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Healthy Nostalgic Treats

Posted by Matt on June 29th, 2010 at 10:28am

Recently, one of our followers on Twitter asked us for some recipes for healthier versions of those nostalgic sweet treats we all grew up eating. Sure, food stuffs like Oreo’s and Hostess cupcakes are far from the healthiest foods we have ever eaten, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have those cravings for old school sweets every now and then. To help you curb your craving for sweet nostalgic treats in a healthy way, here’s a recipe for Imitation Twinkies, plus four bonus blogger recipes. Enjoy!

What was your favorite sweet growing up?

Imitation Twinkies

Fact: you can indulge your craving for this classic treat in a healthier way with this recipe for Imitation Twinkies. If you’ve never tried any homemade Twinkies recipes before, then you’re in for a real treat.

Serves: 12

Cooking Time: 30 min

Ingredients

12 12×14-inch pieces of aluminum foil
4 egg whites
16 ounces box all-natural golden pound cake mix
2/3 cup water
Nonstick cooking spray
2 tablespoons butter substitute suitable for baking
1/3 cup light olive oil
1 cup sugar substitute, blended until fine
1/4 cup sugar substitute
1/3 cup evaporated skim milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 drops lemon extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Fold each piece of foil in half twice. Wrap the folded foil around the bottle to create a mold. Leave the top open for pouring the batter in.
Make twelve of these molds and arrange on a cookie sheet. Spray the inside of each with nonstick spray.
Beat the egg whites until stiff. Combine with cake mix and water, and beat about 2 minutes until thoroughly blended.
Pour batter into molds, filling each about 3/4 inch deep. Bake about 30 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
For the filling, cream the butter substitute and oil. Slowly add the sugar substitutes while beating.
Add the evaporated milk, vanilla and lemon extracts. Mix on medium speed until completely smooth and fluffy.
When the cakes are done and cooled, use a toothpick to make three small holes in the bottom of each one. Move the toothpick around the inside of each cake to make room for filling. Using the pastry bag, inject each cake with filling through all three holes.

Here are some more great recipes from bloggers:

Healthy Oreos – Missy’s Cakes and Apron Adventures

Vegan Twinkies – Vegan Lunch Box

Homemade “Little Debbie” Oatmeal Cream Pies – Schnauzer & Strudel

Knock Off Hostess Cream-Filled Cupcakes – Burnt Apple