This past week was the first real week of fall for me. And Fall is one of the best times of the year to bake.
The earthy flavors have a sense of homeyness, and rich aroma that can’t be beat.
Before I could decide exactly what to bake this week, I asked my friends on Facebook what their favorite fall flavors were. Their responses inspired me to make these easy and incredibly delicious pumpkin whoopie pies.
But first, do you know what exactly a whoopie pie is? They started as a Pennsylvania Amish tradition and spread throughout the New England area.
According to food historians, Amish women would bake these and put them in farmers’ lunchboxes. When farmers would find them at lunch, they would shout “Whoopie!”
Lately, I’ve been reading about how whoopie pies are about to replace cupcakes as the trendy new dessert. If this is true, I can’t wait to see the different gourmet flavors of whoopie pies!
I made a spiced cream cheese filling to go with my pumpkin whoopie pies. If you don’t have cream cheese on hand, a vanilla or chocolate filling would be amazing as well.
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Ingredients:
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1/3 cup organic butter, softened
- 1 package spiced cake mix
- 2 large organic eggs
- 1/2 cup organic milk
- Preheat your oven to 375º F and either lightly grease your cookie sheet or line it with something like parchment paper or foil.
- Beat together the pumpkin and butter until it is completely smooth.
- Add the cake mix, eggs and milk. Mix those together for a minute or so.
- Drop the batter by rounded tablespoons on to the cookie sheets.
- Bake for about 15 minutes or until the bottoms are starting to brown and they are golden on top.
To Assemble the Whoopie Pies:
- While the pumpkin cookies are cooling make the spiced cream cheese filling that I made, or which every frosting/filling recipe you desire.
- Take one of your whoopie cookies…
- Put a HUGE layer of filling on it…
- Smash a similarly shaped one top, and you’re done! I recommend enjoying your whoopies right away with a glass of milk. If there are any left at the end of the day, individually wrap them in plastic wrap and store either in the refrigerator.
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hi i’m a beginner blogger who’s still trying to figure out the categories option in blogspot.com!! your pies look adorable and it made me incredibly sad that i’m not getting time enough to be doing such things. i’m from India and the commonest snag is difference in ingredients. now can fresh pumpkin be used? no canned ones in my area. what does one package cake mix mean? readymade cake mix not so available. how else do i make them?
amazing photos and sincere descriptions that motivate anyone to try it. i liked the whoopie stuff too. great great great!
Kitchen Morph,
I’m so glad you like the whoopies! I hope at some point you get the chance to make them, they are so versatile and pretty easy to make. Yes, you can definitely use fresh pumpkin, I wish I could I just didn’t have any available. Just make a pumpkin puree and use that instead of canned pumpkin. A standard package of cake mix is just ready made cake mix. Let me look into how to substitute that and i’ll get back to you! Also, a block of cream cheese is 8 ounces or 226 grams and a stick of butter is 4 ounces or 113 grams, it is also 8 tablespoons. Let me know if you need more information on those conversions. I am not sure if there is a ready made substitute for marshmallow fluff but you could try and make your own! I added a link to the spiced cream cheese frosting recipe if you are interested in trying it. If you do, let me know how it goes. Hope this helps!
well, can information be greater??!! i’ve plaintain muffins up my sleeve. so the whoopies come after that. we get only fresh pumpkin here. one technical doubt. how did you add the spiced cream cheese filling link in the pie entry. i tried insert link for my chocolate sauce recipe but it didn’t work. and i don’t know who i asked now but how do you add the categories list in blogspot; like cakes, breakfast, fish, meat…
I’m not really sure how to add links in blogspot. On wordpress there is a chain link symbol on a button you can click. And for the categories there is a box with an area to add new categories.
OK. i’m gonna try the cream cheese frosting for the plantain muffins i’m baking today. and as usual i substitute cottage cheese for cream cheese. i like the new look of your blog. it’s less jarring for the eyes. i’d love you to follow my blog: kitchen-morph.blogspot.com
They look amazing!!!! I’ve been dying to make whoopie pie lately! I will try your recipe!
Thank you so much! These really are fabulous. They keep well in the refrigerator, too. Let me know how your baking adventures go!
now those are some pretty great whoppie pies!! Pumpkin is perfect for this time of year! Thanks for sharing your creation with us!
Thank you so much! I am glad you like the recipe, I hope you have the chance to make them, they really are awesome.
Hey BFB! Your pumpkin whoopie pies look delicious! I did a vegan version on my site recently too. You know what they say about great minds!
Thank you! I saw your vegan recipe on FoodBuzz last night! I can’t wait to see what other recipes you will have.
Wow these whoopie pies look delicious. Def will have to try these!