Banana Whoopie Pies with Dulce de Leche Filling

Posted on August 2, 2012 / 20 comments » / Cookies, Sweet

One could say that I have a bit of a Type A personality.  I love a good list (I mean c’mon, who doesn’t).  Love making plans.  And have a strategy for just about everything – from where to sit/stand on a subway car to vacation planning.  This is probably why I love baking so much.  You’re given a list of ingredients, step-by-step directions and even, sometimes, a picture of the finished product.

However, the more I bake the more I realize that things don’t have to be so rigid.  Even though it’s a science, there is always room for some fun.  Take whoopie pies.  Most of the ones that I have come across are filled with some sort of vanilla cream. But when I saw that this one had a dulce de leche filling, I just could not pass it up.  And throw some bananas in there – and it’s a whoopie pie party!

I personally would have never thought to combine bananas with dulce de leche but they worked perfectly in this whoopie pie.  The cookies were perfectly cakey and fluffy.  And the filling – I dare you to not eat it straight out of the mixing bowl with a (big) spoon.

Thanks for the recipe, One Girl Cookies, and for inspiring me to think outside the recipe.

Banana Whoopie Pies with Dulce de Leche Filling

Adapted From: One Girl Cookies
Yield: 24 Whoopie Pies

Ingredients:

For The Cookies
1 pound ripe bananas
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup canola oil
3 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Dulce de Leche Filling
4 ounces packaged cream cheese, at room temperature
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
1/3 cup store-bought dulce de leche
3 cups confectioner's sugar

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line 2 baking sheets parchment paper or a silicone mat.

Combine the bananas and lemon juice in a food processor. Process until no lumps remain and set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to combine and set aside.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together the oil, eggs, sugars and vanilla on medium speed until completely combined, about 2-3 minutes. Scrape down the side of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the banana puree and mix on low for about 30 seconds. Continuing on low speed, gradually add the flour mixture. Mix until the flour is just combined, about 30 seconds, finishing by hand with a rubber spatula. Refrigerate the batter for about 30 minutes.

Using a small ice cream scoop, drop scoops of batter onto the prepared baking sheet spacing them 2 inches apart. Bake one sheet at a time for about 10-12 minutes, rotating the sheet halfway through baking. The cookies are done when they spring back when pressed gently. Let them cool on the sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

While the cookies cool, make the filling. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment beat the cream cheese and butter on medium speed until combined to a light and fluffy mixture, about 3-4 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. With the mixer on low speed, add the vanilla, salt and dulce de leche and continue to mix for 30 seconds.

With the mixer running on low speed, gradually add the confectioner's sugar and then beat for an additional minute.

When the cookies have completely cooled, spoon about 2 tablespoons of the filling on the flat side of half of the cookies. Top with the remaining cookies. The whoopie pies will keep in an air tight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

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20 Responses to “Banana Whoopie Pies with Dulce de Leche Filling”

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    Rosa — August 2, 2012 @ 12:32 pm

    Original! Those whoopie pies looks delicious.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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    Monique — August 2, 2012 @ 12:40 pm

    I screamed a little when i saw this.
    WANT.
    My sister lives in DE and there is a place open one the weekends called SPENCERS. Amish bakers. They bring in whoppie pies. i die. lol.

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    Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar — August 2, 2012 @ 2:58 pm

    These sound so delicious! Love this idea!

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    The Duo Dishes — August 2, 2012 @ 7:49 pm

    There are some great banana cream pies that have dulce de leche on them (or in them). Same for ice creams. You should try the pair more often. It works!

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    Baker Street — August 3, 2012 @ 3:55 am

    The dulce de leche filling sounds heavenly! What a fabulous recipe!! :)

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    Jana — August 3, 2012 @ 9:08 am

    Your whoopie pies look so amazing!
    I think I just have to bake some for myself now :)

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    Robert Johnson — August 3, 2012 @ 9:43 am

    As usual, your tasty treats trump my morning breakfast. This looks great. A Whoopie Pie and Dulce de Leche? C’mon now.

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    My Inner Chick — August 3, 2012 @ 12:18 pm

    I must must must make these.

    I hope they turn out!

    Thank YOU! <3

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    chica chocolatina — August 5, 2012 @ 8:04 am

    I am not a big fan of bananas but if you add some dulce de leche I’m all In! Great recpie ♥

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    Joanne — August 5, 2012 @ 9:22 am

    I need to learn to be less rigid about things also and whoopie pies seem like the perfect place to start! I love this filling and pie combo!

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    Angela @ Mind Over Batter — August 8, 2012 @ 11:51 am

    Surprisingly enough, baking taught me to be less rigid; it allowed my imagination to flourish, and once I learned the science behind the list of ingredients I was able to customize baked goods to my liking.

    - As for your banana whopper pies – I love bananas, plus anything with dulce de leche anything is a sure win in my book. I have to make these… Screw the diet! Who needs a bikini body, anyway?

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    Veronica of Muy Bueno — August 9, 2012 @ 8:09 am

    Mama Mia do these look sweet and perfecto! I have never made a whoopie pie anything but your recipe tempts me to no end! Lovely…

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    Rachel — August 9, 2012 @ 10:10 pm

    These look melt un your mouth good!! Yum!

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    XL @ 6 Bittersweets — August 11, 2012 @ 9:41 pm

    YUM I adore DLD =D

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    JulieD — August 13, 2012 @ 12:14 pm

    Oh hello, these look lovely!!

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    vianney — August 28, 2012 @ 9:35 pm

    These look AMAZING!!! my little sister loves whoopie pies… I need to make them for her! thanks for sharing!

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    Sue — August 29, 2012 @ 8:45 am

    In the UK Banoffee Pie is very popular, it’s a dessert with a biscuit crumb base, dulce de leche, a layer of bananas, whipped cream and finished with chocolate shavings. I think you would just love it.

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    Ingrid — September 23, 2012 @ 7:31 pm

    Right on Eliana! The kiddos gave these a big thumbs up!
    ~ingrid

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    GoodCook — September 26, 2012 @ 2:31 am

    Love this different recipe. You motivated me to try south american food! :) Visit my website http://www.tasteandflavours.com for some indian food. Hope you like it too :)

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    GoodCook — September 26, 2012 @ 2:32 am

    I wanted to try these since I saw someone bake them on masterchef!! :)

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