Easy, Gluten Free, Vegan, Pumpkin Spice, Whoopie Pies
Pumpkin is meant to be enjoyed year-round, not just at the holidays. Pumpkin spice whoopie pies are hand-held, pumpkin pies that you can eat without a fork. My-easy-to-use, gluten-free, vegan, top 8 free (except coconut), Vanilla Cake Mix allows you to make these pumpkinlicious, pillows of goodness in your home kitchen.
Who says that pumpkin has to be seasonal? Not, me! Get your pumpkin fix with these portable pumpkin pies. They pair great with a hot beverage for brunch or an afternoon snack. They also make great desserts after any meal - casual or formal, lunch or dinner. Ok, ok. I am sure that some would argue that these babies ARE breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Each to their own. I won’t tell.
Make a big batch and freeze them for later. Let them thaw, or eat them as a rich, frozen dessert. So many possibilities. Let’s stop chatting and get baking…
In addition to my Vanilla Cake Mix, all you need are 8 basic ingredients (psst. 4 are common spices) to make the cake and 4 ingredients for the frosting—easy peasy.
Ingredients
Cake
Full fat coconut milk, healthy fats
Pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
Apple cider vinegar
Vanilla extract, the good stuff
Ground cinnamon, Saigon is my favorite
Ground ginger, you can use fresh if you have it
Ground cloves
Ground nutmeg
Frosting
Coconut butter, palm shortening, or seed butter
Powdered sugar, organic
Vanilla extract, the good stuff
Water (may need more depending on desired consistency)
Instructions
Cake
Preheat oven to 350°.
Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
Mix coconut milk, apple cider vinegar, vanilla extract, and spices in a large bowl until combined well.
Add Sweet Elizabeth's Organics Vanilla Cake Mix, and stir well.
Drop 12 scoops of batter onto a baking sheet to make individual sandwiches. You will need a top and a bottom for each of the six sandwiches.
Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
Allow them to cool completely before assembly.
Frosting
Combine the "butter," powdered sugar, vanilla, and 2 Tablespoons of water in a bowl with an electric mixer.
Add more water as needed to make a smoother frosting.
Notes
Assembly
Spread frosting onto the bottom of one of the cakes, and press the bottom of another cake on top of the frosting to make a sandwich.
Storage
Place assembled sandwiches in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week. Whoopie pies freeze well. Wrap them individually with plastic wrap or put several in a freezer bag.
Serving
Whoopie pies are best served at room temperature, so be sure to remove them from the refrigerator or freezer in plenty of time before serving them.
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Easy, Gluten Free, Vegan, Pumpkin Spice, Whoopie Pies
Ingredients
- 1 Sweet Elizabeths Organics Vanilla Cake Mix, love already included
- 1 can full fat coconut milk, healthy fats
- 1/3 of a can of pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
- 1 Tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, the good stuff
- 1/2 Tablespoon ground cinnamon, Saigon is my favorite
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, you can use fresh if you have it
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup coconut butter, palm shortening, or seed butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar, organic
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, the good stuff
- 4 Tablespoons water (may need more depending on desired consistency)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix coconut milk, apple cider vinegar, vanilla extract, and spices in large bowl until combined well.
- Add Sweet Elizabeth's Organics Vanilla Cake Mix, and stir well.
- Drop 12 scoops of batter onto baking sheet to make individual sandwiches. You will need a top and a bottom for each of the six sandwiches.
- Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
- Allow them to cool completely before assembly.
- ENJOY! Much love & happy baking! xo
- Combine the "butter," powdered sugar, vanilla, and 2 Tablespoons of water in a bowl with an electric mixer.
- Add more water as needed to make a smoother frosting.
Notes:
Assembly
Spread frosting onto the bottom of one of the cakes, and press the bottom of another cake on top of the frosting to make a sandwich.
Storage
Place assembled sandwiches in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week. Whoopie pies freeze well. Wrap them individually with plastic wrap or put several in a freezer bag.
Serving
Whoopie pies are best served at room temperature, so be sure to remove them from the refrigerator or freezer in plenty of time before serving them.