Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Whoopie Pies

Please welcome Jess from Sweetest Menu as she shares her first post on Handle the Heat, Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Whoopie Pies! Jess will be sharing American-inspired and delightfully sweet recipes straight from her Australian kitchen, so be sure to show her mouthwatering blog some love for me. -Tessa

Hands up if you love whoopie pies! Oh me, I do! And these Chocolate Whoopie Pies are divine! Filled with creamy Nutella frosting, they are every chocolate lover’s dream. I could NOT stop at one. Which is unfortunate for my jean size but my taste buds are oh-so-happy.

I live in Australia and sadly, whoopie pies aren’t really around. No bakeries sell them and a lot of people don’t even know what they are (what?). But they are one of my FAVOURITE American treats. Whenever I miss America, I can just eat one of these and it reminds me why I love the place so much!

These chocolate whoopie pies are perfectly fluffy, tasting like cake but looking like a cookie. And they pair beautifully with the Nutella chocolate filling. Seriously that alone is worth the dirty dishes – just pass me a spoon already! These are pretty simple to make but I have a little trick to ensure your whoopie pies turn out perfect every time.

TIP: To make sure your whoopie pies have a smooth top and they are all a similar shape, I recommended popping the batter in the freezer for 30 minutes before attempting to roll the dough. This should give the batter enough time to firm up slightly so you can easily roll them in your hands. It will still be quite sticky but if you use your hands, you will get that nice smooth shape which looks amazing!

These little cakes won’t take long to bake, only around 10 minutes, so keep an eye on them and remove when they are no longer sticky but spring back lightly to the touch. Then, just make sure you leave them to cool completely before attempting to fill them. But be warned, these really do taste incredible and they are completely moreish!

How to make

Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Whoopie Pies

Yield: 14 whoopie pies

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

These soft and fluffy Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Whoopie Pies are absolutely divine! They are filled with a creamy Nutella frosting making them the ultimate chocolate treat.

Ingredients

Chocolate whoopie pies

• 1/2 cup (115 grams or 1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup (135 grams) brown sugar
• 1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated or caster sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 and 3/4 cup (222 grams) plain flour
• 1/2 cup (40 grams) cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup (180 ml) buttermilk

Nutella frosting

• 1/2 cup (115 grams or 1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 3 cups (375 grams ) icing or powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup (200 grams) Nutella
• 2-3 tablespoons milk

Directions

1. Line two oven trays with baking paper. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugars with an electric mixer until pale and creamy. Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until combined. Sift in the baking soda, plain flour and cocoa powder. Add half the buttermilk and gently fold with a spatula, before adding the rest of the buttermilk. When the mixture is combined, it will be quite wet – similar to cake batter.
2. Cover the batter with plastic wrap and pop into the freezer for 30 minutes. This will help firm up the mixture so you can easily roll spoonfuls of the batter into balls using your hands – just like you would for cookies. They will be a bit sticky but rolling them in your hands will help achieve a nice smooth finish.
3. Preheat the oven to 360 F (180 C). Place the cookies onto the prepared trays, leaving space for them to spread out when cooking. Bake for approximately 8-10 minutes. Leave them to cool for a few minutes and then transfer the cookies onto a wire rack. While they are cooling, you can make the Nutella frosting.
4. To make the icing, beat the butter with an electric mixer until creamy. Add the icing sugar, one cup at a time, and beat with the electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add the vanilla and beat again. Then add the Nutella and mix through, adding the milk as needed. The frosting should be fairly thick and easy to apply.
5. Pipe the icing onto one whoopie pie before placing another on top. Continue until all whoopie pies are complete.

Course : Dessert

Cuisine : American

Recipe by Jess Holmes

Author: Jess Holmes

Jess loves to create, bake and shoot American-inspired recipes from her Australian kitchen at sweetestmenu.com. With a background in advertising, she is a copywriter by day and a recipe creator/dessert taste-tester by night (and on the weekends). Even at her work desk, you will find her daydreaming about calorie-laden sweets and counting down the days to her next trip to the USA.