How to Make Whoopie Pies | Dessert Recipes | Allrecipes.com

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

unsweetened chocolate

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: cocoa powder + butter

Cocoa powder is more accessible and less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and can be healthier.

marshmallow fluff

🥗Healthier: homemade marshmallow cream

💰Cheaper: store-bought frosting

Homemade can be made with simple ingredients.

Prepare one package of Devil's food cake mix according to package directions, decreasing the water to 3/4 cup.

Drop batter onto two sheet pans lined with parchment in 2 and 1/2 to 3 inch circles.

Bake in the preheated oven according to the box directions until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 16 minutes.

While the cakes are cooling, pour 1 cup of milk into a small saucepan and stir in 5 tbsp of flour, cooking and stirring until it forms a thick paste, then remove from heat and let cool.

In a medium bowl, place 1 cup of sugar and add 1 cup of shortening, beating with an electric mixer until fluffy.

Add 2 tsp of vanilla extract and continue beating.

Gradually add the cooled flour and milk mixture, beating until the filling doubles in volume.

Turn half of the little cakes over and spread a dollop of the filling onto the bottom halves, then top each filled cake with another cake to form a sandwich.

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