Chocolate whoopie pie cookies filled with spicy chile chocolate caramel. A delicious sweet treat, Vegan Recipe.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: Vegan

Ingredients

Cookie:

  • 1/2 cup oat flour
  • 2/3 + cup self rising flour Or all purpose flour + 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 Tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 3 Tablespoons Theo’s chipotle spicy chile dark chocolate melted
  • 1 Tablespoon coconut oil
  • 2 Tablespoons organic canola oil
  • 2 Tablespoons orange juice
  • 2 Tablespoons hot water
  • 2 teaspoons flaxmeal
  • 1 Tablespoon agave syrup
  • 3 Tablespoons raw sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder

Filling:

  • 3 Tablespoons raw sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon water
  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil
  • 2 Tablespoons Theos spicy chile chocolate pieces
  • 2-3 Tablespoons coconut milk as required. (optional)

Method

Cookies:

  1. In a pan, add hot water and flax meal. Mix and let sit for a minute.
  2. Add in the oils, orange juice, agave, sugar, salt, spices, cocoa powder and chocolate. Mix everything vigorously. If the chocolate is not well melted, microwave the mix for a few seconds and mix well.
  3. Add in the flours and mix till just about combined. Add more or less flour to get a doughy batter thicker than a muffin batter but not a stiff dough.
  4. Using a scoop, drop the batter onto the parchment lined sheet. Press and shape with oiled hands.
  5. Bake at preheated 350 degrees F for 12-14 minutes.
  6. Cool on rack for 5 minutes before applying caramel.

Caramel filling:

  1. In a pan, add water, coconut oil and sugar and heat on medium heat. Stir continuously, till the sugar syrup darkens and thickens to desired consistency. 5-7 minutes.
  2. Add in the chocolate and mix. If the syrup has become too thick, add in coconut milk 1 Tablespoon at a time, to get a creamy filling.
  3. Take off heat and immediately fill the cookies and stick them together.
  4. Wait for a few minutes for the caramel to harden and cool.. eat:)

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.