{"id":20340,"date":"2016-07-19T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=20340"},"modified":"2021-01-07T11:39:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T21:39:49","slug":"review-hostess-limited-edition-key-lime-slime-twinkies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/07\/19\/review-hostess-limited-edition-key-lime-slime-twinkies\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Hostess Limited Edition Key Lime Slime Twinkies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hostess<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here to buy Limited Edition Ghostbusters Key Lime Slime Twinkies from Amazon<\/a>\"\"<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite scene from the original Ghostbusters?<\/p>\n

Was it the library ghost sequence to open the movie? What about Venkman getting slimed? Maybe you liked the big climax where our heroes saved New York City? There are plenty to choose from.<\/p>\n

My favorite scene was when Egon ate a Twinkie. Classic!<\/p>\n

Okay, that\u2019s not entirely true, but if you were wondering how the famous snack cake ties in with the Ghostbusters, there\u2019s your connection. Egon Spengler used a Twinkie as a metaphor for some scientific mumbo jumbo and then chowed down.<\/p>\n

Fast forward 32 years (OMG, you\u2019re so old!) and we have new Ghostbusters and new Twinkies. Long gone are the days of Murray, Aykroyd, Ramis, Hudson, and boring old vanilla cream. Now we have Wiig, McCarthy, McKinnon, Jones, and Key Lime Slime cream!<\/p>\n

Hostess has graced the public with the same oily Twinkie cakes we\u2019ve loved since 1930 (OMGGG, you\u2019re sooooo old!) This time, however, they tried something new with the cream. <\/p>\n

Twinkies are always a gamble for me. Sometimes you get a nice moist, fluffy cake. Other times you get a firm, spongy disaster. I lucked out with a perfect batch this time.<\/p>\n

\"Hostess<\/a><\/p>\n

The \u201cslime\u201d colored cream bursting out of the three holes on the underbelly of the cake makes it look moldy. I have a feeling this may turn some people off, but if you stick with it, the Key lime flavor will make you forget about that. It also looks a lot tastier once you bite or cut into the Twinkie.<\/p>\n

I was skeptical of Key lime as a Twinkie flavor, but they managed to pull it off. In reality, it\u2019s artificially colored green, so they could have just dyed the regular filling like Oreo does with the orange Halloween cookies. Why not? It\u2019d be a perfect representation of the movie it\u2019s promoting \u2013 a cheap gimmicky repacking of an old idea.<\/p>\n

Whooooaaaa! Proton blasts fired!<\/p>\n

Nah, I kid because I love. The lime flavor is very subtle. It tasted like a regular Twinkie with a faint citrus blast. <\/p>\n

\"Hostess<\/a><\/p>\n

Normally I\u2019d probably hold that against a product. It almost seemed like they didn\u2019t believe in the flavor so they diluted it, but it worked well here. I\u2019ll let it slide.<\/p>\n

I expected the cream to be either too sweet or too sour, but it toed the line nicely. It also had a great whipped texture, and there was plenty of it stuffed within the cake. <\/p>\n

I picked up some Banana Twinkies just for taste and appearance comparisons, and I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m about to say this, but I might like Key Lime Slime more than Banana. <\/p>\n

Now please allow me a mini rant.<\/p>\n

\"Hostess<\/a><\/p>\n

I said it in <\/a>my Ecto Cooler review, but they\u2019ve really done a subpar job with the marketing of this movie. The box here has one tiny Ghostbusters logo and shades of green. This could have been a really cool collectable box if designed better. This is yet another \u201cslime\u201d tie-in that has no mention or appearance of Slimer. It\u2019s not like they lost the rights to the character. I know he\u2019s in the new movie, so put him on the box! I know he\u2019s an ugly little spud, but put him on the damn box! Stay Puft is on the White Fudge Marshmallow Twinkie box. Where\u2019s Slimer?!<\/p>\n

Anyway, the serving size for these Twinkies is two cakes. I ate two. That should tell you that these are a winner. Happy hunting.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 2 cakes \u2013 260 calories, 80 grams of fat, 3.5 grams of saturated fat, 35 mg of cholesterol, 350 mg of sodium, 44 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of dietary fiber, 29 grams of sugars, and 2 grams of protein..)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $3.49
\nSize:<\/b> 13.58 oz. box\/10 cakes
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Wegmans
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Not overly sweet. Not overly sour. Perfectly fresh Twinkie batch. Ample cream filling. The name \u201cEgon Spangler.\u201d Might be better than Banana.
\nCons:<\/b> Key lime could have been a tad stronger. Moldy looking. Complete lack of Slimer in the marketing. My mother gave most of my old Ghostbusters toys away. Scientific mumbo jumbo. We\u2019re old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Click here to buy Limited Edition Ghostbusters Key Lime Slime Twinkies from Amazon What\u2019s your favorite scene from the original Ghostbusters? Was it the library ghost sequence to open the movie? What about Venkman getting slimed? Maybe you liked the big climax where our heroes saved New York City? There are plenty to choose from. 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