Best homemade Twinkie recipe

Name: Best homemade Twinkie recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2/3 cup granulated sugar; 1/3 cup oil; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 cup milk; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons hot water; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 jar (7 ounces) marshmallow creme; 1/2 cup shortening; 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

8 steps

Prep:15minCook:15min

Taste of Home. "You're going to risk our lives for a Twinkie?" asks Columbus, played by Jesse Eisenberg, in the movie Zombieland. Luckily, the zombie apocalypse isn't yet upon us, so there's no need to rush out and snag an emergency box of Twinkies. However, it's always good to be prepared (in case the zombies ever come knocking), so I created this homemade Hostess Twinkie recipe. (You know...for survival purposes.)

Updated at: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:19:44 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories443.7 kcal (22%)

Total Fat23.7 g (34%)

Carbs54.1 g (21%)

Sugars33.9 g (38%)

Protein3.4 g (7%)

Sodium209 mg (10%)

Fiber0.4 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

Vanilla sponge

2eggs

2 teaspoonsvanilla extract

⅔ cupgranulated sugar

⅓ cupoil

1 cupall purpose flour

1 teaspoonbaking powder

¼ cupmilk

⅛ teaspoonsalt

Filling

2 teaspoonswater

hot

¼ teaspoonsalt

1 x 7 ouncesmarshmallow creme

jar

½ cupshortening

⅓ cupconfectioners' sugar

½ teaspoonvanilla extract

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 F

Step 2

In a large mixing bowl, or in the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the eggs, vanilla and sugar until foamy; about 3-4 minutes. Next, add the oil, mix to combine and then add the dry ingredients. Gently stir until moistened. Then, add the milk. Mix until the batter is smooth and no lumps remain.

Step 3

Grease your Twinkie pan and fill each depression a little more than halfway full with batter. Tap the pan gently on the counter a few times to remove any air bubbles from the cake batter. Then, bake for 10-15 minutes until the edges of each Twinkie begin to turn slightly golden.

Step 4

Remove from oven and immediately run a knife around each Twinkie cake. Then, flip the pan over onto a wire cooling rack. Gently lift the pan from the Twinkies and remove. Removing promptly will help the bottom of the Twinkies flatten as they cool.

Step 5

While the Twinkies cool, combine the filling ingredients in a medium bowl. Stir until everything is blended evenly together and then transfer to a filling injector or a pastry bag fitted with a round tip.

Step 6

Insert the pastry tip into the Twinkie cake from the bottom, starting at one end and injecting the filling until the cake begins to bulge slightly. Remove the tip and inject the cake two more times from the bottom—once toward the middle and again at the opposite end. When finished, you should have three small holes brimming with filling on the bottom of each Twinkie. Serve and enjoy.

Notes

Step 7

later in Zombieland, Woody Harrelson's character, Tallahassee, goes on to say, "Believe it or not, Twinkies do have an expiration date." While store-bought Twinkies won't expire for several months, homemade Twinkies will stay fresh for up to five days stored in an airtight container at room temperature.

Step 8

Editor's tip: In testing, we found that the Twinkies actually tasted best 1-2 days after making them. The filling permeates the inside of the cake as they sit and makes the vanilla sponge even more tender and delicious. Pop a day-old Twinkie in your old-school lunch box for maximum nostalgia!