Spicy Carrot and Orange Whoopie Pies

Name: Spicy Carrot and Orange Whoopie Pies
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 2 teaspoons butter; 1 cup (200 g) cooked mashed carrots (just steam them and then mash them); 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 2 large eggs; 2 cups (220 g) flour; 1/4 teaspoon (2 g) ground cloves; 1/4 teaspoon (2 g) nutmeg; 2 tablespoons (30 ml) orange juice; 1 tablespoon grated orange peel; 1/2 teaspoon (3 g) powdered ginger; 2 cups powdered sugar (icing sugar); Salt to taste; 3/4 cup (150 g) sugar

Spicy Carrot and Orange Whoopie Pies is a lacto ovo vegetarian dessert. For 60 cents per serving, this recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 6 servings with 444 calories, 6g of protein, and 4g of fat each.

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Cook time

45 min

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Servings

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Ingredients

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Nutrition

per serving

444 kcal

Calories

6 g

Protein

4 g

Fat

98 g

Carbs

Ingredients

For 6 servings

Estimated cost~€1.30 · ~€0.20/serving

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Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 400F (220C)In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar.
2
Add the eggs one at a time and beat until fluffy.
3
Add the mashed carrots
4
In another bowl, mix all dry ingredients together.
5
Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture.Using a large spoon, drop globs of the batter onto a large baking sheet covered in parchment paper. How big you make the globs depends on how large you want your cakies (er, whoopie pies).
6
Bake for about 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of pies comes out dry.
7
Let cool.Directions for filling:Cream the powdered sugar and butter together.
8
Add orange juice and peel and beat until smooth.When the pies have cooled, sandwich the filling between two pies. Repeat. Repeat. Etcetera.