KID: Mom. We have a concert tonight at 630. And we are supposed to bring a snack to share.
MOM: "$#@* it's already 6:00!!! And I don't go to the store til tomorrow. What can I make?
(mother checks the cupboard, but, like old Mother Hubbard, her cupboards are bare)
MOM: All I have is this box of twinkies, some vanilla pudding and some old candybars left over from Halloween.
KID: Gosh, if we only had some Cool Whip....
MOM: We DO!
KID: All is saved, mom. I have an idea......
And this is how the Twinkie Casserole was born. I have taken this everywhere- from snotty New Year's Eve parties where people are wearing sparkly, low cut dresses; to my den, with a spoon for me and my husband. I have had to hide it from the children. I have had to hide it from adults. Yeah, it's that good. But I can't share the recipe, because then people would call it by it's true name "I ran outta time to think about your party and threw some stuff together and sprinkled it with crack" casserole.
This is a photo recipe, because otherwise I could write it in one sentence.
Tear open plastic wrapper. Teeth work well. Cut the Twinkie in half, separating the top from the bottom.
Line the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan with Twinkie bottoms.
Make up a batch of instant vanilla pudding. Pour it over the top of the Twinkies.
Sprinkle Health bar bits over the top of this layer.
Place the Twinkie "tops" in a layer over the pudding.
Cover with Cool Whip.
Sprinkle with the rest of the Heath Bits.
Wear your favorite 1950's apron and SERVE IT UP.
(honestly though, let it sit in the fridge for about 2 hours for BEST results.
But if the meeting/concert/event is immediately, you'll be ok)
My daughter walked in while I was making this and, honest to God, asked "are we having company tonight?" Nothing apparently says "fancy, special dinner" quite as well as Twinkie Casserole.
ENJOY. I'm going to hide mine in the basement fridge......
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