Description
These apple cider whoopie pies are soft, spiced, and filled with cinnamon cream cheese filling. A perfect fall dessert made from scratch.
Ingredients
1 ½ cups apple cider (reduced to ½ cup)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
1 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup buttermilk
**FILLING:**
½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
4 oz cream cheese (softened)
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
½ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. 2. Simmer apple cider until reduced to ½ cup. Cool completely. 3. Whisk flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. 4. In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy. 5. Add eggs, vanilla, and cooled cider. 6. Gradually add dry ingredients and buttermilk, mixing just until combined. 7. Scoop batter onto baking sheets. Bake 10–12 mins. Cool completely. 8. Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. 9. Add powdered sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Mix until fluffy. 10. Spread filling on one cookie and top with another to make pies.
Notes
Chill the filling before assembling for best results.
Store leftovers in the fridge in a sealed container for up to 4 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 whoopie pie
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 55mg