Gingerbread Whoopie Pies

'Tis the season for gingerbread! And these Gingerbread Whoopie Pies are a heavenly treat!

The whoopie pie cookie recipe is a simple whey cookie (+ added gingerbread spices, of course) and I filled them with Cream Cheese Protein Frosting. Delicious!

 

I made the cookies with Jamie Eason's vanilla whey concentrate. It bakes well, and has a nice vanilla flavor. Other whey protein powders might give different results, so be sure to use one that bakes well!

Happy Baking!

🥣 Recipe

Gingerbread Whoopie Pies

Makes 4 whoopie pies.

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 258kcal

Author: Andréa

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Ingredients

Cookies:

• 1 cup vanilla whey protein concentrate 90g
• ½ cup unsweetened applesauce 111g
• ¼ cup almond flour 28g
• 1 teaspoon baking powder 4g
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

 

Filling:

• Mixes best if ingredients are at room temperature
• ½ package Neufchâtel cheese 4oz or 112g
• 2 oz nonfat Greek yogurt ¼ cup or 57g
• ¼ cup vanilla whey protein concentrate 23g
• sprinkle stevia powder optional

Instructions

• Mix filling ingredients, and refrigerate to set while you bake the cookies.
• Preheat oven to 325F (163C).
• Mix all cookie ingredients until well combined.
• Spoon cookie batter onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet (as 8 cookies) and use your spoon to shape them into circles.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes, just until the cookies are firm. Be sure not to overbake!
• Let cookies cool.
• Turn over four cookies and pipe or spoon filling on top.
• Cover with the other cookies, and enjoy!
• Store extras in the refrigerator.

Notes

A note about substitutions: I wouldn't recommend substituting other types of protein powder in this recipe (whey concentrate would be best).
The macros per 1 cookie (of 8) without any filling: Prot: 8g, Carbs: 5g (1g fiber, 2g sugar), Fat: 3g, Cal: 80

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 12g | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g

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