Sugar Free Carrot Cake Pies
A sugar free version of a carrot cake whoopie pie dessert. This can be made low carb or gluten free.
Ingredients
- Flour AP- 2 cups. See post for alternative ideas.
- Baking Soda- 1 teaspoon.
- Baking Powder- 1 teaspoon.
- Ground Nutmeg-1 teaspoon.
- Ground Cinnamon- 1 teaspoon.
- Butter- 1 stick softened at room temperature.
- Sugar Alternative- equivalent to 1 cup of sugar. Granular works best.
- Eggs- 2.
- Vanilla Extract- 2 teaspoons.
- Grated Carrots- 2 cups.
- sugar free frosting or sugar free creme filling
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325. Prep your cookie pan for nonstick. I use parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Set this bowl aside.
- In a mixing bowl, creme together your butter and sugar alternative. It should take from 4-5 minutes of mixing on medium to get the desired consistency of this.
- Add the eggs to the mixing bowl, one at a time. Then add the vanilla extract.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients from your first bowl and mix on low. Do not over mix however, allow for ingredients to be mixed together.
- Fold the carrots into the mix by hand.
- Scoop the cookies onto the prepped pan leaving a couple of inches between cookies. Then use the palm of your hand or the back of a spoon to press the cookies down.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until cookies begin to brown. Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the pan for at least 5 minutes. Then allow to cool on a cookie rack or somewhere cool until you are ready for construct your pies.
Recipe Notes
See recipe post for details on filling and alternatives.
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