Dessert Recipes
Cinnamon-Apple Twinkie Bake
In 2005 the Hostess Twinkie was 75 years old! To celebrate the anniversary, here is a recipe featuring the tasty snack cake.
Yield: 6 to 12 servings
Ingredients
Cinnamon-Apple Twinkies
- 12 Twinkies
- 2 (21 ounce) cans apple pie filling
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (optional)
- Vanilla ice cream (optional)
Crunchy Topping
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup butter
Instructions
Cinnamon-Apple Twinkies
- Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray an 8 inch baking dish with nonstick spray coating.
- Place Twinkies side by side in dish, cutting as necessary to fit.
- Combine apple pie filling and cinnamon. Add sugar if you like a sweeter apple filling.
- Spread apple mixture evenly over Twinkies.
- Sprinkle Crunchy Topping over the top. Bake until warm, about 15 minutes to 20 minutes.
- Serve immediately, topped with vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Topping
- Combine flour, brown sugar, sugar and cinnamon.
- Cut in 1/4 cup butter with pastry blender or two knives, cutting until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.