nilla is a brand name owned by nabisco that is most closely associated with its line of vanilla flavored wafer style cookies . the name is a shortened version of vanilla the tropical type of flavor common to all nilla branded products . nilla wafers have been flavored with synthetic vanillin since their introduction . 1 nilla wafers are round thin light wafers . nilla wafer may sometimes be used colloquially like a genericized trademark for similar but unrelated products . the brand was registered in the united states in 1968 having been first used in late 1967 . contents 1 uses 2 history 3 see also 4 references 5 external links uses edit several varieties of nilla wafers are manufactured including a reduced fat version . nilla wafers are often used in homemade recipes as an ingredient particularly for banana cream pie or with banana pudding . a banana flavored nilla wafer was also offered at one time . the wafers are also used in icebox cake which is a no bake cake made by layering wafers with cream and pudding . nabisco also offers nilla branded pie crusts designed to save time for cooks who would otherwise have to crush the wafers by hand . the pie crust brand was registered in 1993 . nabisco also sponsored the b nilla bowl game in 2001 . history edit nilla wafers this section needs expansion . you can help by adding to it . march 2014 the original recipe and production process for the nilla wafer was invented by german confectioner gustave mayer in new dorp staten island about a hundred years ago . 2 briefly owned by philip morris usa from 2000 nabisco was combined with dinner foods and spun off in 2007 . see also edit graham cracker the more dense whole grain american cracker often sweetened ladyfinger biscuit the european type of light cookie wafer references edit nabisco . specimen postmarked january 16 1968 filed september 26 2007 . uspto . retrieved 2009 09 15 . ingredients flour sugar shortening whey solids eggs pure creamery butter emulsifier salt leavening vanillin and other artificial flavor . haunted new york mansion used for high end fashion shoots on sale for 2.3 million . daily mail february 25 2015 . http www.dailymail.co.uk news article 2968856 a picture perfect home ghosts haunted new york mansion owned sugar cookie magnate one america s photographed homes major fashion shoots listed sale 2 3m.html ixzz3ycwsyjys . accessed april 24 2015 external links edit official website of snack works v t e mondel z international brands nabisco brands and other snacks arrowroot barnum s animals barni belvita better cheddars cameo cheese nips chips ahoy claussen club social corn nuts enjoy life fig newtons filipinos fudgee o ginger snaps handi snacks honey maid in a biskit kinh do lef vre utile lu lorna doone mallomars mikado nilla nutter butter oreo peek freans premium crackers prince rice thins 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