Twinkie Hearts with Raspberry Puree is a simple dessert perfect for Valentine’s Day. A fun and easy treat for kids or your loved one!
My husband has been teasing me that I should do a Twinkie post at some point for the website.
I love Twinkies and was one of the few people who were crushed to hear they were disappearing years ago.
Twinkies are one of the treats that I have fond memories of as a child.
We loved putting them in the freezer and eating them frozen.
It became one of my favorite go to treats instead of ice cream.
When Twinkies disappeared from the shelves, I was one of those people who stocked up.
I even put a Twinkie in each person’s stocking that year at Christmas since it was a treat you could no longer get in the stores.
If you don’t think that’s crazy enough, would you be surprised that I have a Twinkie Cookbook?
Not a how to make Twinkies cookbook, but a how to cook WITH Twinkies!
Crazy right?!
As you all know, Twinkies didn’t disappear for long.
They soon came back to store shelves (though tasting a slightly different) and back to my pantry.
Now days if you go to the store to buy Twinkies, there are so many varieties it’s incredible.
There are different flavors and fillings and choices that never existed during my childhood.
Because I love Twinkies, this post for Twinkie Hearts with Raspberry Puree was a must for the website!
So when my husband made the suggestion I do a Twinkie based post on more than one occasion, I knew it had to be for Valentine’s Day.
And believe it or not, this recipe for Twinkie Hearts with Raspberry Puree is NOT in the cook book!
This post is dedicated to all my culinary handicapped friends.
It’s OK.
I love you too!
With Valentines being right around the corner, I have a feeling many of you have NO IDEA what you are going to do and are scrambling for a quick and easy Valentine’s Day dessert.
Look no further my friends, this is the dessert for you!
Twinkie Hearts with Raspberry Puree is simple, delicious and perfect for Valentines!
P.S. I may have had to consume FOUR Twinkies to get the perfect photo.
They were AMAZING.
However, it was the raspberry puree that knocked these out of the park.
Ah-mazing.
Twinkie Hearts with Raspberry Puree
Ingredients
- 2 individually wrapped Twinkies
- 1/2 cup of Raspberries
- 2 drops of lemon juice
Instructions
- Laying Twinkies on a cutting board, cut ONE Twinkie with a diagonal cut to the right like this (/).
- Cut second Twinkie to the left diagonal like this (\).
- Take one side from each Twinkie and match them up together to create a heart.
- Set heart aside.
- In a blender, blend Raspberries and lemon juice together.
- Push puree through a sieve to strain out seeds.
- Add seedless puree to plate for dipping sauce.
Photos & Text Updated: February 5, 2018