Top 10 Heart-Stopping Twinkie Recipes

While some of these are from Hostess’s “inventive and unexpected” cookbook, most are just the stuff of nightmares, created by our everyday Emeril Lagasses.

1. Twinkling Turkey

Ingredients:
1 (8 1/2 ounce) package yellow corn muffin mix, prepared and baked according to package instructions
6 Twinkies halves lengthwise
1 (14-18-pound) turkey
1 tart apple, peeled, cored and diced
1/4 cup honey

Via: huffingtonpost.com

2. Pigs in a Twinkie

Ingredients:
6 pork sausage links
6 Twinkies
Maple syrup, for serving

Via: today.msnbc.msn.com

3. Twinkie del Mar

Ingredients:
12 Twinkies
3 (7 ounce) cans tuna
6 ounces cream cheese
1 bell pepper, chopped
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
3 cups brine

This is literally a nightmare.

Via: food.com

4. Twinkie Patriotic Pie

Ingredients:
6-7 Twinkies, broken or torn into 1” pieces
1 pint fresh blueberries
1 lb. fresh strawberries, sliced
2 packages (5.1 oz.) instant vanilla pudding mix
6 cups milk
1 container (12 oz.) frozen nondairy whipped topping, thawed

Via: hostesscakes.com

5. Heavenly Twinkie Dessert

Ingredients:
10 Twinkies
2 10 oz. boxes of frozen raspberries, thawed
1 bag flaked coconut
1 large box pistachio pudding, made according to package directions
1 container whipped topping

Via: hostesscakes.com

6. Twinkie Sushi

Ingredients:
3 Twinkies
Assorted dried fruits
Assorted fruity decorative candies
2 green fruit leather
Dried mango (looks like pickled ginger)

Via: food.com

7. Twinkie Tiramisu

Ingredients:
10 Twinkies (1 box)
16 ounces ricotta cheese
8 ounces mascarpone cheese
1 lb powdered sugar
2 ounces dark rum
6 ounces Kahlua
1 chocolate bar (milk or dark chocolate)
1 tablespoon cocoa powder

Via: food.com

8. Twinkie Toffee Treat

Ingredients:
10 Twinkies (1 box)
2 prepared packages of vanilla (or chocolate) pudding
1 large tub of whipped topping
6 Heath candy bars

Via: hostesscakes.com

9. Deep-Fried Twinkies

Ingredients:
6 Twinkies, frozen
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 tablespoon oil
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Flour, for dusting

Via: food.com

10. Twinkie Milkshake

Ingredients:
2 Twinkies
2 scoops chocolate ice cream
1 cup milk
Whipped cream, for topping

Via: epicurious.com