Bangin Banana-nut Whoopie Pies

For the cakes:


2 cups all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons butter

¼ cup applesauce

1 cup sugar

1 tablespoon honey

¾ cup mashed banana (about two small)

¼ cup milk

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

½ cup walnuts, finely chopped (you may substitute chocolate or peanut butter chips for the nuts)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt and set aside. In a larger bowl, cream together butter, applesauce honey and sugar. Gradually add flour mixture, followed by mashed banana, milk, egg and vanilla. Stir in walnuts. 

Using your cookie scoop drop mounded tablespoons of batter unto a parchment lined cookie sheet leaving 1 1/2 to 2 inches space between each mound.  Bake for 12 minutes, or until edges begin to brown, remove from oven and let cool completely.

Filling can range from peanut butter to chocolate frosting, for mine I used cream cheese frosting and refrigerated the pies immediately after assembling.

Yields 15 assembled whoopee pies (30 individual cakes).