Our Whole Wheat Whoopie Pie Adventure!
Love whoopie pies but avoiding gluten? Try our wheat whoopie pie recipe for a healthy alternative that doesn't compromise on taste.
Ingredients
- 2 Cups 240g white whole wheat flour (original just called for "flour")
- ⅔ cup 53g unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 10 tablespoon softened butter
- 1 cup organic coconut palm sugar original called of 1 ¼ cups light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk original called for Buttermilk
The Filling
- 1 stick of butter softened
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar original recipe called for 2 cups
- 1 tablespoon almond milk original called for 2 tablespoon milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Put the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and whisk until well combined.⅔ cup 53g unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 Cups 240g white whole wheat flour (original just called for "flour")
- In another bowl, beat the butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Once fluffy, beat in the egg.10 tablespoon softened butter, 1 cup organic coconut palm sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla, 1 egg, ½ teaspoon vanilla
- On low speed, beat in the flour in 3 batches alternating with the almond milk until just combined.1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- Spray non-stick cookie sheets with non-stick cooking spray. Scoop 18 mounds of the batter on the sheets about 2 inches apart. This is where we went wrong and made ours about double the size we should have.
- Shape and smooth the mounds of batter with wet fingers.
- Refrigerate for a few minutes to set (original said 30 minutes -- we waited 10, tops) and then bake for 10-12 minutes until firm.
- Cool for 5 minutes on the sheets and then remove and let cool completely before adding the filling.
- While the cookies are cooling, beat one stick of butter until fluffy then gradually beat in the powdered sugar ¼ cup at a time. Add the milk about halfway through.1 stick of butter, 1 tablespoon almond milk, 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
Nutrition
Calories: 376kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 5gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 489mgPotassium: 138mgFiber: 3gSugar: 31gVitamin A: 418IUCalcium: 81mgIron: 2mg
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