{"id":20839,"date":"2016-11-14T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=20839"},"modified":"2021-01-07T20:44:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T06:44:23","slug":"review-hostess-limited-edition-white-peppermint-twinkies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/11\/14\/review-hostess-limited-edition-white-peppermint-twinkies\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Hostess Limited Edition White Peppermint Twinkies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

It\u2019s mid-November. Even though our nation\u2019s turkeys still await their presidential pardons (if they\u2019re lucky) and \u2018ducken-ings (if they\u2019re not), grocery store shelves have chosen to completely ignore Thanksgiving and just put out their merriest wares. I kind of wish seasonal snacks would go from \u201cMonster Mash\u201d to \u201cPotato Mash\u201d instead of jumping straight to \u201cAssorted Non-Denominational Red & Green Mish-Mash,\u201d but it\u2019s hard to stay mad when a box of sprinkled white fudge cylinders sits in front of me.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to try my best to review Hostess\u2019s new White Peppermint Twinkies, but be warned: my favorite radio station is already playing Christmas tunes, and I get distracted easily.<\/p>\n

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

I’m dreaming\u2026of a white Twinkie
Just like the Ghostbusters ones from not long ago
But this one\u2019s red sprinkles glisten
And it\u2019s so fun to listen
As they crunch like feet on snow<\/i><\/p>\n

The white fudge on every White Peppermint Twinkie is reminiscent of this summer\u2019s marshmallowy Twinkies: a nearly cloying white chocolate that\u2019s blended with confectioner\u2019s sugar and a hint of vanilla. But this new stuff also feels fudgier, oiler, and more buttery, almost like freshly iced sugar cookies. These<\/em> Twinkies must\u2019ve been made by the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man\u2019s loving grandma.<\/p>\n

The icing on this icing\u2019s cake is the sprinkles. They don\u2019t bring any noticeable bursts of sugar, but these Twinkies don\u2019t need more sugar\u2014I\u2019m already writing this at 120bpm. The sprinkles do provide a neat crunchiness that contrasts all the creamier elements, which is much needed: if I wanted to eat a tube of pure mush, I\u2019d rather suck down a roll of Pillsbury Holiday Shapes cookie dough like it\u2019s a reindeer-stamped popsicle.<\/p>\n

Peppermint bark! this Hostess angel cake brings
“Glory to its clear wrapping!
Light on bite and mercifully mild
Mint and chocolate, reconciled”<\/em><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll notice I didn\u2019t mention the peppermint taste yet. That\u2019s because there isn\u2019t a lot of it. Like custardy peppermint bark, White Peppermint Twinkies only have a mellow undercurrent of candy cane flavor. It won\u2019t prickle your taste buds, freshen your breath, or produce a tracheal chill when you breathe inwards, but this peppermint pulse is still a refreshing complement for the chocolate: just imagine a gelatinous, doughy Thin Mint with an inverted color scheme.<\/p>\n

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

I\u2019ll try the sponge cake,
(But baby, it’s dry inside)
the cream for old times\u2019 sake
(But baby, it’s bland inside)<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not all winter wonderlands and tubular Girl Scout cookies, though. At the heart of every fudge-slathered Yule log lies a ho-hum combo of cake and cream. The cake layer seems more aerated and floury than usual, leaving me to wonder whether Hostess ran out of golden Twinkie sponge cake and started coating rolled Wonder Bread in white chocolate instead.<\/p>\n

The cream filling is up to Hostess standards, but that\u2019s the problem. It just tastes like sugared whipped cream, without a unique twinge of mint, fudge, or Christmas magic. I bit in expecting a delightful Twinkie stocking stuffer, but it turns out that the stocking was the most fun part. <\/p>\n

Fros-ted white chocolate
\nCould lead to a jolly happy whole
\nBut boring cream and cake that blows
\nMake this a Twinkie without soul<\/em><\/p>\n

I wanted to adore White Peppermint Twinkies, but I merely like them. Like a holiday light show on a house without a tree inside, these cakes\u2019 Scrooged-up innards betray their exciting exterior. I recommend buying these Twinkies for an early Christmas spirit sugar rush or as mantle decorations, but don\u2019t expect to remember them fondly (or at all) come Groundhog\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

Now if we could just get some Mashed Potato Twinkies.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 1 cake \u2013 160 calories, 8 grams of fat, 6 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 10 milligrams of cholesterol, 135 milligrams of sodium, 23 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 18 grams of sugar, and 1 gram of protein..)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $3.29
\nSize:<\/b> 13 oz box\/9 Twinkies
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Walmart
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Albino sugar cookie ectoplasm. Peppermint that tastes like smooth jazz. The oddly satisfying goodness of a crunchy Twinkie. Daydreaming about Maple-Glazed Yam Twinkies.
\nCons:<\/b> Stuffing plain ol\u2019 year-round cream into the most wonderful time of the year. More like, \u201cfallen<\/em> angel food cake,\u201d am I right? Not enough mint to please Candy Cane Forest dwellers. Thanksgiving: always the bridesmaid, never the snack food aisle bride.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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I kind of wish seasonal snacks would go from \u201cMonster Mash\u201d to \u201cPotato Mash\u201d instead of jumping straight to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1504,845],"class_list":["post-20839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-hostess","tag-twinkies"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25415,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/10\/23\/spotted-on-shelves-hostess-limited-edition-peppermint-twinkies\/","url_meta":{"origin":20839,"position":0},"title":"SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Hostess Limited Edition Peppermint Twinkies","author":"Marvo","date":"October 23, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Update: We reviewed it! 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