{"id":20756,"date":"2016-10-26T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=20756"},"modified":"2021-01-07T20:44:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T06:44:29","slug":"review-hostess-limited-edition-pumpkin-spice-twinkies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/10\/26\/review-hostess-limited-edition-pumpkin-spice-twinkies\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Hostess Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice Twinkies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Is that photo on the Hostess Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice Twinkies box supposed to be appetizing?<\/p>\n

My goodness, it’s like watching meat come out of a meat grinder. Or a pig being born. Or Vienna sausage being made. It’s like staring at potted meat. Don’t know what potted meat is? For all that is holy, DON’T LOOK IT UP! <\/p>\n

The thing is, in real life, the filling doesn’t quite look like mangled flesh. It has a very light pink hue with red specks. But it\u2019s so light that in some lighting situations it looks grey. So I guess this is one of those cases where what it actually looks like is better looking than what’s on the packaging, but barely.<\/p>\n

The filling is supposed to remind you of pumpkin pie. When I closed my eyes, I’m reminded of POTTED MEAT! That image on the box has burned itself onto my brain. Now I feel as if I should go stare at Spam to get the image of potted meat out of my head. <\/p>\n

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

Of the spices you’d find in pumpkin pie, the only one listed in the ingredients is cinnamon. Of course, there’s natural and artificial flavoring that fill in for the other spices, but I’m glad Hostess spent a little scratch to include real cinnamon. But even with real cinnamon, it doesn’t have have a pumpkin spice flavor that pops. It doesn\u2019t have a flavor that makes me say, “Hey honey, you know that whole tradition of eating pumpkin pie at Thankgiving? Let’s forget that and replace them with these Twinkies.” <\/p>\n

But if you were celebrating National Cinnamon Day (a day that, surprisingly, with all the fake food holidays, doesn’t exist) these Twinkies would be an awesome way to get your Cinna-on.<\/p>\n

One last thing about the flavor, there’s an artificial sweetener aftertaste even though there aren’t any listed in the ingredients. It reminded me of the taste in my mouth after eating a pumpkin spice-flavored light yogurt.<\/p>\n

As for the “golden sponge cake,” it tasted like a regular Twinkie, but something seemed different about its texture. Maybe they weren’t as spongy as I remember. Maybe I got a bad batch. Maybe the box I bought was around since last year. Or maybe Twinkie the Kid is cutting corners so that he has extra money to buy whatever drug he smokes\/snorts\/shoots that makes him so damn happy all the damn time. I don’t know. Although its texture was different, the cake had that same Twinkies greasiness that we all know and love not to get on our hands because it will get all over our smartphone screens. <\/p>\n

Overall, Hostess’ Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice Twinkies are okay if you’re into cinnamon or light pumpkin spice yogurts, but eating them won’t be a yearly tradition for me.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 2 cakes – 260 calories, 70 calories from fat, 8 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 35 milligrams of cholesterol, 350 milligrams of sodium, 44 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 28 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Hostess Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice Twinkies
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $2.97
\nSize:<\/b> 10 cakes
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Walmart
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Cinnamon-y. Looks better in real life than on the packaging.
\nCons:<\/b> Pumpkin spice flavor doesn’t pop; it’s almost all cinnamon. Sponge cake had a weird texture; not as spongy. Artificial sweetener aftertaste. Image of creme on the box looks unappetizing. Getting Twinkies grease on our phone screens. Potted meat haunting me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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