Red Velvet Whoopie Pies are fun to make and oh-so fun to eat. It’s even fun to say Whoopie Pies!!! It’s funny how something as simple as this whoopie pies recipe has me as giddy as a 12-year-old.
I made some marshmallow cream and it was so wonderfully delicious that I have since been dreaming up different ways that I can use it. Dolloped atop a bowl of ice cream with chocolate syrup it is simply perfection, yet I found myself still wanting to do more with it. I realize red velvet whoopie pies are already plastered all over the internet and Pinterest, but with Valentine’s Day just weeks away… I still had to do it. You can’t have enough whoopie pies!
These scrumptious and fun-to-eat Red Velvet Whoopie Pies are perfect for any occasion, especially for a Valentine’s Day dessert.
This recipe was first published on January 30, 2013. It has been updated with new images but the red velvet whoopie pies recipe remains the same. This sweet treat is perfection!
I doctored up a box cake mix a bit for this recipe, but it’s the homemade marshmallow cream that really makes it special. I absolutely love semi-homemade recipes. As a busy mom, they make my life so much easier. It’s amazing what you can do with a box cake mix. Here are some examples:
Easy Cherry Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting
Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Cookies
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cake Mix Cookie Bars
Triple Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients for Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
For your convenience, a printable recipe card with measurements is available at the bottom of this page.
devil’s food cake mix
instant chocolate pudding
water
vegetable oil
eggs
red gel food coloring
marshmallow cream (Here’s my recipe for Homemade Marshmallow Cream.)
How to Make Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease.
In a large mixing bowl, beat first five ingredients on low speed just until moistened. Gradually add and mix in red food coloring, until you’ve achieved a deep red color.
Using a 1/4 cup measure, drop batter onto cookie sheets, approximately 2 inches apart.
Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until set. Allow to cool on cookie sheets for a few minutes, then transfer to cooling racks. Cool completely.
Dollop about 2 tablespoons of marshmallow creme onto the flat side of one cookie, being careful not to overfill. Place another cookie on top of creme, bottom side down.
Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
Ingredients
- 1 box devil's food cake mix
- 1 4 oz box instant chocolate pudding
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 tbsp red gel food coloring
- 1 cup marshmallow creme
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat first five ingredients on low speed just until moistened. Gradually add and mix in red food coloring, until you've achieved a deep red color.
- Using a 1/4 cup measure, drop batter onto cookie sheets, approximately 2 inches apart.
- Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until set. Allow to cool on cookie sheets for a few minutes, then transfer to cooling racks. Cool completely.
- Dollop about 2 tablespoons of marshmallow creme onto the flat side of one cookie, being careful not to overfill. Place another cookie on top of creme, bottom side down.
Nutrition
Those look amazing! YUM!
Thanks Tara!
I could really eat some of these right now,but I will have to make them–oh no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANKS FOR THE RECIPE –I LOVE THESE….WELL THE CAKE
They look amazing, even with some technical difficulties in photographing. Amazon is so good about replacing items that are broken, but still a huge hassle to send it back.
Yummy! I have never made marshmallow cream before but after seeing this recipe I am going to try it tomorrow. Thank you for the recipe.
These look so good and really easy. I’ve not bought marshmallow cream in decades…probably a reason since it’s so addictive. 🙂
whoopie! i bet they are good to!..rightttttt
I have always wanted to try and bake some whoopie pies they look so good. I belive I will give the receipe a try.
So you just use a cookie sheet, right? No special whoopie pie pan? I’m totally making these for our playgroup v-day party!
Yep, just pour the batter onto a cookie sheet. Easy peasy!
These look great and easy to make. Thank you for the recipe
Had my first red velvet cake over 50 years ago and I still remember how good it was. Love red velvet
Yummy. I Love whoopie pies, may try this one.
i tried my first and only woopie pie from someone from lancaster that was visiting poconos and gave us some, never had one since….they reminded me of devil dogs
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I love being to make a recipe almost from scratch that is well-known such as Whoopie pies.
Those look really good. Thanks for the recipe.