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I am so excited that it is now officially Fall.
The weather has even been cooperating for the most part.
We have been enjoying some cool and rainy days.
Now I am just waiting for the leaves to start turning beautiful colors.
Throw in a bonfire and it will be just about perfect:-)
How many of you get excited to bake with pumpkin each fall?
so far I have made bread, donuts, whoopie pies, and now twinkies…
and I have 1 or 2 pumpkin recipes still waiting to be made:-)Can you say pumpkin obsessed??
so I am just making up for lost time.
I mean the last time I baked pumpkin treats was a whole year ago.
I must be pumpkin deprived;-)
Can you be obsessed and deprived at the same time? LOL!
I have a twinkie pan that has been collecting dust in my cupboard,
(don’t worry I washed it first:-)
so I figured why not put it to good use.
I also have multiple cans of pumpkin just waiting to be used.
So Pumpkin Twinkies it is.
Little pumpkin cakes filled with a cinnamon cream cheese frosting and dipped in chocolate
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350* Spray Twinkie pan with non stick spray and set aside. In a large bowl combine the cake mix, buttermilk, eggs, oil and flour. Mix on low speed for 1 minute. Add the pumpkin and beat on medium speed for 2 more minutes. Spoon batter into pan. Do not fill more than 1/2 full. Bake for 14 minutes. Cool in pan for 2-3 minutes, then carefully remove from pan. Finish cooling on a wire rack. When they are completely cool, use a piping tip to fill the twinkies in 3 different places with the Cinnamon Marshmallow Cream Cheese Frosting.
- Cream the butter, cream cheese and vanilla for 2-3 minutes. Add the fluff, salt and cinnamon and beat again. Slowly add the flour and powdered sugar until all incorporated and thick. Add the milk and beat on medium high until creamy.
- Melt chocolate in micowave with shortening, stirring every 30 seconds until melted and smooth. Drop twinkies one at a time into the chocolate, use a spoon to cover the entire twinkie, then carefully pick it up with an angled spatula or fork. Tap the spatula gently on the side of the pan to remove the excess chocolate. Place on wax paper to set. After you have finished dipping all the twinkies, drizzle the tops with the leftover chocolate.
*You can buy a Twinkie bake set HERE.
**You could also just bake them as cupcakes for 20-22 minutes. Cool. Scoop out the center. Fill with frosting and then spoon some melted chocolate on top.
Found at:
WhipperBerry, Tidy Mom
Answer is Chocolate
Serenity Now, Add a Pinch
The Frugal Girls
Sweet as Sugar Cookies
Tatertots and Jello, Crumbs and Chaos
Six Sister’s Stuff, Be Different, Act Normal
Sundae Scoop, The CSI ProjectCreate Live
Recipe Lion
Newlyweds Pumpkin Linkup
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Jocelyn is the baker, photographer, and writer behind Inside BruCrew Life. She is married to her best friend, and they have three great kids. She spends her days baking sweet treats, and then trying to find ways to give the treats away without eating them all. Grab a cup of coffee and visit while she shares life from their kitchen.
Oh my. Just when you think you have seen it all. I have been wanting a Twinkie pan, I just may have to buy it to make these. Sadly, I went to the grocery store yesterday, and there was NO pumpkin. I almost bought a pumpkin to make my own puree (obsessed much?) but I knew I was too lazy for that sort of commitment.
Of course, now that I am out of pumpkin, it’s all I want. Grrrr. Could you send some of these my way
K. Thanks.
A twinkie pan? Oh my goodness. I didn’t even know those existed. One more thing for my Christmas list.
My jaw just dropped – CHOCOLATE COVERED PUMPKIN TWINKIES!!!!! Sounds like heaven to me! You really know how to put things together
Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos
yum, Now I hungry
Do you following me? I follow you
Oooooh! A new way to eat pumpkin!! These look sinful, Jocelyn.
Freaking freak, I need a twinkie pan, like, NOW. I don’t know if I can live another day without making these. YUM!!!!
Oh you ! These look awesome.
Love love LOVE this idea! I too am obsessed with pumpkin this Fall.
shut up–pumpkin twinkies???! awe.some. love love love it!
Oh my heck! Yes, please! Pinned this for later. Thanks!
This is genius! Thanks for sharing – and yes, I pinned this too.
Oh. MY. Goodness.
All it needs now is dough batter and fried in oil. That’s how we roll here in NC at the fair.
Oh my! Girl..you had me at twinkie!! And let’s just say I might or might not have done a little happy dance when the pumpkin muffins arrived at Dunkin Donuts this year!!!
Thank you so much for the link to the twinkie pan too!! Can’t wait to try these!
there is some serious pumpkin love going on here! i still remember making your pumpkin oreo cheesecakes last year and my mouth waters. i’m sure it’d do the same for these. : )
These look so delicious, I’m a huge pumpkin fan. Great idea!
Very creative… love these!
I just pinned this because it looks too amazing to pass up! wow so impressive.
http://nap-timecreations.blogspot.com/
Absolute heaven and the cinnamon marshmallow center just puts it over the top delicious! If I do not make anything else this coming week, I have to make this..lol Found you via tatertots & jello, I am definitely a new follower, thanks for the reicpe!
These are so fun!! LOve that pan ~ I NEED one!
New to your site and love it and now following.Pumpkin Twinkies! I will be making these asap, they look so delicious.
mickey
Are you kidding me??? That is just awesome. I would love it if you would link this up to my Pumpkin Addicts Anonymous link party going on now: http://www.craftyconfessions.com/2011/09/pumpkin-addicts-anonymous-link-party.html
I hope to see you soon!
~Macy
Oh. My. Gosh. This looks like the yummiest thing ever! I can’t wait to try it!!!
YUM! These look irresistible!
Hi Jocelyn – I always end up at your blog from link parties and LOVE all your delish recipes – these pumpkin/chocolate twinkies look {amazing}! I am hosting a Holiday Sweet Swap link party from 10/1 – 12/31 and was wondering if you would like to co-host with me?
Check it out here: http://shakentogether.blogspot.com/2011/09/coming-soon-holiday-sweet-swap-call-for.html
Hope to hear from you!
keri
I should have known that this fantastic recipe was yours. You have THE best dessert recipes always. These look amazing. I can’t believe you have a Twinkie pan. I had no idea that they even existed. Awesome.
Breathe in…breathe out…breathe in….
Seriously??? These look AH-mazing! Cannot wait to try these!!!!
I’m all over pumpkin too! I have got the pumpkin fever. This is a great idea too! I love your photography!
I think I died!!
Seriously, best pumpkin recipe I’ve seen in a while!
Thanks for linking up! I featured your post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2011/fun-fall-food/
Have a great rest of the weekend!
oh my goodness these look amazin!!! I wish I some for my coffee this morning! I hope you will link up with me here:
http://www.thegingerbreadblog.com/2011/09/sweet-saturday-v6.html
Jocelyn, I’m so excited about this recipe!! I bought a Twinkie pan several months ago, but haven’t yet used it. Pumpkin and chocolate are one of my favorite combinations. This is simply AWESOME! I’m sharing a link on my FB page today.
Jenn
These are just too cute. I love this idea. I’m always trying to come up with new Halloween treats and this one is great. Thanks for sharing it.
O.M.G. DELICIOUSNESS!! I would love it if you would stop by and share your recipe at my linky party!
http://everything-underthemoon.blogspot.com/2011/09/bedazzle-me-monday-1.html
These are just wonderful twinkie bars of deliciousness! I am featuring these this week at Mangoes and Chutney. Thanks for linking to Fat Camp Friday this week!
Visiting here from Fat Camp Friday, but I think I’ve died and gone to a pumpkin patch in heaven. Those look amazing!!!
And I’m admiring what appears to be toasted marshmallow cupcakes in your heading. Can you send me the link for that? Pretty please!!!
I co-host a foodie meme called Friday Food Fight. I would love for you to link up and share your pumpkin twinkies. Hope to see you in the ring!
http://deniseisrundmt.com/2011/09/30/aprons-perfect-panko-chicken-with-hummus-and-zesty-honey-carrots/
Thank you so much for sharing these last week! We’re featuring them tomorrow at Seasonal Inspiration – hope to see you again soon!
Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos
Boy do those sound fantastic! Mmmm! Pumpkin plus chocolate…I’m drooling.
I’d love for you to share them at my pumpkin linky party!
http://oneartmama.blogspot.com/2011/09/p-is-for-pumpkins.html
Now THIS is a creative fall recipe! It sounds so YUMMY!!!! Going to try this one out for sure! Stopping by from CSI!
Found you through CSI! These look wonderful! I’ve never see a Twinkie Baking Pan Set before… neat idea! I think I’ll try these as cupcakes!
Hi Jocelyn,
So excited to see that we both made the cut at the CSI Project! Congratulations!!!
My husband was peeking over my shoulder when I was scrolling through the top ten and he uttered a, “Oh Yes!!!” when I came across yours. I’ll second that!
Have a great weekend, my friend!
Jenn
Found your blog and fell in love with your baking. I’m going to feature some of your yummy treats on my blog (as soon as I finish it) http://www.itswrittenonthewall.com
Thanks!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your recipe was featured at “Feature Friday” by Lady Behind The Curtain! Go Grab a Feature Friday Button!
http://www.ladybehindthecurtain.com/?page_id=1844
—sheryl—
These are amazing! What a wonderful idea! I would love for you to link this post to my Thanksgiving link up!