Twinkies are back. Now what are you going to do? I am going to turn mine into strawberry shortcake. Yes, these sponge cake treats are back. They are in stores. I heard on the news they were coming back, and guess what? Sunday when I was in the grocery store their they stood.
I never thought I would miss the treat that I loved when I was a kid. I remember calling my Mom to ask her to buy some Twinkies when Hostess went out of business. She did, and I had Hostess treats for awhile. Then those snack cakes were gone too.
I have some friends coming over tonight, and this is what I am serving for dinner. Organic strawberries, homemade whipped cream, piled over Twinkies.
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Twinkie Shortcake
Ingredients
- 8 Twinkies
- 1 pound strawberries washed and diced
- 1 1/2 tablespoon sugar for strawberries
- 1 pint whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons sugar for whipping cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla for whipping cream
Instructions
- Place cut strawberries into a bowl and sprinkle sugar over the strawberries. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let sugar marinate over the strawberries for a couple of hours before using. Prepare whipped cream by combining heavy whipping cream, 2 teaspoons of sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in a bowl and beat with a hand mixer until the whipped cream is fluffy.Assemble shortcakes by placing one or two Twinkies on a plate. Spoon strawberries over the Twinkies and top with whipped cream.
Jocelyn says
May 1, 2014 at 7:45 pmI puffy heart love that you used twinkes for the strawberry shortcake. That is just plain awesome!
stephaniemanley says
May 21, 2014 at 4:28 amIt’s the only way to eat twinkies.
Marly says
May 1, 2014 at 1:14 pmWhat a quick and easy way to make strawberry shortcakes. Fun!
stephaniemanley says
May 21, 2014 at 4:28 amIt’s definitely a fun way to enjoy this snack.
Susan L. @ Full Happy Muffin says
March 24, 2014 at 2:16 pmI used to make these with Twinkies and that was one of the reasons I went into mourning when Hostess went under (that and the fact that our local bread thrift store was owned by Hostess and closed). Now I will have to make them again!
stephaniemanley says
May 21, 2014 at 4:29 amI know, we don’t have the variety that we had once before. I loved their orange cupcakes tremendously.