American · Dessert
Pumpkin whoopie pies
Soft pumpkin spice cake rounds filled with sweetened cream cheese frosting, formed as two small cakey cookies rather than a full loaf. Baked at 350°F and chilled for a firmer, tender bite.
$2
15 minsPrep
14 minsCook
29 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
478Calories
6.9gProtein
26.8gFat
54.2gCarbs
33.1gSugar
2.3gFiber
612mgSodium
68mgChol
13.9gSat Fat
310mgPotassium
95mgCalcium
2.1mgIron
0.2mcgVitamin B12
1.8mgVitamin C
Goes well with
English Bitter Ale
local
Spiced Apple Cider
international
vegetarian
low-cholesterol
sweet-spot
thirty-min-meals
Instructions
1
Prep
Preheat oven to 350°F and line a small baking sheet with parchment. Measure pumpkin, flour, brown sugar, butter, oil, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt.
2
Whisk
In a small bowl, whisk pumpkin puree, brown sugar, softened butter and oil until smooth, about 1 minute.
3
Fold
Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt over the wet mixture and fold gently until no dry patches remain.
4
Bake
Drop batter in two even mounds onto the baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 12-14 minutes until tops spring back when pressed.
5
Cool
Slide parchment with cakes onto a rack and cool at room temperature for 20 minutes until firm to handle.
6
Cream
Beat softened cream cheese, powdered sugar and butter in a small bowl until smooth and lump-free, about 1 minute.
7
Build
Spread cream cheese filling over the flat side of one cooled cake and sandwich with the second cake, pressing gently.
8
Store
Wrap the whoopie pie in plastic or place in an airtight container and refrigerate; eat within 3 days.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup120g pumpkin puree
- 2/3 cup84g all-purpose flour
- 4 tbsp56g brown sugar
- 2 tbsp28g butter, softened
- 2 tbsp30ml vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp cinnamon-ground
- 1/4 tsp1/4 tsp ginger-ground
- 1/4 tsp1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 2 pinch2 pinch salt
- 3 oz86g cream cheese, softened
- 2 tbsp16g powdered sugar
- 1 tsp1 tsp butter, softened, for filling
