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No-Bake Halloween Owl Cupcakes

I am slightly obsessed with owls these days, ever since decorating my baby’s nursery in owl theme. So when planning my annual Halloween party, I decided that I had to have owl cupcakes. Here’s the thing, I don’t bake. (It’s just not pretty.) So I knew I would need a shortcut. My first thought was Hostess Cupcakes!

This is a sponsored post. 

I had everything planned out perfectly for the party, but don’t you know that when I headed off to the store in search of Hostess Cupcakes (you know, the ones with the white swirl down the middle) the store was out. There was a spot for them, but someone had cleaned them out. Grrrr! So I settled on the next best thing – Ding Dongs!

I am pleased to announce, the result is purely adorable. See for yourself!

Owl Cupcakes Halloween Hostess Ding Dongs Desert

Want to make these yourself? They are so easy, here’s what you need.

  • Hostess Cakes
  • Oreos
  • M&Ms (brown)
  • Candy Corn
  • Icing

Then simply half your Oreos, use the icing as glue and ensemble. That’s my kind of dessert.

Owl Cupcakes Halloween Hostess Ding Dongs Desert

So, what did my partygoers think of my Halloween Owl Cupcakes?! They were a hit! I was assured that they were as tasty as they were cute. And you know what, I agree – they were yum!

If you are planning a Halloween party, or perhaps just an owl party, I highly recommend adding this simple treat to your menu. They make quite an impact on a desert table plus they are easy and quick, which is the name of the game.

Happy Halloween!

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  1. apple blossom says

    October 22, 2012 at 8:31 pm

    ding dongs are most wonderful

    ABreading4fun [at] gmail [dot] com

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  2. Debra Hall says

    October 22, 2012 at 10:09 pm

    as a kid i would buy a small bottle of coke and hostess cherry pie for 25 cents

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  3. Heather S says

    October 22, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    My favorite Hostess snake cake memory is of sharing ding dongs for the first time with my kiddos! They we’re instantly in love! 🙂

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  4. Leslie says

    October 23, 2012 at 12:37 am

    My favorite Hostess cake memory was actually peeling off the chocolate frosting layer from the cupcakes and eating that by itself. Then it was on to the cupcake!

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  5. Kim Reid says

    October 23, 2012 at 2:48 am

    I carried Hostess chocolate cupcakes in my lunch as a teenager – Thanks!

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  6. keely hostetter says

    October 24, 2012 at 11:02 am

    I mostly remember eating them for lunch, in high school. I always get excited about chocolate:)

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  7. Karen Glatt says

    October 25, 2012 at 10:57 am

    I remember that when I was a kid if I was not having a good day my mom would have my favorite treat when I got home- A Twinkie! I love the creamy filling and the yellow cake outside. It seemed to make me feel so much better!

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  8. Auri Lae says

    October 25, 2012 at 11:45 am

    We would freeze Ding Dongs during the summer when I was little – they were (in my opinion) even better than ice cream!

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  9. maria says

    October 25, 2012 at 11:47 am

    My fave Hostess memory would be twinkies! Every day in school, that was my after-lunch treat. I totally looked forward to those!

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  10. betty says

    October 25, 2012 at 8:11 pm

    Loved Hostess ding dongs. and they traveled well in a school lunch

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  11. Heidi says

    October 26, 2012 at 2:00 pm

    We didn’t get to eat these very often, but when we did, only a golden twinkie would do. Nothing like a summer day, a picnic outside, and a twinkie to end it all. So much fun!

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  12. Susan H. says

    October 26, 2012 at 8:34 pm

    Don’t have any special memories. Just remember loving the Ding Dongs. Love the cream in the center.

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  13. Janet F says

    October 27, 2012 at 2:34 am

    My favorite Hostess memory is eating a creme filled Hostess Chocolate cupcake for the first time.

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

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  14. Debra F says

    October 27, 2012 at 7:33 am

    I remember special treats of Pink Snowballs!
    crochet4hats[at]gmail[dot]com

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  15. Shawn says

    October 27, 2012 at 3:09 pm

    Having Ding Dongs when I would come home from school for a snack.

    shawn113(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  16. Susan C says

    October 27, 2012 at 6:10 pm

    My dad would bring home Ding Dong’s once a month for a special treat if we had been good.

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  17. Eve says

    October 28, 2012 at 5:48 pm

    I remember my mom would buy hotess twinkies for lunch for me and my sisters and it would be gone a couple days later

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  18. Patricia Wojnar Crowley says

    October 28, 2012 at 10:17 pm

    I used to love having ho ho’s as an after school snack! We rarely had them!

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  19. Christine says

    October 29, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    My mom used to buy Hostess snack cakes when I was a child. I always looked forward to coming home from school & having a Hostess treat.
    Thanks for the chance!

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  20. Renee G says

    October 29, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    I remember walking to the grocery store with my mom and having her buy a special hostess treat for me. (Usually ding dongs.)
    rsgrandinetti@yahoo(DOT)com

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  21. Amanda K. says

    October 29, 2012 at 9:58 pm

    I remember coming home from school and Mom having a glass of milk and Hostess snack out before we did our homework.

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  22. Tari Lawson says

    October 30, 2012 at 8:19 am

    I remember eating HoHo’s by peeling off the chocolate then licking out the cream before eating the cake. Yum!

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  23. Maureen says

    October 30, 2012 at 10:27 am

    In grade school sometimes my mother would put a HO HO in the lunch. We would peel off the chocolate icing and then put the broken up icing in with the cream after we had unrolled it and then roll it back up and eat it.

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  24. Michelle Dehowy says

    October 30, 2012 at 10:27 am

    I love Hostess Cupcakes. The decadent frosting and creme-filled core. Yum!

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  25. Janet W. says

    October 30, 2012 at 10:36 am

    I remember letting my daughter eat a Hostess Cupcake when she got home from school. She would be so excited to get one! Now I would get to see my grandson enjoy a Hostess product. We’re a family that loves desserts!

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  26. debbie says

    October 30, 2012 at 10:46 am

    I remember it was such a treat to find a hostess twinkie in my lunch that my mother packed for me.
    twoofakind12@yahoo.com

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  27. Theron Willis says

    October 30, 2012 at 2:51 pm

    Frozen Twinkies fresh from the freezer. A fond childhood memory.

    Hope to win!

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  28. Sarah Hall says

    October 30, 2012 at 3:35 pm

    Sharing my Hostess cupcakes with my friends at lunch in high school. We all loved them.

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  29. Leslie J says

    October 30, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    Back in high school we actually had a hostess cake food fight! Twinkies and ding dongs EVERYWHERE — that cream filling is NOT easy to get out of overhairsprayed hair!

    Reply
  30. Mallory Bailey says

    October 30, 2012 at 4:36 pm

    It was always a special treat to open up my brown bag in the school cafeteria and see one of the Hostess desserts.

    Reply
  31. Linda Lansford says

    October 30, 2012 at 5:10 pm

    I remember twinkies most

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  32. Kiara says

    October 30, 2012 at 5:52 pm

    I remember my mom putting Hostess chocolate cupcakes in my lunch for school.
    austma7@aol.com

    Reply
  33. Donna L says

    October 30, 2012 at 8:48 pm

    I have always liked the Donettes.

    Reply
  34. Jessie C. says

    October 30, 2012 at 9:49 pm

    I remember me and my sisters had ding dongs as after school snacks.

    Reply
  35. beth shepherd says

    October 30, 2012 at 10:20 pm

    I once smashed a ding dong in my mom’s face when I got upset at her when I was 9. Its funny now but at the time I took off runnin. I didnt get in trouble as she laughed – thankfully.

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  36. renee walters says

    October 30, 2012 at 11:35 pm

    I remember my Mother putting Hostess Ding Dongs in my lunch for school.

    Reply
  37. DeeAnn S says

    October 31, 2012 at 7:09 am

    Sno Balls were (and still are!) my favorite. I’d slowly take off the coconut fluff covering, eat the chocolate cake from the bottom, scoop out the cream, then eat the rest of the chocolate cake. When that was all done I’d wad the coconut fluff into a ball and take big bites from it. I can still feel that squishy sensation in my mouth! lol

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  38. Sally Knott says

    October 31, 2012 at 10:23 am

    My daughter loves owls. I could make these for her next birthday

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  39. Cody Anderson says

    October 31, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    I remember every Saturday after finishing my chores my mom would give me a Ding Dong.

    Reply
  40. Kristy Thiel says

    October 31, 2012 at 1:07 pm

    I still remember trying hohos with my sister!

    Reply
  41. Charlotte Padgett says

    October 31, 2012 at 1:32 pm

    I loved twinkies and never could get enough of them.

    Reply
  42. Christine says

    October 31, 2012 at 4:25 pm

    My favorite Hostess cake memory – having a Ding Dong for an after school snack

    Reply
  43. Carly says

    October 31, 2012 at 8:52 pm

    I use to eat a Hostess treat every day for lunch when I was a kid.

    Reply
  44. Mary Calabrese says

    October 31, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    I remember getting cherry pies and just loving them!

    Reply
  45. Stephanie Larison says

    November 1, 2012 at 4:49 am

    I remember opening my lunch box when I was in school and my mom would always leave a hostess snack in there for me.

    Reply
  46. Ttrockwood says

    November 1, 2012 at 7:40 pm

    My sister and i would get the orange cupcakes on special occasions with my grandma- she got one and my sister and i split the second one in the package in half

    Reply
  47. Wendy says

    November 2, 2012 at 3:08 am

    I remember going to visit my grandparents and every trip my dad would stop at a certain town and we would get Hostess Suzie Q’s… it’s a great memory.

    Reply
  48. Cindy Merrill says

    November 2, 2012 at 5:09 am

    I remember sharing a hostess cupcake with my first “crush”: Jason, I was 8 and he was 10. I think he liked the cupcake more than he liked me, however.

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  49. ELIZABETH C. says

    November 2, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    I REMEMBER MY DAD BUYING TWINKIES AND DING DONGS & ALWAYS GIVING MY SISTER & I.

    Reply
  50. Valerie Taylor Mabrey says

    November 2, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    my dad letting me get cupcakes at the grocery
    vmkids3 at msn dot com

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  51. Kyl Neusch says

    November 2, 2012 at 7:17 pm

    a treat after class

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  52. Amy H says

    November 2, 2012 at 8:11 pm

    I would eat the filling first then the cake.

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  53. Tara says

    November 2, 2012 at 9:02 pm

    My grandma would always have hostess cakes for us to eat as a snack after school.

    Reply
  54. Stephanie Grant says

    November 2, 2012 at 10:37 pm

    Making chocolate covered twinkies for Christmas 🙂

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  55. dani marie says

    November 3, 2012 at 5:32 am

    just eating them after school. my treat for surviving the day.

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  56. Caryn S says

    November 3, 2012 at 9:54 am

    I remember getting to try my first one at a friend’s house after school when I was in grade school

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  57. Sylvia says

    November 3, 2012 at 1:07 pm

    we would always go to the wonder bread store and stock up on pies, twinkies, and other goodies for snacks!

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  58. Robin says

    November 3, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    I remember trying a twinkie the first time after my baseball game when I was a kid

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  59. Ani says

    November 3, 2012 at 6:57 pm

    I remember a family friend giving me a huge bag full of hostess snack cakes for my birthday when I was a kid. I was in heaven.

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  60. Karen Gonyea says

    November 3, 2012 at 7:46 pm

    I remember them being special treats between my grandfather and I 🙂

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  61. Marie Darrer says

    November 4, 2012 at 9:52 am

    I remember having them while we were driving to Niagara falls and we had to pull into a rest area to wash our hands afterward….baby wipes were not common back then!

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  62. Desiree Dunbar says

    November 4, 2012 at 10:41 am

    I remember eating and loving Pink Snowballs when I was little.

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  63. Diane Baum says

    November 4, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    My 1st memory as a kid, being in 7th heavan cause I a pink coconut “snowball” cupcake in my school lunch bag!

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  64. Steve H says

    November 4, 2012 at 3:04 pm

    enjoyed the surprise of what hostess snack cake my mom had packed in my school lunch

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  65. Marie C says

    November 4, 2012 at 3:18 pm

    I don’t have a memory because mom didn’t buy Hostess. But there is one memory when my son was in school and he had to make a cell. He’s very creative and decided he wanted to make it edible! So he sunk every cell part into clear gelatin. The Hostess Twinkie gave him a fit because it wanted to float.

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  66. Hesper Fry says

    November 4, 2012 at 3:57 pm

    My mom would always put them in my lunch

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  67. Belinda Shaw says

    November 4, 2012 at 4:18 pm

    I always enjoyed Hostess after school with grape juice.

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  68. Charlene says

    November 4, 2012 at 4:53 pm

    My Mom always put a Hostess Twinkie in my lunch everyday at school 🙂

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  69. Annemarie Z. says

    November 4, 2012 at 5:15 pm

    I remember getting a Hostess treat as a snack at my aunt’s house!

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  70. Susan Chester says

    November 4, 2012 at 6:24 pm

    When my mom worked nights she would leave me a Hostess Fruit Pie on the table to hold me over until she woke up:)
    smchester at gmail dot com

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  71. Sandy V. says

    November 4, 2012 at 6:50 pm

    My memory is eating Hostess fruit Pies on vacation trips in the car.

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  72. melina r says

    November 4, 2012 at 8:12 pm

    I love hostess chocolate cup cakes, I enjoy them with my kids.

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  73. Susan Smith says

    November 4, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    My mom would always put Twinkies in my lunch and the kids would try to get me to trade them. I never did.

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  74. Mary Cloud says

    November 4, 2012 at 9:31 pm

    My grandpa buying me twinkies when I was a little girl

    annabella@centurytel.net

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  75. rochelle johnson says

    November 4, 2012 at 10:01 pm

    zingers

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  76. rochelle johnson says

    November 4, 2012 at 10:02 pm

    zingers, i would get them on all my school field trips

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  77. Pauline M says

    November 4, 2012 at 10:27 pm

    I remember that we had a discount hostess store near our home and it was always a happy day when my mom would bring home boxes of twinkees for my brothers and sisters and of course me! They would be wiped out within a day!

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  78. Erica C. says

    November 4, 2012 at 10:34 pm

    I love the donettes!

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  79. Kayla says

    November 4, 2012 at 10:52 pm

    My mom used to pack them in my lunch!

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  80. Gianna says

    November 5, 2012 at 12:07 am

    Getting them for my dad because he liked them.

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  81. Miz Vickik says

    November 5, 2012 at 1:17 am

    I remember loving Twinkies as a kid!

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  82. Georgie C says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:43 am

    THe time we’d make a trip to the Thrift store and got a whole big bag of twinkies, ding dongs and pies… yummmmm!

    Reply
  83. Emily says

    November 5, 2012 at 5:16 am

    I remember getting these as treats after girl scouts

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  84. Angela Neynaber says

    November 5, 2012 at 9:59 am

    i remember sneaking them after school.

    Reply
  85. Mya Murphy says

    November 5, 2012 at 10:01 am

    Sharing one with my hubby and getting kinda frisky with the frosting… lol

    Reply
  86. Leslie L. Stanziani says

    November 5, 2012 at 10:19 am

    I remember breaking the cupcakes in half to get to all the frosting inside first.Then I would eat all the outside frosting and then the cake.Thanks!
    lstanziani(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  87. Lisa Garner says

    November 5, 2012 at 11:49 am

    I loved Sno Balls and my mother would put them in my stocking each year as a special treat.
    lisalmg25 at gmail dot com

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  88. Kathlyne says

    November 5, 2012 at 12:39 pm

    I didn’t get to eat these much, so it was a real treat when I got them.

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  89. Jennifer Peaslee says

    November 5, 2012 at 1:46 pm

    I remember loving them as a kid. They were more expensive than other brands, so we didn’t get them too much. But when we did get them they always went FAST, lol. jenniferpeaslee at gmail dot com

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  90. jenny says

    November 5, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    my favorite memory of hostess is trying twinkles for the first time. It was yummy!

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  91. Chrissy Nestor says

    November 5, 2012 at 2:43 pm

    I loved eating the Cupcakes when i was a kid, and I still love them!

    chrissylea1979 (at)gmail(dot) com

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  92. Tanya White says

    November 5, 2012 at 3:02 pm

    Twinkies in my lunch box everyday… oh I how I miss those days!

    Reply
  93. Theresa H says

    November 5, 2012 at 3:18 pm

    eating the frosting off the cakes first

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  94. amy deeter says

    November 5, 2012 at 3:37 pm

    i remember when my mom would put them in my lunch box
    amy16323(at)gmail(dot)com

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  95. Terry Cross says

    November 5, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    I remember having Twinkies as a special treat when I was a child

    Reply
  96. Ed Nemmers says

    November 5, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    As a child, we would have as a treat Hostess Ho-Hos and love unwrapping the foil before devouring!

    Reply
  97. Natalie Ginnow says

    November 5, 2012 at 4:34 pm

    I love Hostess Chocolate Cupcakes and Hostess Doughnuts

    Reply
  98. Tiffany Hoyt says

    November 5, 2012 at 5:06 pm

    My dad would get me Twinkies. 🙂

    Reply
  99. Tina W says

    November 5, 2012 at 5:13 pm

    My favorite memory is in my mid twenties I once stayed to do a double shift at the hospital I worked at. I was off the next day, so I stopped at a convenience store and bought myself a package of ding dongs. I realized I had no beer at home so I also grabbed a 6pack. The look the cashier gave me when he commented on my “healthy breakfast” still makes me laugh.

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  100. Katherine says

    November 5, 2012 at 5:26 pm

    after the annual state testing in sixth grade, our teacher gave us all a pack of zingers

    Reply
  101. kathy pease says

    November 5, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    i remember my uncle worked for hostess and use to give my brother and i boxes of stuff that was expiring..lol

    Reply
  102. lknott says

    November 5, 2012 at 6:40 pm

    Hostess was an unusal treat when I growing up! It was so surprising when we got them they were treated with hallowed respect. You each got one and treasured it!!

    Reply
  103. susan smoaks says

    November 5, 2012 at 6:56 pm

    i remember always have hostess snack cakes at Bible school when I was growing up!

    Reply
  104. Robert Pyszk says

    November 5, 2012 at 7:10 pm

    My favorite memory was eating Twinkies when I was a kid. You know ? Back in the day when there was 3x the filling and it was 2x as big? 😉

    Reply
  105. Charity S says

    November 5, 2012 at 7:25 pm

    Eating Twinkies at my nana’s house in the summer.

    Reply
  106. Calli says

    November 5, 2012 at 7:29 pm

    I loved finding a pack of twinkies tucked in the back of the car for a long road trip as a child!

    Reply
  107. Breanne says

    November 5, 2012 at 8:03 pm

    Eating twinkies at my grandma’s house

    Reply
  108. mary gardner says

    November 5, 2012 at 8:10 pm

    i remember having twinkies in my lunch box on fridays! i was always so excited!

    jagar0047 at yahoo dot com

    Reply
  109. Jamie Martin says

    November 5, 2012 at 8:12 pm

    Mailed a box to Hostess Cupcakes to my lady who was too sick to get them herself.

    Reply
  110. Melanie Montgomery says

    November 5, 2012 at 8:14 pm

    The first time I tried chocolate twinkies

    Reply
  111. Jaclyn Reynolds says

    November 5, 2012 at 8:23 pm

    Loved those Hostess Cupcake as a child!

    Reply
  112. Laurie Emerson says

    November 5, 2012 at 9:16 pm

    My husband knew how much I loved Twinkies and on a Valentine’s Day he gave me one with a big paper Valentine heart on the top. I went to break it in half to share with him and there inside was a diamond ring. I loved the way he proposed to me with my favorite sweet treat!
    lauraemerson17 at yahoo dot com

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  113. shirley zolenski says

    November 5, 2012 at 9:51 pm

    My dad taking one to work everyday but saying he was too full to eat it and bringing it home to us kids

    Reply
  114. Lucy Schwartz says

    November 5, 2012 at 10:04 pm

    Yeah Twinkies and tey were so good and a treat as they were ..and then someone told me to eat one out of the Freezer.YUM.

    Reply
  115. Suzanne M says

    November 5, 2012 at 10:28 pm

    I remember eating Twinkies with my Grandmother when I was a child and staying at her house.

    Reply
  116. Sand says

    November 5, 2012 at 11:03 pm

    I remember my mom packing me Hostess cupcakes in my lunch as a kid.

    Reply
  117. Kassondra Flores says

    November 5, 2012 at 11:27 pm

    Twinkie’s were my go to snack but what I love the most about hostess was their commercials “where the cream filling?” Lol

    Reply
  118. Christian Alejandro N. says

    November 5, 2012 at 11:54 pm

    Hostess Cupcake are the best!

    Reply
  119. Jacob LaFountaine says

    November 6, 2012 at 12:36 am

    Your first twinkie

    Reply
  120. Betty C says

    November 6, 2012 at 2:07 am

    My dad always had Twinkies and Cupcakes to take to work for lunch. It was a real treat when he shared them with me.

    Reply
  121. Vivi says

    November 8, 2012 at 4:04 pm

    How cute and super easy!!! My daughter and son are going to love making and eating these!!

    Reply
  122. Dawn Lopez says

    November 12, 2012 at 8:08 am

    Oh my goodness those are so adorable! Thanks for the fun recipe idea.. I love no bake!

    Reply
  123. Richard Hicks says

    November 20, 2012 at 11:26 pm

    These are the cutest I have seen and so simple!

    Reply
  124. Mimi Williams says

    January 4, 2013 at 10:08 pm

    These are the cutest little treats! I would make these anytime!

    Reply

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