Fry your Twinkies for fair fun

Several months ago, I discussed frozen Oreo Churros, which you briefly bake or deep-fry, and I noted that: The “Real Creme Filling” survives baking or deep-frying.

Now there are Hostess Deep Fried Twinkies. You do briefly bake or deep fry them, and according to the box, each is “a real Hostess Twinkie,” consisting of “sponge cake with creamy filling.” That item is coated in funnel-cake batter, resulting in the item that you can bake or fry and that provides, as the box describes it, “The fun of a State Fair right out of your oven!”

Like the “Real Creme” filling of Oreo Churros, the Twinkie filling survives baking or deep-frying as a hot, creamy semiliquid.

There are two versions: original golden or chocolate-filled. In both cases the box of seven weighs about 17 ounces (2.4 ounces each). One regular Twinkie weighs 1.36 ounces. So the new ones are ... substantial. A regular Twinkie has 130 calories and 4 grams of fat. The deep-fried Twinkie has 220 calories and 8 grams of fat.

Originally they were only at Wal-Mart, but they are said to be coming to other stores soon. The box of seven is $4.76 at Wal Mart, where a box of 10 regular Twinkies is $2.97.

FYI, I bought this a month ago, and now I can’t find the Deep-Fried Twinkies. That might not be terrible news: I still have six of the seven I bought.