Oui Oui Wafer Banana Macarons

Ingredients

• ½ (8-ounce) package plain vegan cream cheese
• 1 small ripe DOLE^® Banana, peeled and mashed (about ⅓ cup)
• 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
• ½ kiwi, peeled and finely chopped
• 16 drained mandarin oranges in mandarin orange juice, halved crosswise
• 64 vanilla wafer cookies

Directions

1. Purée cheese, banana and sugar in a food processor on high 30 seconds or until smooth; transfer to medium bowl and stir in kiwi. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or up to overnight. Makes about 1 cup.

2. Transfer cheese mixture to small zip-top plastic bag; snip bottom corner with kitchen scissors. Pipe 1½ teaspoons cheese mixture in center of 32 wafer cookies; place 1 orange slice in center of cheese mixture and top with remaining wafer cookies. Serve macarons immediately. Makes 32 macarons.

    

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