Lean and Green Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

OPTAVIA Counts:

• 1 Fueling
• 1 Healthy Fat
• 11/2 Condiment

Nothing’s better than a cream filled red velvet cake and this Red Velvet Whoopie Pies fueling hack will absolutely hit the spot!

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NEEDS:

Regular or Heart Shaped Muffin Tin.

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 4

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Lean & Green Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

Ingredients

• 2 sachet OPTAVIA Essential Golden Chip Pancakes
• 2 sachet OPTAVIA Essential Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie
• 1/2 tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa Powder (optional)*
• 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk (optional)*
• 1/2 cup Cashew Milk (optional)*
• 6 tbsp Liquid Egg Substitute
• 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
• 2 dash Red Food Coloring (optional)*
• 1 can Cooking spray
• 1/2 cup Low-Fat Cream Cheese
• 1-2 packet Zero-calorie sugar substitute

Lean & Green Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350*F.
2. Combine Golden Pancakes, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, cocoa powder, and baking powder in a medium-sized bowl. Add milk, egg and apple cider vinegar, and mix until a batter-like consistency.Optional, add a dash of red food coloring.
3. Divide the batter evenly among eight slots of a lightly greased regular or heart-shaped muffin tin (only fill a third of each tin slot). Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.
4. While the muffins are baking, combine the cream cheese and sugar substitute (to taste}.
5. Once cooled, slice each muffin in half horizontally. spread 1 tablespoon of cream cheese filling onto the bottom half of each muffin, and top with the remaining muffin halves.