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Hostess reveals Twinkies mystery flavor, but it won’t stick around. Here’s what to know

Hostess has revealed the mystery flavor of its limited-edition Twinkies, launched this summer.
Hostess has revealed the mystery flavor of its limited-edition Twinkies, launched this summer. Photo by Hostess

Twinkies’ biggest mystery has finally been unwrapped.

Hostess, with help from social media influencer Dude Dad, revealed the flavor of its Mystery Flavor Twinkies in a video posted to Instagram on Wednesday, Oct. 16.

The limited-edition snack cake launched exclusively in Walmart stores in July.

“Do you think it’s really worth it for us to hire a pilot just to write ‘blue raspberry’ in the sky?” Dude Dad’s wife said in the video.

“Not anymore,” he replied.

Hostess teamed up with Dude Dad, whose real name is Taylor Calmus, to launch the snack featuring a golden sponge cake with a mystery cream filling.

Customers were invited to share their guesses as part of a national contest for a chance to win a year’s worth of Twinkies snack cakes, according to the company.

“I can’t wait for consumers to get their hands on the new product and see what adventurous flavor they think the crème filling may be,” Calmus said at the time.

Mystery Flavor Twinkies will be available at Walmart stores through the end of October, Hostess said.

Pricing information wasn’t immediately available.

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This story was originally published October 17, 2024 at 10:24 AM with the headline "Hostess reveals Twinkies mystery flavor, but it won’t stick around. Here’s what to know."

Tanasia Kenney
Sun Herald
Tanasia is a service journalism reporter at the Charlotte Observer | CharlotteFive, working remotely from Atlanta, Georgia. She covers restaurant openings/closings in Charlotte and statewide explainers for the NC Service Journalism team. She’s been with McClatchy since 2020.
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