Gingerbread Protein Whoopie Pies

Prot: 24g, Carbs: 13g, Fat: 12g, Cal: 258

‘Tis the season for gingerbread! And these Gingerbread Protein 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!

In my original Protein Whoopie Pies I used Protein Marshmallow Fluff as the filling, and that would be great with these Gingerbread Protein Whoopie Pies, as well. However you like it!

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!

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Gingerbread Protein Whoopie Pies

Author: Andréa

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1 whoopie pie
Calories: 258

Fat: 12g
Carbohydrates: 13g
Sugar: 6g
Fiber: 3g
Protein: 24g

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 10 mins

Total time: 25 mins

Makes 4 whoopie pies.

Ingredients

Cookies:

1 cup natural vanilla whey protein powder (102g)
½ cup natural (unsweetened) applesauce (111g)
¼ cup almond meal (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 (1/4 cup or 57g)
¼ cup natural vanilla whey protein (26g)
sprinkle of stevia (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