Hank Treats

Yummy Goodness for your Hank Muse (for when he's good, of course!). The first recipe is courtesy of Devil Doll.
Thanks to Tiffany for the other yummy treats!

Death by Twinkies By Ruth Davis

Items Needed: Box of Hostess Twinkies Fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, bananas or fruit of choice, large packet of vanilla pudding, milk, whipped cream

DIRECTIONS:

1. Line a 13 x 9 inch pan with Twinkies.
2. Layer fruit on top of Twinkies.
3. Mix pudding per directions, but add an extra cup of milk.
4. Pour pudding over Twinkies and fruit.
5. Top with whipped cream and fruit.
6. Refrigerate until ready to eat. Probably best consumed with Peeps and Jolt cola.

Strawberry Twinkie Desert (makes a 9x13 inch cake)

Ingredients:
4 cups sliced fresh strawberries
1 (18.75 ounce) can ready-to-use strawberry glaze
8 Twinkies
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions:

1. Combine strawberries and glaze in a small bowl.
2. Slice Twinkies in half lengthwise, and place in a single layer over the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch dish.
3. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and condensed milk until smooth.
4. Fold in whipped topping, and spread mixture over Twinkies. Spoon berries over cream cheese mixture. Cover and chill 30 minutes or more. Refrigerate leftovers.

Banana Java Twinkie Supreme

Ingredients:
12 Hostess Twinkies
1 C. heavy cream
1/2 C. coffee syrup
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
2 bananas
1 can instant whipped cream
1 pre-made pie crust

Directions:

1. Mash Twinkies in bowl until desired consistency is reached. Peel bananas and puree in food processor. Add heavy cream and coffee syrup to bananas and mix in blender for an additional 30 seconds.
2. Spread approximately one-third of mashed Twinkies evenly on bottom of the pie crust. Pour one-third of banana mixture evenly over the layer of Twinkies; alternate layers until both mixtures have been used. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes; serve cold.
3. Before serving, add whipped cream generously to taste and sprinkle with nutmeg.

Twinkie Malt

Ingredients:
2 c. milk
6 Hostess Twinkies
4 Oreo cookies
3 c. vanilla ice cream
blender
1/3 cup milk

Directions:
Blend milk and Twinkies for 5 to 10 seconds. Add Oreo cookies. Blend together. Add 3 cups vanilla ice cream. Blend until smooth. Pour in milk and enjoy.

Twinkies all the Way

Ingredients:
12 Hostess Twinkies cut into halves
Graham crackers
Mini marshmallows
Hershey chocolate bars
1 container Cool Whip
1 9 x 13 glass dish
1 microwave

Directions:
Place cut Twinkies, cream side up, into a 9x13 glass dish. Layer with graham crackers, followed by marshmallows and top with chocolate bars. Microwave for 30 to 60 seconds (just enough to melt the marshmallows.) Top with Cool Whip and enjoy!

Twinkie Desert

Ingredients:
1 box Twinkies® (10)
2 small boxes instant vanilla pudding
2 or 3 bananas
1 can crushed pineapple, drained
Cool Whip®
Nuts and maraschino cherries

Directions:
Cut Twinkies® in half and lay in a 13 x 9-inch pan with the cream side up. Mix pudding as directed and pour over Twinkies®. Slice bananas over the top. Pour crushed pineapple over the bananas. Top with Cool Whip®. Sprinkle with nuts and maraschino cherries. Chill at least 2 hours before serving. (I would crumble some twinkie up and use it to pat the sides of the pie...just a suggestion ~_^ ~Jikei)

Twinkie Pineapple Desert

Ingredients:
5 Twinkies, split in half lengthwise
1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 1/2 C. cold milk
1 small box instant vanilla pudding mix
2 C. whipped topping, divided
1/2 C. chopped walnuts

Directions:

1. Place Twinkies in an ungreased 11 x 7-inch dish. Top with pineapple; cover and set aside.
2. In a bowl, beat milk and pudding mix until smooth Fold in 1/2 cup whipped topping; pour over pineapple. Spread remaining whipped topping over pudding. Sprinkle with nuts. Chill until serving. Yields 6 to 8 servings.

Twinkie Mania Truffle

Ingredients:
1 box Hostess Twinkies
1 box chocolate fondue
1 bag shredded coconut or 1 bag peanut butter chips

Directions:
Cut each Twinkie into four bite size chunks. Dip in chocolate fondue. Roll in coconut or peanut butter chips. Serve chilled.

On Top of Mount Twinkie

Ingredients:
2 Hostess Twinkies
Vanilla pudding
Chocolate syrup
Colorful sprinkles

Directions:

1. Mix sprinkles and pudding together.
2. Pour over Twinkies and cover with chocolate syrup.

Twinkie-Strawberry Derset

Ingredients:
2 boxes Twinkies
1 large box strawberry gelatin
1 large box instant vanilla pudding
1 can strawberry pie filling
1 container Cool Whip
Pecans

Directions:

1. Line a 13 x 9-inch pan with Twinkies. Mix gelatin according to package directions and pour over Twinkies.
2. Prepare pudding as directed and pour over gelatin. Cover with pie filling and then top with Cool Whip. Sprinkle with pecans. Chill at least 2 hours before serving. Serves 8 to 10.

Twinkie-Toffee Temptation

Ingredients:
1 small box vanilla instant pudding
2 C. milk
10 single Twinkies®
8 oz. Heath® bars, crushed
4 oz. Cool Whip®

Directions:

1. Prepare pudding with milk. Set aside.
2. Slice Twinkies® in halves lengthwise. Line a 13 x 9-inch dish with bottom halves of Twinkies®, filling side up. Sprinkle on 1/2 cup crushed candy. Pour in pudding. Spread Cool Whip® over the top. Top with remaining candy. Cover and refrigerate.

Twinkie Kebobs

Ingredients:
Twinkies, 1 for each serving
strawberries or other fruit
soft candies

Directions:
Cut each Twinkie into four equal pieces. Stick Twinkies (Through the cake, not the cream!), strawberries and soft candies on kebob rods.

Twinkie Taco

Ingredients:
2 Hostess Twinkies (mashed)
2 Flour tortillas
Ground cinnamon
Sugar
Marshmallow whip
Maraschino cherries

Directions:

Fry tortilla in buttered frying pan until crispy and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.

Spread mashed Twinkies on tortilla and top with with warmed marshmallow whip and colored cherries!

Twinkie Pie

Ingredients:
Butter
9 Twinkies
3 Eggs; large, seperated
1 Dash of Cream of tartar
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
6 oz Chocolate chips; semisweet
1 c Pecans; chopped
1 c Heavy cream; whipped

Directions:
Grease pyrex square or rectangular casserole with butter. Cut 8 Twinkies in thirds, LENGTHWISE, and put one layer on the bottom of the casserole. Beat egg whites, with the cream of tartar and sugar, adding vanilla. Melt chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler. Add egg yolks to chocolate, slowly, continuing to stir over boiling water. Fold chocolate into egg whites. Spread over Twinkies, then sprinkle with about half of the nuts. Layer on more twinkies, more chocolate, more nuts. Continue layering. Top with whipped cream and a single whole Twinkie. Chill and serve.

Scottish Twinkie Fritters

Ingredients:
Hostess Twinkies
Plain flour batter used for frying fish or vegetables

Directions:
Briefly dip Twinkies in batter. Next, deep fry in hot oil until crisp and golden. Serve hot with ice cream and chocolate sauce.

Twinkie Eclair

Ingredients:
1 Hostess Twinkie
Squeeze bottle of chocolate shell. The stuff you put on ice cream
that makes a hard shell.

Directions:
Take 1 Twinkie. Place in freezer about 10 minutes. Take chocolate shell and "drizzle" on Twinkie. Pop into the freezer for about 5-10 minutes. Give the shell time to set up. Pull out of the freezer and serve!

Chocolate Twinkie Smores

Ingredients:
4 cups melted chocolate chips
6 Hostess Twinkies
small bag marshmallows
small box graham crackers

Directions:
Melt chocolate chips until smooth. Slice Twinkies into 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch slices. Pour melted chocolate over sliced Twinkies. Cover with marshmallows. Set in freezer over night and serve with graham crackers.

Tropical Twinkie Lasagna

Ingredients:
12 Hostess Twinkies (cut in half lengthwise)
2 boxes of instant Tapioca pudding
1 can of pineapple chunks
1 jar of marshmallow fluff
Shredded coconut (optional)

Directions:
Follow instructions on pudding box. After pudding sets, fold in drained pineapple. Place layer of Twinkies on greased baking pan and cover with pudding. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. After pie has cooled, garnish with marshmallow Fluff and shredded coconut.

Twinkie-misu

Ingredients:
Box of Hostess Twinkies
1/2 c strong coffee, cooled & sweetened
1/4 c Kahlua (optional)
1/2 gal coffee or coffee & chocolate ice cream
Chocolate shavings or sprinkles

Directions:
Slice Twinkies in half lengthwise. Spray 9 x 5 loaf pan with cooking spray. Put 5 Twinkie halves, cream side up, side by side in pan. Mix coffee and Kahlua (optional); with pastry brush, apply liberally to cut side of Twinkies. Spoon about a 1/2 inch layer of softened ice cream over Twinkies. Repeat until you have used enough Twinkies & ice cream to fill the loaf pan. Cover tightly with foil and freeze several hours or overnight. This can be served from the pan in slices or unmolded, garnished with the chocolate and served. Serves about 10.

Twinkie Beauty Shake

Ingredients:
1 Hostess Twinkie
1 cup soy milk (or regular milk)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon honey or favorite fruit spread
1 ripe banana
4 ice cubes

Directions:
In a blender first mix soy milk, vanilla and banana. Then blend in Twinkie. As a last touch, add all four ice cubes and blend on high to frost it up! This shake is great for your skin and works super for meals on the go or after exercising. Sometimes I even add protein powder for some high power get up and go!

Twinkie Fudge Pops

Ingredients:
Hostess Twinkie
Popsicle stick
Chocolate syrup

Directions:
Freeze the Twinkie for a least one-hour. Place Popsicle stick in the bottom and pour chocolate syrup on top. Freeze for another 45 minutes.

Sunflower Cake

Ingredients:
12 Hostess Twinkies
1 Hostess King Don (Ding Dong)
1/2 c. chocolate morsels
1 can chocolate frosting
1/3 cup milk

Directions:
Place King Don in center of round platter. Place Twinkies around King Don to form petals. Mix frosting and milk to form thin glaze. Lightly glaze top of the King Don and arrange chocolate morsels in a circular pattern, starting at the center and working out (to look like the seeds in a sunflower). Place remaining glaze in plastic bag or pastry bag and pipe a line of chocolate down the center of each Twinkie!