{"id":20473,"date":"2016-08-17T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=20473"},"modified":"2021-01-07T11:41:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T21:41:39","slug":"review-hostess-original-golden-deep-fried-twinkies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/08\/17\/review-hostess-original-golden-deep-fried-twinkies\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Hostess Original Golden Deep Fried Twinkies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

As someone who grew up in a town that hosts the so-called \u201cBiggest Small Town Fair in the Country,\u201d I\u2019m familiar with novelty fried foods. And oxymorons, apparently. <\/p>\n

So yes, I have had a deep-fried Twinkie before, and for all I know, that barely digestible monstrosity is still hanging out somewhere inside me. It probably has a better memory of Summer 2004 than I do, too. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I wasn\u2019t scared of Hostess\u2019 new Deep Fried Twinkies. I mean, these things are pre-fried, frozen, boxed, and conveniently stocked in Walmart\u2019s freezer aisle endcap! \u201cThat\u2019s like eating fried food on easy mode!\u201d<\/i> my inner Twinkie shouted from somewhere in my large intestine.<\/p>\n

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

But I shouldn\u2019t have treated these Deep Fried Twinkies like declawed kittens. Because despite their sad frozen appearance, which is like Han Solo in carbonite crossed with a belt-sanded fish stick, these unassuming Twinkies are more like rattlesnakes wearing silencers. <\/p>\n

Ever-curious, I took a nibble of a still-frozen cake. It tasted like a Krispy Kreme doughnut stuffed with frozen custard. That was all the heart-fluttering inspiration I needed to fire up my toaster oven* to 350\u00b0 and spend the next eight minutes eagerly glued to my warmly radiating fried food boob tube.<\/p>\n

The Deep Fried Twinkies\u2019 packaging warns not to over bake them, as the cream inside can disappear. Not wanting my Twinkie\u2019s hot, buttery goo to transcend this earthly plane, I wondered how long to wait. But right as I actually spoke the words, \u201cHow do I know if it\u2019s done?\u201d aloud, the golden tube leaked a prophetic drop of sizzling cr\u00e8me onto the toaster\u2019s bottom.<\/p>\n

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

As emergency rescue, extraction, and cooling of my Twinkie began, I drank in its authentic county fair aroma like a Looney Toon next to a windowsill pie. Once my Deep Fried Twinkie\u2019s leaky wounds cauterized, I dug in.<\/p>\n

DMG! (Dough My Goodness!) What was once a chewy, doughnutty shell was now crispy, oily, and buttery sweet\u2014like the shell of a cannoli or the wrapper on a dessert egg roll.** But the oil didn\u2019t leak into the fluffy, warm, and golden sponge cake inside. This created a tasty puff pastry blanket around the cream center instead of the oily mess you might find in other deep fried treats.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m looking at you, Taco Bell Cap\u2019n Crunch Delights.<\/p>\n

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

And can we talk about my Deep Fried Twinkies\u2019 cr\u00e8me filling? Because it was fantastic. It tasted just like the creamy vanilla innards of a normal Twinkie, except half-liquefied. It had the flavor of whipped cream mixed with doughnut glaze and the viscosity of runny maple syrup.<\/p>\n

This means that you can squeeze the delicate treat and quite literally suck up the cr\u00e8me like the world\u2019s most dangerous Capri-Sun juice box. And I\u2019ll proudly testify in front of a judge and jury that this, your honor, is exactly what I did with my Deep Fried Twinkie.<\/p>\n

Maybe it\u2019s my hometown nostalgia talking, but I adore these Deep Fried Twinkies (which have a Chocolate variety, too). They have a charming novelty with the part-doughnut, part-Twinkie, part-funnel cake taste to back it up. You owe it to your inner child to give one of these a try.<\/p>\n

And I promise, that\u2019s not just my<\/i> inner deep-fried Twinkie talking.<\/p>\n

*Note: You can also oven bake or actually deep fry these. I chose a toaster oven because I was impatient and thought McDonald\u2019s would kick me out if I asked to use their fryer.<\/p>\n

**Note: I made up the term \u201cdessert egg roll\u201d for this review, but apparently it\u2019s a real thing. What a time to be alive.<\/i><\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 1 cake \u2013 220 calories, 80 calories from fat, 9 grams of fat, 2.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 20 milligrams of cholesterol, 300 milligrams of sodium, 32 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 16 grams of sugar, and 3 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $4.79
\nSize:<\/b> 7 cakes
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Walmart
\nRating:<\/b> 10 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> The buttery lovechild of a county fair, a bakery, and a snack cake aisle. Wanting (and planning) to pour this cr\u00e8me onto a Belgian waffle. Frozen custard cylinders. Winning my town fair\u2019s pie-eating contest in high school.
\nCons:<\/b> Being unable to decide whether to eat my next Twinkie frozen or hot. Only come 7 to a package. Smelling burnt cr\u00e8me in my toaster oven for the next two weeks. Shuddering memories of Cap\u2019n Crunch Delights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As someone who grew up in a town that hosts the so-called \u201cBiggest Small Town Fair in the Country,\u201d I\u2019m familiar with novelty fried foods. And oxymorons, apparently. So yes, I have had a deep-fried Twinkie before, and for all I know, that barely digestible monstrosity is still hanging out somewhere inside me. 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