Gluten-Free Homemade Oatmeal Creme Pies
Chewy, fluffy, and perfectly sweet, these homemade oatmeal creme pies are satisfying and so easy to make from scratch! This Little Debbie's copycat starts with soft-baked oatmeal cookies sandwiched between a vanilla creme filling and are so nostalgic. These cookies are gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar free.
Ingredients
Oatmeal cookies
- 1 cup organic, quick oats or old fashioned rolled oats *I like to use a mix
- 1 cup blanched almond flour
- 1/4 cup tapioca flour
- 1/2 cup unstalted vegan butter, grass-fed butter, melted **or avocado oil. I use the Monty's Brand dairy-free/vegan butter! Great ingredients.
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 egg, room temp
- 1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- good pinch of sea salt
Creme filling
- 1 container Miss Jones Buttercream Frosting (11.29oz container) *OR your favorite homemade buttercream frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the egg, butter or oil, sugar, and vanilla. Beat with a hand mixer or using a whisk vigorously, for a minute or two until it's fluffy and mixed well.
- Add in the remaining ingredients, folding in the oats last. Let the cookie dough sit for 5 minutes or so.
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop cookie dough onto the cookie sheet, leaving a few inches between each one. They'll spread out a little. Bake for 9-10 minutes, until golden around the edges. The centers may still seem soft -that's okay! They'll continue cooking while they cool on the cookie sheet.
- Let the cookies cool completely for 30 minutes or so, to prevent the filling from melting off the cookies. Once cooled, Add a little filling to the tops of half of them. You can simply spread it on with a knife or use a piping bag to pipe it on. Then sandwich the other halves over top. Enjoy!
- Store oatmeal creme pies in an air-tight container on the counter for up to 5 days. They can also be stored in the fridge.
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Notes
*I have not tested an egg substitute, but Bob's Red Mill egg replacer MIGHT work. I can't say if it'll change the texture.
*Feel free to use homemade or store-bought frosting. I like Miss Jones because it's organic & made with quality ingredients!