Strawberry Shortcake Twinkie is a super quick delicious dessert that starts with a Twinkie snack cake.
This is a great dessert to have children help you with or, heck, they can make the whole thing. It’s a fun activity for parties or any time you need a kid-friendly activity. As well, it doubles as a snack!
There’s one thing I learned having a picky eater is to get them involved in cooking. If they help make the recipe or meal, the more likely they will try it. I literally thing sometimes picky eaters just need to know what’s in their foods.
With kids in the kitchen, start small and simple. This may seem like a ‘silly’ recipe to you, but for kids it is a great way to start getting them in the kitchen. Remember, it takes baby steps to learn to cook.
Strawberry Shortcake Twinkie
This recipe is very simple and has just three ingredients
- Twinkie snack cakes
- Cool Whip
- Strawberries
- I sprinkled chopped Heathy bars on and around the dessert for the photograph.
The method is easy too. However, you can make it in a large 9×13-inch pan or you can make it in individual servings. Kids LOVE individual servings.
If children are helping you, depending on the age you may want to slice the Twinkie and strawberries yourself. As well, usually, a butter knife will slice them.
You can substitute any berry for the strawberries. You may want to try blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, peaches, or whatever fruit is in season. For a fun Memorial Day dessert try a red, white, and blue vibe with blueberries and raspberries or strawberries. How much fun will that be?!
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- No-Bake Banana Pudding Twinkie Cake

Strawberry Shortcake Twinkie
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Save To Your Recipe BoxIngredients
- 1 Twinkie snack cake
- ½ cup Cool Whip whipped topping
- 3 medium strawberries
Instructions
- Cut the Twinkie in two parts horizontally.
- Place the bottom half on a plate and top with most of the Cool Whip. Reserve a little Cool Whip for the top.
- Slice the strawberries and place slices on top of the Cool Whip.
- Place the top half of the Twinkie on the strawberries.
- Garnish with a dollop of Cool Whip and serve.
Nutrition
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Brenda says
Perfect recipe. Easy Peasy!
Thank you