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Parmesan Wafers

June 18, 2025 by Naomi Toilalo WhānauKai Leave a Comment

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Parmesan Wafers

I am a complete sucker for beautiful decorations and especially wafers, shards or rustic shapes. What I also love is if a decoration only takes five minutes to make like these parmesan wafers do. They couldn’t be easier – simply take a piece of parmesan cheese and finely grate it on to a preheated frying pan. In just a few moment the tīhi (cheese) begins to set in a beautiful web, cook it for a few minutes or so more and pull it off as one big sheet. Then, break it in to delicate wafers that finish off any savoury treat, perfect for my savoury muffins.

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Parmesan Wafers

The simplest cheese decoration you can ever make – one ingredient, a fine grater and a frying pan is all you need to make these super fun parmesan wafers!
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Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes minutes
Servings 4 medium wafers

Ingredients

  • 50 g Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Simple heat a frying pan over medium heat.
  • Once it is heated, finely grate over the parmesan cheese in an even layer. Cook for two or three minutes.
    Using a fish slice, slowly lift the edges of the wafer. Once it starts to move as one, lift up the whole sheet and flip it over.
  • Cook it for 1 – 2 minutes more and then remove from the heat. Allow to cool and then break it in to wafers for whatever you want.
    They are so cute, I can't wait to see what you do with them.

Video

https://whanaukai.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/PARMASEN-WAFERS.mp4

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