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.

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