Caramel Wafers Recipe - My Gorgeous Recipes (2024)

Published: Feb 22, 2019 · Modified: Aug 3, 2022 by Daniela Apostol · This post may contain affiliate links · 11 Comments

Caramel Wafers Recipe, my favourite sweet treat ever since l was a child. Crispy wafer sheets, crunchy walnuts and delicious sticky caramel filling, all in one amazing dessert. Sounds too good to be true? Believe me, it is true, and you can get it done in about 30 minutes or so.

I know there are some treats easier and cheaper to buy than make at home, but then there is something about the homemade desserts that is so satisfying and hard to say no to.

Wafers come in all sorts of shapes and fillings, with chocolate and strawberry fillings probably being the most popular. For this recipe, I bought the wafer sheets, and made my own caramel and walnut filling, and it's so delicious!

There probably are recipes out there for plain wafer sheets too, but it's rather convenient to have them ready-made. Especially that they come in a large packet and they aren't that expensive either.

Your best place for finding wafer sheets are international shops, like Easter-European in my case - since wafers are a popular dessert over there, there are easily available.

How to make caramel wafers

The caramel filling is a tad different from the good old caramel sauce.

We need a thicker, stickier consistency, so that we can sandwich two wafers together. It's not difficult to make it, but you do have to keep a close eye on it.

So, we first need some plain wafer sheets. Then, we need to make the caramel filling:

• add the caster sugar and water to a pan, and set it over a low heat, stirring occasionally
• the caramel will will ready in about 20-25 minutes, it will have a light brown colour, and a sticky consistency

NOTE! Do not increase the heat, otherwise the caramel will burn quickly! It needs to cook on a low heat, even if it takes some time.

• beat the butter with icing sugar, add the eggs, and mix well
• once the caramel is ready, add the butter mixture to it, and leave to cook for a further 5 minutes, so that it can thicken into a sauce
• add the chopped walnuts, or any other nuts of your choice, then take it off the heat and leave to cool slightly
• spread the filling over a wafer sheet, and top with another sheet, you will get about 7 caramel wafers depending on their size

Leave the wafers aside for at least 2-3 hours, the caramel with harden and the wafers will soften slightly, given us the best caramel dessert you can get.

Tips and tricks

Wafer sheets come in all sorts of sizes and shapes. The ones I used for this particular recipe are small and round, and don't need slicing.

A more popular version is the large sheets in a rectangle shape, which would fit a baking tray. In this case, you can spread the filling over the bottom sheet, then top with another sheets, and once the caramel sets, you can slice everything up into bars.

When the caramel cools down, the wafer sheets soften, so it's a lot easier to slice then, without the risk of breaking them.

Other recipes that use variations of caramel sauce

Flan without Condensed Milk

Pumpkin Bread Pudding

Stuffed Baked Apple Halves

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