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This Famous Chocolate Refrigerator Roll Recipe had only 2 required ingredients (Famous Chocolate Wafers and whipped topping) and 2 optional ingredients, for toppings (rainbow sprinkles and maraschino cherries). Try this easy-to-prepare recipe for your next dessert!
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Famous Chocolate Refrigerator Roll Recipe
Hi Everyone, are you ready for an easy, quite retro, no-bake, dessert recipe?
Look no further than this Refrigerator Roll Recipe!
Firstly, there are only 2 required ingredients (Famous Chocolate Wafers and whipped topping), and secondly, 2 optional ingredients, for toppings (rainbow sprinkles and maraschino cherries).
Because we believe in easy, versatile recipes, we want to present this lovely version of an “icebox-style” cake.
I love this recipe because it’s so low-stress, it’s easy to make with kids helping.
Questions and Answers
What are other names for Famous Chocolate Refrigerator Roll?
- famous chocolate wafer refrigerator roll or nabisco famous chocolate wafer refrigerator roll
- zebra cake or zebra roll – it gets this name from the vertical lines seen when you slice through the cake, made by the wafers.
- icebox cake – this is a more general term used to describe a no-bake, cake that uses cookies or wafers, is assembled with whipped topping or a cream or a pudding ingredients and refrigerated to chill. The cookies/wafers, become soft and cake-like during this process.
- nabisco chocolate wafer log cake – the brand/company Nabisco makes/manufactured the Famous Chocolate Wafers.
- chocolate wafer cake roll
- chocolate wafer cake
- chocolate wafer dessert
- chocolate wafer dessert with whipped cream
- freezer cake recipe
Ingredients
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Here are the ingredients for this recipe:
- 9 ounces (255 grams) (1 package) Famous Chocolate Wafers
- 8 ounces (1 container, about 2 cups) Whipped topping, like Cool Whip
- rainbow sprinkles, for topping, optional
- maraschino cherries, for topping, optional
Kitchen Tools
There are not many kitchen tools required for this recipe! We also link (affiliate links) to the tools in the recipe card at the end of the post.
Here’s a list of tools:
- offset spatula
- baking spatula
- oval or rectangular plate for serving
- pie serving spatula
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Recipe Attribution
This recipe is very similar to the recipe on the Famous Chocolate Wafer package, “Famous Chocolate Refrigerator Roll” but not exactly the same, it’s my version of it.
My dad told me that this is exactly the kind of recipe (icebox cake) that my grandmother, his mom, would make back in the 1950s and ’60s, so it’s very special to me that I’m drawn to this simple, family-friendly kind of recipe. It just makes everything come full-circle. I love a good retro recipe!
Recipe Notes
- For Decorating: Add the sprinkles, amount to taste, and top with maraschino cherries to the top.
- For Serving: Slice perpendicular to the wafers to get striped or “zebra-like” slices. Makes 14 servings.
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Famous Chocolate Refrigerator Roll
This Famous Chocolate Refrigerator Roll Recipe had only 2 required ingredients (Famous Chocolate Wafers and whipped topping) and 2 optional ingredients, for toppings (rainbow sprinkles and maraschino cherries). Try this easy-to-prepare recipe for your next dessert!
Ingredients
- 9 ounces (255 grams) (1 package) Famous Chocolate Wafers, plus more if you want extra for topping
- 8 ounces (1 container, about 2 cups) Whipped topping, like Cool Whip
- rainbow sprinkles, for topping, optional
- maraschino cherries, for topping, optional
Instructions
- Using an offset spatula, sandwich 5-6 chocolate wafers to each other in an even amount. Stand the layered, wafer sandwich on its side. Repeat with wafer sandwiches as long as you want it or until you run out of wafers. Use the remaining amount of whipped topping on the sides, top, and ends of the roll. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight before serving.
- When the roll is done chilling in the fridge, optionally, you can decorate it with your favorite sprinkles and maraschino cherries. Slice and serve, enjoy!
Notes
- This recipe is very similar to the recipe on the Famous Chocolate Wafer package, “Famous Chocolate Refrigerator Roll” but not exactly the same, it’s my version of
- For Decorating: Add the sprinkles, amount to taste, and top with maraschino cherries to the top.
- For Serving: Slice perpendicular to the wafers to get striped or "zebra-like" slices. Makes 14 servings.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 14 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 83Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 106mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 1gSugar: 7gProtein: 1g
Please note that the Calculated Nutrition is an estimate at best. If you make this recipe and love it, remember to stop back and give it a 5-star rating – it helps others find the recipe!
(This recipe was photographed on 11/7/2021 and it was first published on 11/29/2021)
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