I whipped up a bunch of whipping cream yesterday for making a birthday dessert for my hubby and had quite a bit leftover. In order to use it up promptly I decided to try my hand at some whoopie pies. Been wanting to try making them for a long time now. I don’t own a whoopie pie pan, but do have an Ebilskiver pan with seven 3″ slots that works just fine for such things (provided you use the correct amount of batter for each one).

These came out delicious, for my very first foray into the whoopie pie world. 🙂 Both hubby and I gave them a 2-thumbs-up! Very nice texture in the cookie part. I will definitely want to try my hand at a chocolate version one day. Stay tuned! Due to the oat flour, these are not suitable until Atkins Pre-Maintenance or Maintenance. They would also not be suitable for a Paleo-Primal lifestyle on several levels. I used liquid sucralose to cut carbs. These cake-y cookies can be eaten plain, just as a good gingerbread cookie as well. 🙂 If you want to cut carbs a bit, instead of using 2/3 c. oat flour, you could sub in almond flour or coconut flour for 1/3 c. of the oat flour. I would not recommend more than that or they may get crumbly.



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VARIATION: ¼ c. pumpkin added to the whipped cream filling would be very good, but that will likely necessitate a few more drops of sweetener.

COOKIE INGREDIENTS:

2/3 c. oat flour (ground from 100% gluten free rolled oats) [or 1/3 c. oat flour + 1/3 c. almond or 1/3 c. coconut flour, to lower carbs a bit)

1 c. plain whey protein powder

3/4 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. cinnamon

¼ tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. allspice

1/8 tsp. nutmeg

½ tsp. ginger

Liquid sucralose to equal 3/4 c. sugar (less if you don’t like things too sweet)

¼ c. erythritol

1 T. oat fiber, optional for smoother texture (omit for gluten-free version)

1 T. flax meal

4 egg whites, whisked until frothy

8 oz. baby food carrots (I use 2 the tiny 4-oz. jars)

1 T. blackstrap molasses

1 T. coconut oil, melted

½ tsp. glucomannan powder (optional, but greatly improves texture)

COOKIE DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350º. Lightly oil your baking pan slots with a brush and set pan aside. Place egg whites in a large mixing bowl and whisk until frothy. Add all other liquid ingredients and whisk well. Measure all dry ingredients into the bowl right on top of the liquid ingredients. Stir batter well to blend ingredients. This is a very thin batter, but that is normal. They will cook up quite nicely. Using a 2-tablespoon measuring cup, spoon 2 T. of batter into each greased slot. The batter will make 20 cookie halves. Pop into 350º oven for about 10 minutes or until dry to the touch in the center. Remove and cool int he pan.

FOR THE FILLING: Whip 1 c. heavy cream with a hand mixer until thick. Add liquid sucralose or liquid stevia to taste, 1/4 tsp. vanilla, and most important of all, add 1/4 tsp. glucomannan to stiffen and stabilize the final whipped cream filling. Chill an hour before filling cakes and serving. I used 2 T. filling per whoopie pie.

NUTRITIONAL INFO: Makes 10 Whoopie Pies. Each filled whoopie pie contains:

158 calories

11.5 g fat

8.36 g carbs, 1.73 g fiber, 6.63 g NET CARBS

7.68 g protein

88 mg sodium

156 mg potassium

29% RDA Vitamin A, 19% manganese, 13% phosphorous, 9% selenium