Deep-fried Twinkies are a popular snack at state and county fairs in the US. They were invented by Brooklyn restaurateur Christopher Sell in 2001 and are made by dipping the snack cake in batter and frying until crispy. They are high in calories, fat, and sugar and are typically served with powdered sugar or berry sauce. The trend of fried desserts originated in fish and chip shops in the UK and has raised concerns about its negative effects on health.
Fried Twinkies are battered Twinkies that have been skewered and fried. While regular Twinkies are soft snacks with white creamy fillings, the deep-fried versions resemble crispy-shelled beignets with pudding-like puddings. These snacks are often served with powdered sugar or berry sauce and are increasingly common at state and county fairs across the United States. Brooklyn restaurateur Christopher Sell is generally credited with inventing deep-fried Twinkies in 2001. These sweets are very high in calories, calories from fat and sugar.
Although the Twinkie was first sold in 1930, Christopher Sell is credited with accidentally creating the deep-fried version in 2001 while experimenting with his restaurant’s industrial deep fryer. Sell, originally from England, owned a fish and chip restaurant in Brooklyn, New York. He had been offered fried chocolate bars, a culinary tradition in the UK, and decided to try frying a Twinkie. He was so pleased with the results that he started offering fried Twinkies as well. After a May 2002 New York Times article about its discovery, the dessert spread across the country.
A simple fried Twinkie is made by first dusting the snack cake with flour and then tipping it with a popsicle stick. Next the Twinkie is dipped in a simple batter of flour and water and fried until golden brown and crispy. It takes about three to four minutes depending on the oil temperature. The Twinkie often needs to be held under the oil with a utensil due to its tendency to float. At Sell’s restaurant, deep-fried Twinkies are served with powdered sugar and a sour red berry sauce.
This snack is typically eaten as a corn dog, although it can also be served sliced on a platter. A fried Twinkie has a crispy outer shell. The frying process causes the spongy golden snack to take on a buttery texture. The creamy vanilla filling melts into the surrounding cake.
Fried foods such as funnel cakes are a good quality staple. Visitors to U.S. state and county fairs are likely to be offered deep-fried Twinkies by local vendors. The company that makes Twinkies, Interstate Bakeries, promotes the fried version to vendors as a way to boost sales.
As is the case with many fried foods, deep-fried Twinkies aren’t particularly healthy. A fried snack contains about 361 calories, of which 252 are fat. It’s also a significant source of carbohydrates, including 14 grams of sugar per fried pie.
Fried desserts like candy bars and other staples like pizza are believed to have originated in fish and chip shops in Scotland and other parts of the UK. What probably started as a novelty has been popularized by mass media. The popularity resulting from the consumption of fried snacks and desserts has raised concern about the negative effects on people’s health.
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