Gluten Free Dairy Free Coconut Whoopie Pies
 
 
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Recipe type: gluten free, dairy free, gfcf, desserts & treats, whoopie pie
Serves: makes 7 whoopie pies
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup sorghum flour (ground on pastry setting)
  • ¼ cup tapioca starch/flour (ground on pastry setting)
  • 3 tablespoons brown rice flour (ground on pastry setting)
  • 2 tablespoons coconut flour flour
  • 1 tablespoon sweet rice flour (ground on pastry setting from sushi rice)
  • 1 teaspoon gluten free baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum or guar gum
  • ¼ cup sugar or evaporated cane crystals
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoons applesauce
  • 1½ tablespoons oil
  • 1 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon gluten-free coconut extract
  • ½ cup shredded coconut
  • For filling:
  • ¼ cup gluten and dairy free margarine, shortening or 3 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 to 2½ tablespoons coconut milk, as needed
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon gluten free coconut extract, as needed
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking pan with parchment.
  2. Whisk together sorghum flour, brown rice flour, tapioca starch, coconut flour, sweet rice flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and xanthan or guar gum. Set aside.
  3. In mixing bowl cream together the oil and sugar. Add egg and blend for one minute. Add coconut milk, oil, applesauce and flavoring extract next, mixing well. Add flour blend to wet mixing just until combined. Stir in shredded coconut. Allow batter to sit for 30 minutes for lighter, higher whoopie pies.
  4. Using a scoop, place 2 tablespoons of batter per whoopie pie half on lined baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each scoop. Bake for 10 minutes until cooked through. Place on a cooling rack.
  5. After whoopie pie halves are cooled make the filling. Cream together margarine and half of the powdered sugar. Add remainder of sugar, coconut extract and as much coconut milk as needed for a nice filling consistency. Place filling in a piping bag or use a knife to spread filling onto the flat side (bottoms) of half of the whoopie pie cakes. Top frosting with another cake. Enjoy!
Recipe by Grain Mill Wagon at https://www.grainmillwagon.com/gluten-free-dairy-free-coconut-whoopie-pies/