Apple Cider Whoopie Pies Recipe
Apple cider whoopie pies are sweet, soft, and full of fall flavor. These little sandwich treats have tender cakes with a creamy filling.
Ingredients
For the Cakes:
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup apple cider
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup applesauce
For the Filling:
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp apple cider
- ½ tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt.
- Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in egg, vanilla, cider, and applesauce.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture.
- Mix until just combined.
- Drop batter by tablespoons onto prepared sheets.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until set.
- Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Beat filling ingredients until creamy.
- Spread filling on flat side of one cake.
- Top with another cake to make a sandwich.
- Repeat for remaining cakes.
Notes
- Use fresh apple cider for richer flavor.
- Do not overmix the batter.
- Chill filling if too soft.
- Let cakes cool before filling.
- Store pies in airtight container.