Nuked Peeps

Among the comments on that Fried Twinkie story, one guy talks about campfire-roasted Peeps:

On a slightly-related note, my girlfriend and I recently satisfied a bout of the munchies with campfire-roasted Peeps. The sugar coating charred into a crispy, cr�me-brulee-esque glaze, while the marshmallow insides got deliciously gooey. Mmmmm, so yummy.

Figuring that I could emulate his results with household appliances, I nuked a Peep for 12 seconds in the microwave. Ooh, it was so delicious! It was hot and gooey (yet fluffy) on the inside, and the sugar-coating had liquified just slightly. Man, nuked Peeps are, in my estimation, about twice as tasty as “normal” Peeps! And, yes, I can understand your hesitation since normal Peeps are so tasty to begin with — but just trust me on this one :).

Fried Twinkies

Via this thread on MetaFilter, Christopher Sell was trained as a French chef and has managed a chain of London sushi restaurants, but he’s now earning his acclaim for his fried twinkies.

They actually taste very good. The white vanilla filling inside the Hostess treat infuses into the golden spongecake and lends a surprisingly delicate, banana-like flavor. On the outside, the batter Sell dips the Twinkies in becomes crispy while the inside becomes soft and somewhere between fluffy and pudding-like.

“They come out with a souffle-like quality,” Sell said. [...]

Yeah, that's just about a heart-attack on a plate right there, but maybe a delicious heart-attack on a plate ;).