Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
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Ingredients
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1/4 cup salted butter
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3/4 cup vegetable oil
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2 cups brown sugar
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3 tbsp granulated sugar
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2 large eggs, at room temperature
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1 Jar Grandma Hoerner’s Caramel Maple Pumpkin Pie Filling
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2 tsp vanilla extract
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2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned
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1 cup white whole wheat flour (can substitute 1 cup all-purpose flour here)
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1/2 tsp salt
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1 tsp baking powder
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1 tsp baking soda
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2 and 1/4 tsp cinnamon
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1 and 1/4 tsp ginger
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1 tsp nutmeg
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1/2 tsp ground cloves
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1/2 cup + 1 tbsp salted butter
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6 oz cream cheese This only needs 5 mins or so at room temperature.
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3 cups powdered sugar
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1/4 tsp cinnamon
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1 tbsp maple syrup
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1 tsp vanilla extract
Whoopie Pies
Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
Directions
Brown the Butter for the Frosting. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Turn the heat to medium-low and continue cooking the butter – stirring lazily. The butter will get foamy, then turn golden, then start to turn brown and develop a nutty/caramelly sort of aroma. Once it reaches a deep golden color, pour into a heat safe container and pop into the fridge to cool down to room temperature.
Prep: Preheat oven to 350F. Line a few large baking sheets with parchment paper.
Make the Whoopie Pies: Melt the butter in a large mixing bowl. Whisk in the oil, then the sugar. Add eggs, Grandma Hoerner’s Caramel Maple Pumpkin Pie Filling, and vanilla and whisk until well combined and smooth. Add the dry ingredients and fold in with a silicone spatula until just incorporated. The batter will be a tad lumpy and slightly thick. Don't over mix!
Bake: Drop 2 tablespoons of batter onto the prepared baking sheet for each whoopie pie. Try to keep the batter in a little mound.
Bake for 15 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center will pull out some moist crumbs when done.
- Let them cool on the baking sheet placed on a wire rack for a few minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely before assembling.
Make the Frosting: Once the butter has cooled, beat it together with the softened cream cheese in a medium mixing bowl. It will seem lumpy at first but just keep mixing until it smooths out. Mix in the powdered sugar in two additions. Add the maple syrup, milk, and cinnamon and mix until well combined. Taste and adjust as desired.
Assemble: Use an offset spatula or a piping bag fitted with a 1A round tip (or Ziploc bag with the tip snipped off) to frost your pies. Frost one whoopie pie piece and add a second one to assemble your whoopie pies! Enjoy!
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