Vanilla Whoopie Pie Recipe With Marshmallow Cream Filling. These whoopie pies taste like cake with creamy marshmallow filling inside. These taste just like the whoopie pies you buy at the Amish market!
Vanilla Whoopie Pie Recipe
Whoopie pies were a big thing growing up. We would head to the auction market every Sunday. Sometimes it would be one nearby, sometimes we’d head to the Amish Market in Lancaster. It didn’t matter where we went because whoopie pies would always end up in our basket. Now with a whoopie pie craving happening but no whoopie pie seen at my local grocer I headed to the kitchen to make a classic Vanilla Whoopie Pie Recipe!
I’ve made chocolate whoopie pies and pumpkin whoopie pies in the past but I never made vanilla ones. Vanilla cake is one of my favorite treats so these pies have a cake like texture as they are very soft. And the filling. AND THE FILLING. The filling is incredible.
Marshmallow Filling for Whoopie Pie
Marshmallow was always the filling for homemade whoopie pies at the market so I went classic with this recipe and kept the marshmallow cream that made me fall in love with them 25 years ago. Because of the marshmallow, the filling is light and fluffy, perfect to go with the soft pies.
I used a whoopie pie pan for this recipe but you can alternatively just add a heaping tablespoon of the batter onto a cookie sheet for each pie.
Back to that filling. Grab a spoon and just eat it. Noone is watching. I will be your kitchen lookout. Quick, eat another spoonful!
Sorry, I’m obsessing over it but it’s really really good.
Now throw a nice spoonful of cream filling on one pie. Grab another pie and gently push it down making a whoopie pie sandwich. It’s beautiful.
If you’re a whoopie pie lover, the sprinkles might be throwing you off because have you ever seen a whoopie pie with sprinkles? Probably not, but sprinkles add a colorful touch to a traditional favorite!
You can make these whoopie pies and add green and red sprinkles for Christmas, pastels for a birthday, or yellow for a Minions party! You can also have fun and add fun decorations on toothpicks to be inserted into each whoopie pie.
Enjoy this Vanilla Whoopie Pie Recipe and let me know in the comments if you love them as much as I do!
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Vanilla Whoopie Pie Recipe With Marshmallow Filling
PrintIngredients
For the pies
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter - softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup milk
For the filling
- 1/2 cup butter - softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup marshmallow creme
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional
- Sprinkles
Instructions
For the pies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray baking sheet or whoopie pie pan.
- In a bowl use a electric mixer to combine sugar and butter. Add in eggs one at a time.
- Next add vanilla and salt and continue to mix for a few seconds.
- Add flour, baking powder and milk and keep mixing until you're left with a nice batter consistency.
- Drop the batter by heaping tablespoons onto baking sheet or fill up whoopie pie pan. If using a baking pan, leave 2 inches between pies as they will grow.
- Bake 12 to 13 minutes, until slightly brown on the bottoms.
- Remove from oven and let cool.
For the filling
- In a large bowl, blend together all of the ingredients until smooth.
- Spread marshmallow filling on one pie, while using another pie to press it down.
- Enjoy immediately or wrap in plastic wrap to store.
Notes
To make them more colorful and fun, add sprinkles!
Camila says
These look so fun!!! Just want to know how long to let them cool for?
Emma @ Bake Then Eat says
I love whoopie pies and haven’t made them in ages you have inspired me! Hope you and your family had a lovely Christmas 😀
Anna @ shenANNAgans says
Whoopie Pies make my heart happy. They remind me of the amazing few months I spent working at a Summer camp in New Hampshire over a decade ago. 🙂 These guys look yarm. 🙂
Becky Harding says
Thanks for the answer, Pamela . No, I am using 2% milk…and the butter is not an expensive kind….maybe that is the problem. Sorry to say the filling ran over too. ?? But it must be the butter, I melted it too much, I guess..Next time!!
Pamela says
Sorry it didn’t work out this time! 🙁 I usually use whatever is on sale sticks of butter. I hope you give them another shot!
Becky Harding says
I must be the only dumb cooker around here….I do not have a whoopie pie pan, so dropped a tablespoon on my cookie sheet and they flattened out so much, ran all over the place. What did I do wrong? and I checked and rechecked the ingredients before making the pies. any idea?
Pamela says
Hey Becky, that’s weird, I never experienced the batter being runny. 🙁 Are you using whole milk? Is your butter softened, but not completely melted? I’d also check to make sure you aren’t greasing your cookie sheet too much, or that your cookie sheets weren’t warm when placing the batter on. If none of these work, I suggest next time throwing the batter in the fridge for 20 minutes to chill, and then putting them on the cookie sheet. I hope some of these tips work for you!
Cailee says
Oh my gosh!! These are the cutest! What a great recipe! They look amazing. So fun and tasty 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Cathleen @ A Taste Of Madness says
These look perfect!! I haven’t had whoopie pies in SO long!
sharon skidmore says
what is one cup of marshmallow? whole ones,cut up, marshmallow creme? and what kind of butter, melted, softened or cold?
Pamela says
Hey Sharon, use Jet‑Puffed Marshmallow Creme or Fluff. The butter should be softened, close to being melted. Enjoy!
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says
These are adorable! How fun to watch the Minions movie!
handmade by amalia says
Yummy yummy yummy. I got love in my tummy.
Amalia
xo
Monica says
These look great and sound so tasty! As someone who only recently tried making whoopie pies, I totally want to make more. These are so bright and fun!
Michelle says
Whoopie pies is one of those things that shhhh not only have I never made, but I’ve never eaten! Those look so cute and so good and I just *might* have some homemade fluff sitting in my fridge needing a purpose. #client
John/Kitchen Riffs says
Love Whoopie Pies! Great flavor, wonderful texture, and such a fun name! This looks outstanding — really creative. Thanks!
Ashley says
Oh these are just so fun! I haven’t had whoopie pies in the longestttt time! This flavor sounds wonderful!
grace says
these are so bright and cheerful! LOVE that thick layer of fluff. 🙂
Lux says
They look fun and I bet they’re delicious too.
Thanks for sharing.
tableofcolors says
I think my kids would just adore those and especially so since they are the minion versions! 🙂 What a fun idea for a birthday party…or New Year’s party…or really for anyday! Ha, ha! 😀
Asha says
These look amazing and I may even make them for a school party on Friday. They look so festive, fluffy and those sprinkles. So good. I just pinned em.
Dee @ The Kitchen Snob says
Ummm woww! These look so good. I saw these in my Facebook feed and was in a hurry so didn’t look to see who posted it but I remember saying yum out loud. 🙂
I love the yellow sprinkles. I am going to have to try these. You made them look so good!!
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
I want to put that marshmallow cream filling on EVERYTHING! Literally everything. Okay, not everything, but I think it would make so many things 100% better.