Heart Twinkie Dessert

I spy a Twinkie, turned into a heart!

 

Yes, that's really a Twinkie. And yes, it's delicious. WAY better than a plain old Twinkie.

This is about the easiest plated dessert of all time. It doesn't take any longer than scooping ice cream into a bowl and topping it with syrups and nuts. 

To make it, unwrap a Twinkie with the underside facing up. Cut it on the diagonal, right through that middle cream spot. 

Arrange the two halves on a plate with their cut sides touching. One piece will be right side up and one will be upside down. 

Cover the heart with frosting. 

Cover the frosting with flavored sanding sugar. I used cinnamon, which tastes just like Red Hots. Yum! 

You can use whatever flavor you want, which is the beauty of making your own sanding sugars. I think raspberry would be amazing.

Decorate the plate with swirls of chocolate syrup, then add nuts. In just a few minutes, you have a plated dessert that belies its true origin as a lowly Twinkie.  

Turns out, there are a lot of Twinkie-themed items on Amazon. A surprising number of them reference grandmas. In my entire life, I've never come across anyone who calls their grandmother Twinkie. Grandma, Nana, Memaw, Nanny, Granny, Grammy, Nona... never Twinkie. 

Here are some non-grandma Twinkie items for your enjoyment. The t-shirt cracks me up.