Apple cinnamon spice whoopie pies! What started as an attempt to make them taste apple cider-y turned into a cinnamon spice dream. We’ll definitely use apple cider in the recipe to add flavor, but these taste more like cinnamon spice than anything else. And that’s a good thing. Snickerdoodles as whoopie pies!
Talk to Me About These Whoopie Pies
I will gladly do so! Whoopie pies are little mounds of cake sandwiched together with a sweet filling. These apple spice whoopie pies are the fall version of traditional chocolate whoopie pies. Instead of a chocolate flavor and cream filling, we’ll use spiced cake with spiced buttercream filling. I actually have red velvet whoopie pies and chocolate caramel whoopie pies published on my blog, pumpkin whoopie pies in Sally’s Cookie Addiction, and traditional whoopie pies in the paperback version of Sally’s Baking Addiction. Fun fact: Did you know that in western PA, where my MIL is from, whoopie pies are called gobs? I can’t decide which name I like better. They’re both fun!
Reduce the Apple Cider… Trust Me
Today’s whoopie pies are flavored with apple cider, applesauce, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and brown sugar. All our favorite things, right? Don’t use regular apple cider, though. Instead, reduce the apple cider down on the stove. We’ll start with 2 cups of apple cider, then let it reduce down to 1/2 cup. In about 25-30 minutes, you’ll have 1/2 cup of super concentrated apple cider liquid. Without reducing, we won’t get as much flavor and you’d definitely notice a difference. While you wait, get the other ingredients ready. To save time, you can reduce the apple cider down the day before! PS: If you have leftover apple cider, try my baked apple cider French toast for breakfast and my skillet apple cider chicken for dinner. Or in a batch of honeycrisp apple sangria for a festive fall drink! I first saw this recipe on King Arthur Flour. I put my own spin on it by adding brown sugar, vanilla, and apple cider reduction, then played around with the leaveners as well as the dry to wet ingredients ratio until I was satisfied with the texture, flavor, and overall spread.
How to Make Apple Spice Whoopie Pies
Like banana bread and pumpkin bread, I find they’re even better on day 2 because all the flavors have settled together. The buttercream also slightly softens the apple spice cake/cookie, so it’s truly like eating an individual apple spice cake!
Spiced Buttercream Filling
You need the following:
Butter Confectioners’ Sugar Cinnamon, Nutmeg, & Ginger Apple Cider (no need to reduce) Salt
Traditional whoopie pie filling includes shortening, but I wanted a buttercream filling here. Beat the ingredients together until creamy and combined. You can spread the filling onto the flat side of the cookie with a knife or you can use a piping tip. I used Wilton 1A.
These Apple Cinnamon Spice Whoopie Pies Are…
Like apple cider donuts with frosting Soft and cakey Perfectly spiced Even better on day 2 Worth the effort A no-chill cookies recipe. Woohoo!!
