Butterscotch Pumpkin Whoopie Pie Recipe - Inside BruCrew Life (2024)

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What is the filling made of in whoopie pies? ›

Ingredients for Whoopie Pie Marshmallow Cream Filling:

Marshmallow Creme or Marshmallow Fluff work here. Marshmallow creme has a slightly thinner consistency than fluff, so you may need to add a bit more powdered sugar to sufficiently stiffen it up. Butter – This helps create the creamy filling.

Why are my whoopie pies flat? Answer: Overmixing the batter when adding the dry ingredients can result in a flatter whoopie. When mixing in the dry ingredients make sure to mix them just until combined.

Why are my whoopie pies sticky? Since these whoopie pies use pumpkin puree, they're quite moist and can become sticky when left at room temperature. Keep the whoopie pies in the fridge once they've cooled to room temperature to prevent them from becoming sticky.

Whoopie Care

– Best enjoyed at room temperature. – The Whoopie stays fresh refrigerated for ten days and up to two months frozen. Must be kept in an airtight container.

Store-bought pumpkin pie mix (sometimes labeled "pumpkin pie filling") is a shortcut for making homemade pumpkin pie. It contains puréed pumpkin plus added spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. It also contains sugar and other chemical additives.

Outer Layers: The cakey, soft outer layers of a Whoopie Pie are primarily made from flour, sugar, eggs, cocoa powder (for a chocolate whoopie), and buttermilk or similar. These ingredients contribute to the overall calorie count of the dessert.

Store the finished whoopie pies in an airtight container. I usually keep them in the fridge (see previous bullet), but many filling/cake combos would be fine at room temperature. I find that after 3 to 5 days they've usually dried out a bit, but they generally keep pretty well.

How long do Whoopie Pies keep for? So long as they are stored in an airtight container (plastic wrap does this very well) the whoopie pies can be kept in a refrigerator for an extended period of time, or even left in room temperature conditions for 1-2days depending on your choice of filling.

Q: What is the shelf life? A: They are good for 7-10 days not refrigerated, 14 days refrigerated, and may be frozen for up to a year.

There are several differences between whoopie pies and MoonPies. Whoopie pies resemble a sandwich cookie and are made of two cake-y mounds and a creamy center (usually marshmallow or Marshmallow Fluff). MoonPies are a graham cracker sandwich cookie filled with marshmallow and enrobed in chocolate.

Are whoopie pies a southern thing? ›

Described as a “New England phenomenon and a Pennsylvania Amish tradition,” whoopie pie historians have decided that it has its origins in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country (think Lancaster County).

The whoopie pie, alternatively called a black moon, gob (Pittsburgh area), black-and-white, bob, or BFO (for Big Fat Oreo), is an American baked confection that may be considered either a cookie, pie, sandwich, or cake.

You can freeze them, both with and without filling and then defrost in the fridge before eating. Can you freeze pumpkin whoopie pies? You can absolutely freeze the cookies after being baked individually or even with the filling.

According to local lore, the first whoopie pies were created by Maine farmers' wives who would use leftover cake batter to make small, portable treats for their husbands to take with them to work. Over time, these small treats grew in popularity, and the whoopie pie became a beloved part of Maine's culinary heritage.

Whoopie pies are shipped frozen, they will refreeze just fine and shelf life when defrosted is approximately 10 days. If you like sweets, it's addictive.

Fruit, sugar, cornstarch, acid, extras. These are the only things you need to remember to turn out a perfect pie filling.

A cream pie, crème pie, or creme pie is a type of pie filled with a rich custard or pudding that is made from milk, cream, sugar, wheat flour, and eggs and typically topped with whipped cream.

As we mentioned above, whoopie pies are believed to originally been made from leftover cake batter. The Maine legend paints the picture of a house wife putting the batter on a cookie sheet and shouting “Whoopie!!” when she realized that baking it up worked.

Pie Filling Enhancer thickens fruit pie fillings the same way Instant ClearJel does. Its advantage is added ascorbic acid (which adds a bright, tart note), and superfine sugar, which prevents it from clumping. Pie Filling Enhancer is about half sugar, so you'll want to reduce the sugar in your recipe accordingly.