Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 13-15 minutes
Makes: 40 whoopies (For 20 monsters)
INGREDIENTS
1 ½ cups plain flour
1 cup McKenzie’s Almond Flour 2 tsp McKenzie’s Baking Powder 1 tsp McKenzie’s Bi-Carb Soda
115g butter, softened at room temperature 1 cup caster sugar
tbs treacle or golden syrup 2 whole eggs, lightly whisked Pumpkin Spice mix
2 tsp McKenzie’s Ground Cinnamon 1/4 tsp McKenzie’s Ground Ginger 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground allspice 1 x piping bag
Filling
125g butter, softened at room temperature
1 ½ cups icing sugar, sifted 2 tbs cocoa powder, sifted
½ cup chocolate spread (e.g. Nutella)
To decorate
20 large white marshmallows, cut in half 40 choc chips
A bag of mini white marshmallows for the teeth
METHOD
- For the whoopie pies: Pre-heat oven to 160°C (fan forced) and line 2 baking trays with baking
- In a large bowl, sift together plain flour, baking powder and bi-carb soda. Then whisk in the almond flour until well
- In a small bowl, combine pumpkin spice ingredients. Add the spices to the flour mixture and whisk together.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, add the butter, sugar, treacle or golden syrup and beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat together on medium speed for 2
- Add the flour mixture and beat on low until
- Place batter into a piping bag and snip 1cm off the end. Squeeze approx. 1 tablespoon of batter onto the tray, leaving 5cm between each whoopie to allow for
- Bake onetray at a time for 13-15 minutes until golden in colour and just firm to the Allow to cool on tray for 5-10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the filling: In an electric mixer bowl, beat the butter until light and fluffy for 5 minutes. Gradually beat in the icing sugar half a cup at a time until well combined. Beat in cocoa powder and chocolate spread until smooth and creamy.
To Assemble:
Spoon the chocolate filling onto half of the whoopie pies and sandwich the remaining halves together. Add a row of mini marshmallows for the teeth. Use the larger marshmallows that have been cut into half for the eyes. Place a small blob of filling behind the eyes to secure them to the top of the whoopie pie. Add a choc chip for the pupil of the eyes.
Thanks to McKenzie’s for the recipe.