With today’s announcement by Hostess Brands that they are closing their plants and the absence of a new buyer, millions of Americans will have to stay goodbye to Twinkies, Ho Hos, Wonder Bread, and other Hostess and Drake’s treats – staples of childhood lunchboxes for decades.
Fortunately, the Internet is full of make-your-own recipes, which are quite likely better than the originals, as
they’ll avoid the chemical preservative taste. Of course, homemade Twinkies wouldn’t have the shelf life of the store-bought ones, but make some yourself and see if they stick around long enough to worry about shelf life anyway!
I don’t think that the end of Hostess means the end of the snack cake, though. Entenmann’s is still around (thank goodness for their crumb-topped donuts!) Other brands will step forward to fill the lunchbox void with similar snacks. Plus, isn’t a cupcake really just an upscale snack cake?
Here’s a roundup of recipes for homemade Hostess products:
Twinkies (notice the difference between recipes in the filling ingredients – these will taste different from one another. You could have a Twinkie recipe taste test party!)
Goodbye Twinkies!
With today’s announcement by Hostess Brands that they are closing their plants and the absence of a new buyer, millions of Americans will have to
stay goodbye to Twinkies, Ho Hos, Wonder Bread, and other Hostess and Drake’s treats – staples of childhood lunchboxes for decades.
Fortunately, the Internet is full of make-your-own recipes, which are quite likely better than the originals, as
they’ll avoid the chemical preservative taste. Of course, homemade Twinkies wouldn’t have the shelf life of the store-bought ones, but make some yourself and see if they stick around long enough to worry about shelf life anyway!
I don’t think that the end of Hostess means the end of the snack cake, though. Entenmann’s is still around (thank goodness for their crumb-topped donuts!) Other brands will step forward to fill the lunchbox void with similar snacks. Plus, isn’t a cupcake really just an upscale snack cake?
Here’s a roundup of recipes for homemade Hostess products:
Twinkies (notice the difference between recipes in the filling ingredients – these will taste different from one another. You could have a Twinkie recipe taste test party!)
Hostess Twinkie Recipe by Top Secret Recipes
Homemade Twinkies by Leite’s Culinaria
Homemade Twinkies by The New York Times
Homemade Twinkies by Simple Math Bakery (they also have a recipe for Pumpkin Twinkies!)
HoHos
Homemade HoHos by Gale Gand of Food Network
Homemade HoHos by How to Baker
Sno Balls
Homemade Sno Balls by Serious Eats
Homemade Sno Ball Cupcakes by Baking Bites
Ding Dongs
Homemade Ding Dongs by A Cozy Kitchen
Homemade Ding Dongs by Examiner.com/Beantown Baker
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