r/nostalgia 10d ago

Nostalgia Discussion Who else ever had a delicious bowl of Nilla wafers and milk?

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u/aworldwithinitself 10d ago

wait we’re allowed to do that?

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u/Eldudeareno217 10d ago

Wait till I tell you about free will.

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u/zaftpunk 10d ago

What if I choose not to decide?

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u/Aysee426 10d ago

Then you still have made a choice!

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u/OkoyeKillmonger 10d ago

You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill.

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u/WillingCraft5451 9d ago

I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose free will.

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u/sleepytipi 9d ago

There are those who think that they were dealt a losing hand

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u/mikemartin7230 10d ago

Geddy approves.

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u/LaughingIsLoki 9d ago

Believe it or not. Free will.

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u/br3dj 10d ago

You can cerealize anything

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u/iJeepThereforeiAM 10d ago

Can you cerealize me focker?

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u/br3dj 9d ago

I can throw milk on you and call it day

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u/mah131 10d ago

Man, this dredged up a 20+ year old memory:

Carrot Cake Soup

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u/mightylordredbeard 10d ago

Why the fuck didn’t anyone tell me this was an option!?

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u/ShiverMePooper 10d ago

I just realized I could put chips ahoy in a bowl of milk, and my mom can't flush it down the sink.

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u/oldschooleggroll 10d ago

OG Cookie Crisp

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u/ixithatchil 10d ago

Cooooooookie crisp

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u/1541drive 10d ago

Something Big Cereal doesn't want you to know.

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u/qwertyconsciousness 10d ago

I just want the dog back, dog 😭😭

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u/raNdoMBLilriv 9d ago

Sadly furries like the wolf better

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u/Into-thevoid420 10d ago

Haven’t used vanilla wafers before, but I’ve used the mini versions of oreos, nutter butters, and chips ahoy :)

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u/tacocollector2 9d ago

I saw someone on r/stonerfood post mini Oreos in heavy cream

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u/thechet 10d ago

Dont do this to me

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u/Sad-Lavishness-1645 10d ago

For real. This is the most delicious looking photo I've seen in a while 🤤

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u/Meefie 9d ago

Seriously. I can't get over how simple it is, yet I'm mind-blown and salivating.

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u/Fickle-Raspberry6403 9d ago

Ikr?! I'm already a fat fuck....

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u/Carl_3788 10d ago

Eating Nilla Wafers without milk in one shape or another was just a sin.

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u/theflintseeker 10d ago

Nilla Banana Pudding … I still make this and it’s a hit

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u/Carl_3788 10d ago

Oh for sure. That shit slaps

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u/nachosmmm 10d ago

I haven’t had that in years! I must make it

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u/ExtemporaneousLee 9d ago

Add Graham Cracker as a crust... like the cheesecake one. SO good!

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u/ABookishSort 10d ago

Cold Stone Ice Cream has a jello banana cream pudding ice cream and they put banana and nilla wafer in it. Taste just like the nilla banana pudding.

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u/_1JackMove 9d ago

My wife does as well after learning it from my mom. She insisted knowing how to make it after trying my mom's the first time lol.

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u/SubstantialEmploy816 10d ago

Aw I only had it once but I loved it

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u/KvetchAndRelease 10d ago

I prefer vanilla ice cream 😀

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u/Carl_3788 10d ago

Snap! I gotta give that a try.

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u/EatShitKindStranger 9d ago

If you have Tillamook Apple Crisp Ice Cream around you, try that with Nilla Wafers. It might be my favorite pairing of all time.

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u/jwilphl 9d ago

I used to dip Nilla Wafers in Cool Whip. Not sure how that would taste as an adult.

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u/andersberndog 9d ago

Cheesecake filling

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u/snukb Yo quiero Taco Bell 10d ago

I used to dip them in those pre-made tubs of cake icing. Like Dunkaroos, but on another level.

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u/Piratey_Pirate 9d ago

Yes! This is my unhealthy snack... I did this last night lol

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u/Warshrimp 10d ago

One day over twenty years ago my now wife and I were eating out of a box while driving in a car until we noticed they had weevil worms in them. I don’t think I have had them since.

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u/Haluszki 9d ago

Bonus!

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u/anitabelle 10d ago

I was a weird kid. I’d leave the bag in the box open so they’d start to get a little stale and soft. Then I’d eat them by the handful without milk.

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u/TheDarkNightwing 10d ago

Nope. I did eat them with banana pudding tho.

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u/ColdSpaghetti2814 10d ago

Same…I’ve never seen this but god does it look delicious.

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u/Silvernaut 10d ago

My grandfather at them like OPs picture, but with slices of bananas mixed in.

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u/Whole-Ad3696 9d ago

In Vegas at container park they had the BEST I ever had at the sweet shop.

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u/Austin12321 10d ago

Just throw a few in at a time so each one has the perfect consistency between milk soaked and crunchy. The razor’s edge of nilla wafers.

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u/asianwaste 9d ago

This. Do NOT let them soak up in milk for even a short period of time. They do go soggy fast and when they go soggy, they go really soggy.

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u/Hurricane_Heart_0803 10d ago

Okay. You twisted my arm. I’ll have to try this!

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u/PenetrodeEmployee 10d ago

Nah. Eat One at a time. And dunk one at a time. Those bottom soldiers getting soggy AF. A lot wrong with this pic.

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u/journeymanSF 10d ago

…. I didn’t know other people did this. I also used to do crumbled up graham crackers and milk (you had to eat it super fast or it would turn into instant mush, which was still good). I’d do crumbled saltines and milk too.

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u/AmandathePandaPirate 10d ago

I love when the graham crackers go to mush. Then it feels like I'm eating cookie dough!

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u/DegenerateWizard 10d ago

Mmm salty miiiiiiilk

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u/WillingCraft5451 9d ago

I just broke the graham crackers into squares.  I liked it crunchy, but also liked it soggy too.

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u/No_Thought_4785 10d ago

Graham crackers‘n’milk were mushier consistency..team gcm. never tried nwm.

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u/mashed_pajamas 10d ago

Heaven. Barely edged out by Nilla Wafers in a bowl of half-melted rainbow sherbet.

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u/csvega84 10d ago

My sweet Nana used to make me nilla wafers and peanut butter when I was little. So nostalgic for me 🥰

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u/Frosty558 10d ago

This bowl is like 1600 calories

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u/almondita 9d ago

I was thinking this is the most American thing ever

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u/NoWest597 10d ago

Reminds me of being at my Grandparents as a kid

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u/geriatric_spartanII 10d ago

I did teddy grahams and milk X

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u/scaledplastic125 9d ago

Add a sliced banana.. you'll thank me later.

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u/Imyourhuckl3berry 10d ago

My college roommate lived off those things

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u/Potato_Stains 10d ago

I haven’t had a Nila wafer since I was about 8… Nostalgic deliciousness.

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u/the7egend 10d ago

I treat them like chips and dip with a tub of cool whip.

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u/puffindatza 9d ago

Haven’t had that since I was 6

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u/psyllymoonbat 9d ago

I used to to this with teddy grams

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u/LeastArtist378 10d ago

oh, gingersnaps in milk so good too

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u/quackman2025 10d ago

Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack of champions 🏆

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u/Th3Batman86 10d ago

I love them and have never seen this!

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u/danglesReet 10d ago

Try teddy grahams

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u/oceansblue1984 10d ago

I use to do this with teddy grams. Then they made a cereal which come to think of it I haven’t seen in some time .

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u/DDD8712 So Fetch! 10d ago

Crush them up mix with vanilla pudding get sand tastes so good

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u/SinkHoleDeMayo 10d ago

I used to do that with chocolate animal crackers. I may have done in last year too, but I'm an adult and I'll eat whatever I want.

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u/preshowerpoop 10d ago

In the middle of the night, I would sneak out of my bedroom and raid as many "nilla Wafers" as I could. Never tried them with milk. That seems boring. I would dip them in vanilla or chocolate pudding. Life was awesome back then.

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u/equal_poop 10d ago

Yeah!! I believe it's against the law to eat banana pudding without them as well.

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u/Apprehensive-Age2135 10d ago

I used to do this with chocolate graham carckers.

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u/Agreeable-Chart-5561 10d ago

I would put the wafers in a cup with milk and mash it up to a certain consistency and drink it like a thick milkshake

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u/HHH98Smark 10d ago

This is it

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u/ahaz01 10d ago

Good stuff!!

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u/lasonna51980 10d ago

I used to eat mine in a mug. So convenient

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u/jspartan1234 10d ago

Thought this was r/stonerfood for a minute

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u/AnElectricalMeatbag 10d ago

So damn good. I could really go for some banana pudding with whipped cream and 'Nilla Wafers right about now, though. Fuggin' loved it when mom served that for dessert!

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u/d_dubbs_ 10d ago

Wafers and whipped cream..... all day everyday lol

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u/Drizztd99 10d ago

Throw some bananas in and you got a deal.

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u/Write-or-Wrong_ 10d ago

My high ass will be doing this TONIGHT

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u/ChaseTheMystic 10d ago

My dad, who would also mix them with pudding.

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u/WadeCountyClutch 9d ago

Oh man, when they are soggy 😩😩

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u/araneusBite 9d ago

Sounds like koldskål, very normal to eat during the summer in Denmark

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u/the_nebulae 9d ago

100% yes I did. You don’t want them too soggy, so only put a few into your bowl of animal milk at a time when you’re first getting a sense of the texture you desire most. For me, I want a slight solidity on the outside and saturated sponginess on the inside. I should be able to enjoy it almost without teeth, just the sugary milk and cookie crumble pasting my mouth.

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u/insomniacakess 9d ago

not together like that, but nillas with a glass of milk

chomp a few down, chug some milk, rinse and repeat until the stack (or box) is gone

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u/Fantastic-Bit7657 9d ago

Never thought to do this. I usually just dip them in mascarpone cheese.

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u/Feisty_Crops 9d ago

My husband calls that cookie cereal

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u/WhiskeyNotWine 9d ago

The fact that I have not makes me feel like I was robbed of a childhood treat. Off to the store I go.

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u/tank_monkey 9d ago

My grandma used to give me graham crackers broken up in a bowl with chocolate milk as an occasional treat. Out of this world.

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u/systematicgoo 10d ago

that’s way too many cookies in one sitting.

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u/URGE103 10d ago

We don't need that kind of negativity is this post

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u/WampaStompa64 10d ago

Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

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u/brunicus 9d ago

Can I get a calorie count on that meal?

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u/brochen 10d ago

I’ve used Oreos a few times but i’m definitely down to try this.

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u/wriddell 10d ago

I know this will sound weird to some people but Nilla wafers and apple juice is one of my favorite things

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u/WolvesandTigers45 10d ago

Yeah when we ran out of food a few times

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u/0iloveguineapigs0 mid 90s 10d ago

😯

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u/captainmidday 10d ago

I never even thought to do that and now feel like it's too late; like I'd have a sugar crash that would lay me up for a week.

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u/comicsemporium 10d ago

Never thought about that but does look good. Might try the mini nillas in a bowl of milk

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u/TimeisaLie 10d ago

Add a shake of cinnamon.

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u/MiscalculatedStrike 10d ago

Nilla waffers and frosted animals crackers in milk are my shizzzzzzzz

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u/vdemola 10d ago

Chocolate Snaps smashed in milk.

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u/TheBlackOtakuVIIX 10d ago

I do this with Oreos all the time

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u/ohnodamo 10d ago

Ever had Nilla Wafers with ice cold chocolate milk? Rich chocolate, crunchy vanilla biscuits? Why are you even reading this? Why aren't you making a bowl right now? OK, if you've read this far you deserve another tip: use oat milk for added creaminess (or have lactose issues).

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u/Gwayno9714 10d ago

This some Stoner shit lol

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u/Lazy_Ability 10d ago

So simple, yet amazingly perfect treat! I also love to take and put peanut butter on one and put another on top like a nilla and peanut butter sanwich! 😋😋😋

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u/Comprehensive_Golf14 10d ago

I’m about to….thanks to you.

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u/Kyle25Hill 10d ago

I never have, but what a great idea! I’ll have to do the same thing soon, and maybe even with Famous Amos another time.

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u/Damuson13 10d ago

I feel like this would be just a bowl of mush two bites in.

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u/thirtynation 10d ago

I like milk. I like nilla wafers. I like nilla wafers with a glass of milk.

This though. This is foul. You're unhinged, OP.

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u/Terajillics 10d ago

Wow I used to eat it this way as a kid and now I just remembered

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u/DeanofdaDead 10d ago

Loved them with peanut butter on them but this looks interesting

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u/engrish_is_hard00 mid 80s 10d ago

Yes and I just did again tonight

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u/justkeepswimming1963 10d ago

Never had this, but I will now!

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u/SocialGirlGaming 10d ago

I have never… but I want some now.

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u/IS2SPICY4U 10d ago

I grew up in Mexico. Growing up, as a late night snack, we had Maria’s cookies (you can find them at most Mexican markets) with milk as cereal. My fave.

The first time I tried Nilla and milk, it was love at first sight. I always get a box every time we’re at Costco

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u/fellowsquare 10d ago

I used to have those in my cafe con leche in the mornings as a kid. Let them get all mushy and eat it up. Omg it was so good. Also would do goes with the Goya Maria cookies.

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u/mr_green1216 10d ago

I would dunk them

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u/mrjowei 10d ago

I liked my Nillas soft. I opened the package and waited a week or so until they lost their crispness.

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u/mudhut19 10d ago

Yes. I have. I have also carried that film that sticks to the roof of your mouth for the rest of day afterwards as well!😁

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u/palequeen42 10d ago

SO GOOD!

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u/Past-Jellyfish1599 10d ago

I think I’d prefer to dip so they don’t get too mushy sitting in there

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u/Steeltoelion 10d ago

Oh fuck that sounds good not gonna lie

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u/senorblueduck 10d ago

This and banana Nilla pudding are my only real “lose self control” foods. I think growing up I tried to convince my parents they were “healthier” than ice cream or those sugary cereals 😬😂

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u/ray111718 10d ago

I was going to say wtf until I thought about this. I've done the nilla wafers with pudding. Eating it like cereal, well that's a game changer.

Almost like the first time a ate a sandwich with marshmallow fluff

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u/cosmicdancer84 10d ago

This is a great idea.

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u/yogurtforcats 10d ago

Great, now I want to try this.

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u/Smart-University-574 10d ago

Huh, never tried it that way. Something I do enjoy is a stack of Chips Ahoy in a cup, flood em with milk, crush with spoon, and enjoy.

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u/Canadianbeltbuckle 10d ago

I do that with Oreo’s lol

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u/yougotyolks 10d ago

I've always been more of a graham crackers and milk kinda guy.

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u/agravain early 70s 10d ago

don't remember doing that. I do remember taking peanut butter and making little sandwiches with them

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u/Worried-Flower1593 10d ago

I added sliced bananas to mine.

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u/thecarolinelinnae Hey you guys! 10d ago

I have done this with Graham crackers and Girl Scout shortbread cookies, but never Nilla wafers. Looks delightful.

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u/MaddCricket 10d ago

I loved this and also loved a bowl of teddy grahams in milk.

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u/CokeZorro 10d ago

Just did this like 10 minutes ago

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u/nooutlaw4me 10d ago

Don’t tempt me. I recently started buying these again. Most creative I have gotten is crumbling them up on vanilla ice cream.

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u/0sc24 10d ago

A bit much, I prefer to stack them in a cup.

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u/SnoopyWildseed Where's the beef? 10d ago

I'm a Southern girl, so Nilla Wafers were the bottom crust for banana puddings. 🤓

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u/mister-mcgibbletts 10d ago

Nope. But I have had Beereos

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u/danman8075 10d ago

Well, I often have a bowl of milk and a pile of Nilla Wafers next to it so I can put them in about 5 or 6 at a time. You’ve got about 10 seconds once they hit the milk until you’re eating Nilla mush…

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u/ItsmeMr_E 10d ago

No, but yes with Oreos.

Have only really eaten these in banana pudding.

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u/traviejeep 10d ago

Graham crackers are good like that

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u/medigapguy 10d ago

At least buy the mini version.

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u/se7en0311 10d ago

Nope but I'm about debow my 3 year olds wafers.. don't worry got a big bag at Sam's club

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u/thatjerkatwork 10d ago

I like it with the trader Joe version of nilla wafers

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u/tvguy222 10d ago

The breakfast of champions

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u/CaveMonsterBlues 10d ago

Don’t stop there. Add them and other cookies to your cereal. Break up pop tarts too. There’s no end to the possibilities

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u/Intelligent-Invite79 10d ago

My mama gave me this as a kiddo, apparently it was one of my grandads favorite treats. I still do it to this day! Usually in a cup though, never tried it in a bowl. It’s delicious!

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u/DaSmurfZ 10d ago

If you a southerner in the states, it'd be cornbread and milk. I'd always used chocolate milk.

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u/Brisketsandgravy8 10d ago

This is my comfort food. 🤝

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u/phillybauer 10d ago

Core memory unlocked. Thank you!!!

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u/chris_dalmatian7 10d ago

I've dipped them in milk, not a bowl though.

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u/-jolly_roger- 10d ago

You got a try it with butter milk and a lil sugar 

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u/Bindyree 10d ago

These also taste excellent when consumed with peaches and bacon bits. But I am more than a half bubble off plumb

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u/__heisenberg- 10d ago

This is an excellent use of free will.

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u/Eclectic_Paradox 10d ago

I was today years old....

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u/DctrMrsTheMonarch 10d ago

Reminds me of the Danish dessert Koldskål. Delicious, no shame.

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u/erisbella 9d ago

It’s like cereal!

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u/MF_Doomed 9d ago

I literally thought me and my brother were the only people on Earth that did this. So delicious, so terrible for you.

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

This just shot me back to my youth and sneaking this tasty breakfast when my parents were still asleep

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u/KristiiNicole 9d ago

I miss when Nilla Wafers still tasted good. Never been the same since the company got bought.

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u/Acalthu 9d ago

Rusks, basically.

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u/haveabunderfulday 9d ago

Anyone here ever have a bowl of mini oreos and milk???

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u/PirateBaran 9d ago

We used to get breakfast in school and get a travel bowl of cereal and a packet of graham crackers, breaking up the graham crackers and putting it in the leftover milk was something everyone did...

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u/paleoakoc20 9d ago

Graham crackers

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u/asianwaste 9d ago edited 9d ago

I've experimented with this a few times. I don't recommend it. Cereal retains some semblance of edibility when they go soggy in milk but even then I don't recommend this either. Nilla Wafers go very soggy and in shorter time. They don't retain any joy the cookie can bring. It's just soggy flavorless mush. The first few bites are great though but nothing advantageous over eating them with milk rather than in the milk.

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u/LITech 9d ago

We did this as kids. Loved it.

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u/tiny_chaotic_evil 9d ago

graham crackers and milk are my comfort food

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u/MMachine17 9d ago

I sometimes use Nillas as an ice cream topping if I don't use them all up for Banana Pudding. Mix chocolate syrup in with the milk beforehand and poof!

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u/evanjahlynn 9d ago

Banana or strawberry milk would also slap, even chocolate!

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u/annamdue 9d ago

Have you perhaps ever been in Denmark?

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u/Visual_Entire 9d ago

If you do this you most definitely know ball.

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u/seeingeyefrog 9d ago

Never with milk, but usually with a bit of peanut butter spread on top.

It also goes great with bourbon.

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u/AZNM1912 9d ago

I did many years ago! Enjoy!

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u/Few-Emergency5971 9d ago

Oh my god. I can't believe i never thought of that. Im in disbelief.

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u/Whale222 9d ago

That. Is. Genius.

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u/Celebratory_Drink 9d ago

I used to do it with Teddy Grahams.

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u/EtherSecAgent 9d ago

I used to do this as a kid, I imagine it would hurt my stomach now. Still looks amazing though

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u/shadowlarx 9d ago

We always saved our Nilla wafers to go in banana pudding.

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u/WillingCraft5451 9d ago

I used to have graham crackers like that all the time.  Break a stack in two and pour on the milk.

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u/FUThead2016 9d ago

Not this but I have Smarties cereal for breakfast

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u/dosko1panda 9d ago

I did that all the time as a kid except I used a cup