These Ghost Twinkies have to be the most cute and fun Halloween treat with only three ingredients! They’re also no bake and easy enough that the kids can get involved!
Since it’s Halloween this week, I thought for my final Halloween bake, I’d make something extra easy and also pretty cute!
So, here are my Ghost Twinkies!
Up until recently, I’d heard of, but never eaten a Twinkie. Then we found one shop that sells them near us and our lives were changed forever.
How are they so bad, but so good?! Like incredibly sweet, but more-ish!?
Anyway, the idea for these Ghost Twinkies just came to me randomly whilst laying in bed. Do you ever get times when you’re really trying to be creative and come up with new ideas, but the harder you try the more your brain is like “No, thank you… not today”?
Then when you least expect it you get cool ideas and have to run to write them down otherwise they are lost forever.
This was one of those times.
This is one of those treats that you can make when you’ve suddenly realised you haven’t made anything and Halloween is tomorrow. 😀
There’s only three ingredients and although they can be a little fiddly, they don’t really take much time at all and the kids can go to town adding sugar eyes and smoothing the chocolate over the Twinkies.
I used 4 Twinkies for this recipe, but this is easily doubled or tripled.
I cut each Twinkie in half and then stood them up on a baking tray lined with grease proof paper. Then I melted some white chocolate (you can also use Wilton Candy Melts, they were out of stock when I went to get some) and spooned it over the top of each half Twinkie.
I initially tried dipping the Twinkies into the chocolate, but it just wasn’t as effective. And since I wanted that little pool of chocolate around the bottom, I found it much easier to spoon the chocolate over the top and help it down the sides and into a pool.
Once I’d let them set for 5 minutes, I then added the sugar eyes. You can add a mouth if you want, just get some black writing icing in those little tubes and pipe a mouth on once they are completely set, but I just wanted eyes.
Whoop. Man down!
So, come Thursday, we’ll be talking all things fudge. But for now, if you suddenly realise you’ve made nothing for Halloween, then these are just the thing!
Ghost Twinkies
Ingredients
- 4 Twinkies cut in half
- 8 oz (225g) white chocolate or Wilton Candy melts in white
- 16 sugar eyes
Instructions
- Line a baking tray with grease proof paper.
- Place the chocolate/candy melts into a heat proof bowl and place in the microwave, in 20 second increments, stirring in-between until all the chocolate is melted. Leave to cool for 2-3 minutes.
- Place Twinkie halves onto your lined tray, leaving at least 2 inches between each one.
- Spoon around 1tbsp of melted chocolate on the top of a Twinkie half and then using a small spoon, help the chocolate fall down and cover the Twinkie by spreading it slightly. It will fall down itself, but you may have gaps, so once the chocolate has pooled at the bottom, you can bring some back up to cover any holes.
- Note* You can try and dip the Twinkies into the melted chocolate, but I found spooning it over the top much easier.
- Smooth over the front and back of the Twinkie with the back of your spoon and spread any excess chocolate down to the bottom to create a little “puddle” around the Twinkie.
- Repeat until all Twinkie halves are covered. Leave them to set for 5 minutes, before placing 2 sugar eyes on each Twinkie. Leave to set completely; at least an hour, before gently peeling the Ghost Twinkies from the grease proof paper.
- I found it easiest to grab the Twinkie between my fingers and pull straight upwards. Trying to bend or pull at an angle could make the chocolate puddle at the bottom break.
- Ghost Twinkies will keep in an airtight container, at room temperature for 3 days, or in the fridge for 4 days.
Recipe Notes
*This recipe is easily doubled or tripled. Recipe by Annie of Annie's Noms
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Cole says
27.10.15 at 3:04 pmSuper cute! We’re hosting a big Halloween party this Saturday, and these would be a hit with the kids!
chelsea says
27.10.15 at 3:28 pmCutest thing ever!!
brittany says
27.10.15 at 3:30 pmThese are absolutely precious!! What a fun treat!
Joscelyn | Wifemamafoodie says
27.10.15 at 3:51 pmI used to love twinkles growing up! This is such a creative use of them too! Love the little eyes..so cute!
Christal says
27.10.15 at 5:44 pmTwinkies….covered in chocolate….with eyes….. I’m SOLD! mentally I’m telling myself I will make these for the trick or treaters, but in my heart I know I may share two and go ham on the rest lol! These look amazing and you can’t go wrong with chocolate and Twinkies 😉
Vicky @ Avocdo Pesto says
27.10.15 at 6:25 pmSuch an adorable halloween treat! Not sure I’ve ever actually had a Twinkie myself!
Marsha | Marsha's Baking Addiction says
27.10.15 at 8:18 pmI tried Twinkies for the first time a couple of years ago. I really wanted to try them, so I ordered a pack from Amazon, as I couldn’t find anywhere that sold them! Yeah, they are very sweet, but very more-ish! We all loved them 🙂
These little ghosts look like a winner for Halloween! I’ll definitely be making them!
Jess @ What Jessica Baked Next says
27.10.15 at 10:13 pmThese are so cute, Annie! Such a fun and creative idea for Halloween! I’ve never tried Twinkies – but they sound very delicious! I’ve definitely gotta get my hands on some soon!
Miranda @ Crafty Housewife says
28.10.15 at 5:37 pmWhat a cute and clever idea for an easy Halloween treat!
DT says
28.10.15 at 6:27 pmThat’s so cute… So apt for the occasion..
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Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary says
29.10.15 at 12:43 pmThese are seriously the cutest thing EVER! I haven’t had a twinkie in ages, but I do remember them being sweet, soft and super addicting! These are so perfect for halloween, and I LOVE how easy they are to put together! Pinned! Cheers, girlie!
Natasha Mairs says
30.10.15 at 9:59 amsuch a sweet idea! love the eyes
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30.10.15 at 6:39 pmHow seriously cute are these?!!! Such a great idea for the little ones.
Beverly says
30.10.15 at 10:49 pmThese are just too cute to eat.
Thanks for sharing at Turn It Up Tuesday,
Bev
cristina says
31.10.15 at 3:15 pmThese little ghost Twinkies are just so cute, you have to smile looking at them. What a delicious surprise to bite into one and find a treasured Twinkie beneath! Happy Halloween!!
Cynthia | What A Girl Eats says
1.11.15 at 3:40 pmHow cute are these! I love the candy eyeballs! I made cookies with them this year!
Brandon @ Kitchen Konfidence says
2.11.15 at 12:28 amHahaha, adorable!!! I wish I had these treats yesterday 🙂
Christiane ~ Taking On Magazines says
2.11.15 at 2:04 amYou bit the head off the ghost! 🙂 Okay, those are incredibly adorable.
Aly ~ Cooking In Stilettos says
2.11.15 at 8:46 amHow adorable are these spooky sweet treats! Love it!
Susan says
2.11.15 at 2:45 pmVery cute! Love your man down photo!
Steph @ Steph in Thyme says
3.11.15 at 12:38 amThese are SO FUN and creative! Adorable and festive…and easy!
Miz Helen says
4.11.15 at 3:01 pmThese are adorable! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great day!
Miz Helen