Classic Napolitaner

Classic Napolitaner by Loacker with hazelnut cream between crispy wafer sheets

Loacker's Classic Napolitaner is a wafer made of three crispy, light wafer sheets and two layers of hazelnut cream, which the company calls Napolitaner cream. The 45g pack is the classic pocket-sized format, made for coffee breaks, hiking backpacks, and desk drawers.

Classic Napolitaner is the hazelnut wafer from Loacker in South Tyrol and the classic in the company's range. Three wafer sheets and two layers of cream are layered alternately; the cream is prepared with Italian hazelnuts, a touch of cocoa, and real Bourbon vanilla. The entire wafer is named after this Napolitaner cream, and it is the variety that made Loacker famous.

Crispy, nutty, and feather-light

A Napolitaner wafer weighs almost nothing in your hand, and that is its appeal. The wafer sheets are baked so light that they shatter into fine flakes when you bite into them. In between lies the cream, soft and nutty, adding melt-in-the-mouth texture and sweetness between the sheets.

In terms of flavor, the roasted hazelnut comes to the fore, while the cocoa remains in the background, giving the cream a slight bitterness. The wafer sheet itself has a delicate taste of malt and fresh baking, with a pinch of salt keeping the sweetness in check. This keeps the wafer crispy, nutty, and airy, and after the first one, your hand reaches for a second of its own accord.

Why the cream melts on your tongue

The Napolitaner cream owes its melt-in-the-mouth quality to coconut oil, which is solid at room temperature and becomes soft at around 25 degrees. Consequently, the cream melts instantly in your mouth, and the hazelnut, cocoa, and vanilla come through all at once while the wafer sheet is still crunching.

For the same reason, the wafers do not like heat. On a sunny windowsill or in a heated car, the cream softens, and the sheet loses its crispness. Stored in a cool, dry place, both remain as they should be: the cream firm and the sheet crispy to the last bite.

The wafer sheets are baked from a thin batter with wheat flour, and then Loacker layers them alternately with the cream. The company consciously avoids added flavorings, colorings, and preservatives, with the flavor coming instead from nuts, cocoa, malt, and vanilla beans.

The classic for backpacks and coffee breaks

The 45g pack is the ideal format for on the go. It is flat enough for a jacket pocket, handy enough for a backpack, and large enough to share with a companion at a mountain hut. When sealed well, it can also withstand longer trips, as long as it stays in the shade of the backpack.

At home, the wafers sit alongside afternoon coffee, and you will quickly find other uses for them in the kitchen. Served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, they replace a cone, and coarsely crumbled, they provide a crunchy topping for a bowl of yogurt with fruit. They also work well in a quick layered dessert in a glass, between mascarpone and berries.

If you prefer more chocolate, you will find the same love for hazelnuts in the Tortina Original, under a coating of milk chocolate. All Loacker wafers from our range are listed on the manufacturer's page, with further sweet baked goods for the coffee table right next to them. With a pack of Napolitaner in your pocket, every break becomes a little nicer.