Twinkies Anniversary Recipes

April 11, 2005 — -- To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Twinkies, "Good Morning America" prepared two recipes featuring the tasty snack cake. To print the recipes, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the "print this article" icon.

Ingredients

• 24 Twinkies, cut into thirds
• 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Pinch salt
• 1 cup milk chocolate morsels

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place cut Twinkies in large mixing bowl. In a small mixing bowl, blend together sweetened condensed milk, eggs, cinnamon and salt; blend well. Stir in chocolate morsels. Pour milk mixture over Twinkies, and stir gently to coat. Allow to stand 5 minutes.

• Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray coating. Spoon Twinkie mixture into pan. Bake 35 minutes or until golden brown and set.

Makes 18 servings.

Ingredients

• 12 Twinkies
• 2 cans (21 ounces each) apple pie filling
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• ½ cup sugar, optional
• Vanilla ice cream, optional

Directions

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. 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, cinnamon and sugar, if desired. Spread apple mixture evenly over Twinkies. Bake until warm, about 15 minutes to 20 minutes.

• Serve immediately, topped with vanilla ice cream, if desired.

Makes 6 to 12 servings.

Crunchy topping

If desired, combine ½ cup all-purpose flour, ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup sugar, and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon. Cut in ¼ cup butter with pastry blender or two knives, cutting until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over apple pie filling and bake as directed.