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snowballs

(1 rating)
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Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Alice May Matulevich
@villagechick1
The Villages, FL

They're not what you think they are (hint: not a cupcake!). These snowballs are a delicious refrigerated dessert made with vanilla wafers, pineapple filling, Dream Whip, and coconut.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

What a delicious treat these snowballs are. Different than anything we've ever made. The Nilla Wafers become softened while in the fridge but they're not soggy. Sweet and tart pineapple filling pairs well with the flaky sweet coconut. These snowballs are a nice, light, festive, and fluffy treat that everyone will love. They're so adorable too!

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(1 rating)
yield 42 serving(s)
prep time 2 Hr
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For snowballs

  • 1/4 c
    softened butter
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 2 can
    crushed pineapple, 20 oz each
  • 1 c
    walnuts
  • 2 box
    vanilla wafers
  • 2 box
    Dream Whip
  • 2 bag
    coconut

How To Make snowballs

  • Butter, vanilla extract, sugar, walnuts, and crushed pineapple mixed in a bowl.
    1
    Create the filling: Mix 1/4 cup of softened butter, 1 tsp of vanilla extract, 1 cup of sugar, walnuts, and crushed pineapple (well-drained).
  • Putting filling in between Nilla wafers.
    2
    Stack each snowball 4 wafers-high putting filling in between.
  • Preparing the Dream Whip.
    3
    Mix the frosting: Prepare 2 boxes of Dream Whip according to directions on the box and add in 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extract. You may need less frosting given that vanilla wafers are made so small these days (they were a lot bigger when I first made this recipe 55 yrs. ago!).
  • Stacked cookies rolled in coconut.
    4
    Spread the frosting generously over each snowball. Roll them in coconut. Crown with a cherry on top. Refrigerate for 24 hrs. Then, they can be frozen.
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