Best Homemade Hostess Twinkie Recipes Found Online

While Hostess may have closed its doors, Twinkie lovers should not despair. Online Hostess Twinkie recipes are available to help satisfy your cravings. Making your own twinkies may just be healthier than the original.

In case you had not heard the bad news yet, Hostess Brands Inc., the baker of Twinkies and Wonder bread, among a number of other tasty items, closed its doors this week after declaring bankruptcy. Ïn the wake of the news, Twinkies have actually begun to appear on web sites like ebay, selling for much higher prices.

Rather than paying exorbitant prices for Twinkies online, the cheaper and healthier option is to simply make your own Twinkies. Made with off the grocery shelf ingredients, there homemade Twinkies will of course not last as long at those made by Hostess, but without the preservatives, the result should be something just as tasty and not quite as bad for you.

There are a large number of Twinkie recipes which have begun to surface on the internet in recent days. The recipe below was found online at Instructables.com submitted by a user called scoochmaroo. The individuals claims that “This Twinkie recipe combines the winningest recipes for best cake and best filling from the Epic 2010 Homemade Twinkie Challenge.”

Ingredients for homemade Twinkies Recipe:

This recipe yields 12 full-sized Twinkies, or 24 minis.

Cake:
• 16-ounce box golden pound cake mix
• 4 egg whites, beaten until stiff
• 2/3 cup (160mL) water

Filling: • 1/4 cup (57g) non-hydrogenated shortening or coconut oil
• 1/4 cup (57g) margarine
• 1 cup (125g) powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

The Rest:
•Twinkie Molds (aluminum foil will do in a pinch)
• Non-stick cooking spray

Make molds to cook the Twinkies

Cut twenty four 9″ sheets of aluminum foil. Fold each piece of aluminum foil in half twice. Wrap the folded foil around a small spice bottle to create a mold. Leave the top of the mold open for pouring in the batter. Repeat.

Arrange on a cookie sheet or in a shallow pan. Spray molds with non-stick cooking spray.

Preheat the oven to 325F (160C)

Directions

Whip egg whites on high until stiff.

Add cake mix and water, and beat on medium speed until completely blended, about 2 minutes.

Divide batter evenly among the baking pan wells and bake at 325F (160C) until cakes spring back when touched, a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, and cakes are golden brown, about 20 to 22 minutes.

Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes; then loosen from the sides by running a knife along the edge of the pan. Invert onto a rack, remove cakes, and cool completely.

How to make the Twinkie Filling

Beat together the shortening and margarine with mixer until well combined and creamy.

Add the powdered sugar and beat until completely light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.

Add the vanilla and beat for another 2 minutes.

Finally step: Filling the Twinkies

Once cakes are cool, flip each over, and with a straw or a skewer, make two incisions running the length of the cake (three for full sized Twinkies).

Scoop filling into a pastry bag fitted with a medium-size plain tip (or snip the corner off of a small plastic bag).

Place the tip into each incision, and press cream into the incisions until full. When cakes are completely full, turn them back over and serve.

Store any leftovers (as if) in an airtight container.