Pineapple Cake Mix Whoopie Pies

A close-up of a stack of pineapple whoopie pies, sprinkled with powdered sugar.

Bursting with pineapple and sweet cream cheese flavor, these whoopie pies are easy to make thanks to cake mix and will be a hit at any get-together.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cake mix, dessert

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Additional Time 10

Total Time 30

Servings (4 inch) whoopie pies

Calories 326kcal

Author Sarah Pyle

Cost $6.44 total / $0.54 per whoopie pie

Equipment

Ingredients

Cookies

1 box cake mix pineapple, yellow, or white flavor (15.25 ounces)
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup pineapple juice saved from draining crushed pineapple
3 large eggs

Filling

1/2 cup butter softened
8 ounces cream cheese softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup powdered sugar plus extra for dusting
1/2 cup crushed pineapple drained well

Instructions

Instructions for Cookies

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, combine cake mix, oil, pineapple juice and eggs with a whisk or hand mixer until thoroughly combined.
Drop heaping Tablespoons of batter onto cookie sheet to form the whoopie pies. The batter should be about 3 inches round before baking. Make sure to leave 2-3 inches of space between each cookie.
Bake on the center rack of your oven for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Make the filling while the cookies are baking.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely on the cookie sheet.
Once cooled, spread 2 Tablespoons of cream cheese filling on half (12) of the cookies. Top with remaining cookies to create whoopie pies.

Instructions for Filling

In a medium size bowl, combine butter, cream cheese and vanilla with a hand mixer until fluffy.
Add powdered sugar and mix until fully combined.
Add crushed pineapple and gently stir to incorporate the pineapple. Stir well to fully combine.
Use immediately or store in the fridge for up to 1 week. It will be easiest to spread on the cookies when the cream cheese filling is still softened.

Notes

Store your whoopie pies in the fridge since they contain cream cheese. The pies will keep for up to 5 days in the fridge or 2 months in the freezer. To store in freezer, wrap each whoopie pie in plastic wrap or parchment paper. Then, place all wrapped pies into a freezer bag.

Variations: The method of making whoopies pies using cake mix can be done with any flavor cake mix. Try chocolate cake mix and use water or milk instead of pineapple juice.

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