Banana-creme Twinkies are back for good

by Joe DiStefano, Posted Jun 14th 2007 @ 2:06PM

Fans of limited-edition banana-creme Twinkies rejoice! Hostess resumed selling the lightly banana-flavored treats last week and plans to keep them around.

Banana creme was the original filling of the sugar-laden sponge cake when it was first introduced in 1930. A banana shortage forced Hostess to switch to vanilla creme in the 1940s. Since then Hostess has brought back banana Twinkies, but only for limited periods of time. Most recently the fruity treats hit the shelves to promote the film King Kong. Thanks to a 20 percent spike in total Twinkie sales during the promotion Hostess decided to permanently add the flavor to its lineup. I'd like to know what these puppies would taste like wrapped in bacon and then dropped in a deep fryer.

Filed Under: Pop Food, Ingredients
Tags: america, banana, banana-creme, banana-creme Twinkies, Banana-cremeTwinkies, bananas, dessert, fruit, Hostess, King Kong, KingKong, pop food, sugar, Twinkies

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6-14-2007 @2:34PM chris said... Ok, that's definately good news. The more Twinkie flavors, the better. I just wish they were 15 cents a piece like they were back in the day. Now who wants to see my homemade banana cakes that look like Twinkies?
go see: www.biscuitbaker.com/banana_cakes.html

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6-14-2007 @6:33PM Mike said... So there was no truth to the rumor that the limited release was really a secret stash of pre-40's twinkies that had been lost in a warehouse all this time?

;-)
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6-25-2007 @11:43PM Gail said... I was a twinkie fan and also looking forward to the banana filled twinkie---until I found out about some of the ingredients in those twinkies. For example, thiamine mononitrate. That comes from petroleum. Chimese petroleum! Other ingredients are harder to trace. Many of our additives are out sourced. I worry about that. No, I will not eat another twinkie!
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7-01-2007 @6:32PM alan del balso said... I have been eating twinkies for many years. However, i do not think this vanilla creme was the original creme that replaced the bannana filling. can you please tell me if this vanilla creme was the original. it seems that i liked the taste better years ago. the cake itself also tastes different. is this the original cake?
please let me know.

thanks
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