Warm gingerbread spices mingle with a rich cream cheese filling and create an iconic cookie. Keto gingerbread whoopies pies are a must-make cookie.
What Are Whoopie Pies
If you think of Maine when you hear about whoopie pies, you’re not alone! They are a local specialty in the Northeastern US, especially in Maine.
You’ll find them in local bakeries all over – even though Pennsylvania claims they are the original birthplace of whoopie pies.
But…what are whoopie pies? They are kind of like a sandwich cookie. Two soft, cake-like cookies are sandwiched together with a creamy filling.
Traditionally, they were made with chocolate shortbread cookies and a marshmallow fluff filling. Today, there are a ton of variations on this recipe.
Keto Whoopie Pies
To make low-carb whoopie pies, I made a low-carb cookie with almond flour and a cream cheese frosting. Since gingerbread cookies are so popular this time of year, I made the gluten-free cookies taste like gingerbread cookies!
The filling is especially delicious! In fact, you can use it over again as a frosting. Add some peppermint extract to the frosting and add it on top of keto hot chocolate fat bombs.
Now you have peppermint hot cocoa fat bombs. Or add this frosting on top of a chaffle or as a dip for your favorite keto churros. The ideas are endless!
Gingerbread Whoopie Pies
If you go to the grocery store, you might notice that McCormick sell’s a gingerbread spice. Can you use gingerbread spice to make homemade gingerbread cookies? Yes, you definitely can!
In fact, that might save you a little bit of time. I prefer to add each spice individually so that I can control how the flavors balance each other out.
I used ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. If you want the cookies to be more aromatic, add a little bit more cloves.
Keto Cookies
Are you doing a Christmas cookie tray this year? Or maybe you need a quick and healthy cookie recipe to share at a holiday party or event.
No matter the reason, gingerbread whoopie pies fit in with all your other favorite holiday cookies! For a milder cookie that’s just as easy to bake, make Keto Butter Cookies.
If your kids want to help you bake, let them make Low-Carb Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies.
And Keto Snowball Cookies are a classic winter holiday cookie that everyone loves. For something a little different, bake Keto Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies.
If you don’t have time to bake, then whip up a batch of No Bake Keto Red Velvet Cookies.
How To Store Whoopie Pies
Since these whoopie pies are made with a cream cheese filling, you need to keep them refrigerated. You can store the gingerbread cookies – without the filling – in an airtight container at room temperature.
The cookies will stay fresh for about a week but the cream cheese filling needs to stay refrigerated. The whoopie pies will taste the best when they are fresh.
As they sit in the refrigerator, the filling will soften the cookies, so eat them as soon as you can. Assembled and chilled cookies will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to three days.
Keto Gingerbread Whoopie Pies Recipe
Here’s the list of the ingredients and steps that you’ll need to make this easy keto gingerbread whoopie pies recipe. Exact measurements and instructions are located in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10-15 minutes
Servings: 8
Net Carbs: 3 net carbs per serving
Ingredients:
For the cookies:
Almond flour
Large egg
Butter
Swerve brown sugar substitute
Ground ginger
Cinnamon
Pinch of cloves
Salt
Baking powder
For the filling:
4 Tbsp. Butter softened
2 oz. Cream cheese softened
⅓ C. Swerve confectioners sugar substitute
1 tsp. Vanilla
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Add the ingredients for the cookies to a mixing bowl, and blend until well combined.
Form the mixture into 16 evenly sized balls, and flatten slightly with the palm of your hands.
Place the cookies onto a parchment lined baking sheet, and bake for 10-15 minutes until cooked through. Allow the cookies to cool to room temperature.
Blend together the ingredients for the filling until smooth.
Turn one cookie upside down, and place some of the filling on the flat surface of the cookie.
Add another cookie flat side down on top of the filling to form a whoopie pie.
Repeat steps 7 and 8 until you have made eight whoopie pies.
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Keto Gingerbread Whoopie Pies
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
Ingredients
Keto Gingerbread Cookies
- 1 1/2 cups Almond Flour
- 1 large Egg
- 4 tbsp Butter softened
- 1/4 cup Swerve Brown Sugar Substitute
- 1 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 pinch Cloves
- 1 pinch Salt
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
Cream Cheese Filling
- 4 tbsp Butter softened
- 2 ounces Cream Cheese softened
- 1/3 cup Swerve Confectioner's Sugar Substitute
- 1 tsp Vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Add the ingredients for the cookies to a mixing bowl, and blend until well combined.
- Form the mixture into 16 evenly sized balls, and flatten slightly with the palm of your hands.
- Place the cookies onto a parchment lined baking sheet, and bake for 10-15 minutes until cooked through.
- Allow the cookies to cool to room temperature.
- Blend together the ingredients for the filling until smooth.
- Turn one cookie upside down, and place some of the filling on the flat surface of the cookie.
- Add another cookie flat side down on top of the filling to form a whoopie pie.
- Repeat steps 7 and 8 until you have made eight whoopie pies.
Notes
Net Carbs: 3 Net Carbs Per Serving The nutritional information for this recipe is calculated as a courtesy and is an approximate only. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipes on this site.
Keto Gingerbread Recipes
If you enjoyed this keto gingerbread whoopie pies recipe, here are some more tasty and easy low-carb gingerbread recipes you should make next. Enjoy indulging in your sweet tooth without the carbs.
