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Squeevil
July 19, 2023
I, too, have an unfulfilled food crush on the Hostess sno ball. They have always looked so spongy, creamy, chocolatey and delicious. Every time I see them I'm tempted. However, I have a coconut allergy so my dream will never be fulfilled unless Hostess ever decides to develop a coconut free version....a cocoa powder or powdered sugar coating perhaps?
Schatzie
February 12, 2021
Wonderful article Ella! and nice description of Sno ball tasting. My mum would stack Sno balls in a pyramid for my birthday cake when I was a child...and teen. I actually have photos of me throughout the years with Sno ball birthday pyramids, and I just turned 60. I am the Proprietrix of Schatzie's Tropical Snoball Lounge. I am a graphic artist and have an entire portfolio of Sno ball art and poetry. I recently flattened out some Sno balls to mail...they fit nicely in a regular envelope!. I decorated my faux white Christmas tree with Sno balls..they last forever (not packaged either). 2021 is the Year of the Sno ball... I am going to get lost in a Snodrift I believe.
incparanoia
May 18, 2020
I have always wanted to eat one after i saw them in zombieland and i coudnt understand why they left all the sno balls when they looked so good. but i live in india and they arent sold here so its very unlikely that i will get to eat one but very much hope to.
Amy K.
November 18, 2019
Hi! I was on an online hunt trying to track down a place to buy Snoballs online when I came across your article! Would you able to share where you ordered them from? Thanks!
Lucy B.
March 13, 2019
I am a deconstructor. Also took the Yodels apart in a ritualistic ceremony. But after reading all of these it appears I am the only one who liked to remove the entire coconut coating from the Sno-ball in one piece and save it for after the chocolate "cake" and "cream" (lard). Haven't had one in years, but of course I want one now.
Sheila
July 6, 2019
I’m a deconstructor, too. But I also enjoyed eating Snoballs upside down. If I wanted to make the Snoball last longer, I would peel off the gooey marshmallow cover and eat it after the chocolate cake. Lovely! When I eat
An intact Snoball, it’s usually with the bottom facing upward. Weird,
I know, but it’s how I’ve always done it. Had a Snoball this morning, and couldn’t help but notice that the marshmallow cover was remarkably thinner. Too thin! What’s up with that!! It’s probably a cost saver but it makes for a very different eating experience. I’m really saddened by this. Without the thick marshmallow cover, it’s not the same........
An intact Snoball, it’s usually with the bottom facing upward. Weird,
I know, but it’s how I’ve always done it. Had a Snoball this morning, and couldn’t help but notice that the marshmallow cover was remarkably thinner. Too thin! What’s up with that!! It’s probably a cost saver but it makes for a very different eating experience. I’m really saddened by this. Without the thick marshmallow cover, it’s not the same........
Rebecca K.
March 9, 2019
I loved Raspberry Zingers, which are similar to Sno-Balls in that they are cream filled cakes topped with a coconut frosting, but the cake was yellow and so soft and tender, and the frosting so sweet and tangy. Sigh. Kind of like a frosted jelly roll. I'm sure they wouldn't measure up to my sweet, sweet memories!
Anne K.
March 8, 2019
Just read other comments and reminded of other junk favorites. I was particularly delighted when my then about 7-year-old grandson shared that he, too, loved Cheetos! Talk about food coloring!
PS to my previous comment - I hadn’t thought of eating Sno Balls from the bottom up, to get the cream filling. That experiment may be my excuse to have one (or two, since that’s clearly intended by the packaging).
PS to my previous comment - I hadn’t thought of eating Sno Balls from the bottom up, to get the cream filling. That experiment may be my excuse to have one (or two, since that’s clearly intended by the packaging).
Anne K.
March 8, 2019
I absolutely adore Hostess Sno-Balls! I must have had them once or twice as a kid, had a period of regular indulgence as an adult and now just look at them longingly. Only the white ones tho - while food coloring is only joining other less-than-perfectly-nutritious ingredients, the seasonal colored ones don’t appeal. They’re called Sno-Balls, amma right? It IS a little peculiar how long that marshmallow layer stays fresh as long as they’re sealed up (never a problem once opened) but who cares?
asbrink
March 8, 2019
A nostalgic childhood staple was Sara Lee pound cakes in those foil loaf pan containers, with the cardboard lids. My parents found them in the freezer section and, in classic immigrant style, having no idea what a pound cake was meant to be, we kept them in the freezer ate them that way.
I haven't had it as an adult! I think at this point, the memory is more important than figuring out if I still like them or not.
I haven't had it as an adult! I think at this point, the memory is more important than figuring out if I still like them or not.
Squeevil
July 19, 2023
I make a delicious trifle with the Sara Lee pound cake. Preferably the marble version, but cut up and layered with chocolate pudding, chopped Heath bars and cool whip. Easy and delicious, and the best part is that the longer it sits, the better it tastes!
Donna D.
March 7, 2019
Ah Sno-Balls, how do I love thee let me count the ways. No school field trip would have been complete without a stop at the local deli to get my tuna on rye with lettuce sandwich, Sour Cream and Onion potato chips, Fresca and SNO-BALLS!!! My mother was always so grossed out. LOL
Ella Q.
March 8, 2019
You're making me want to run out for a deli sandwich (and chips!) right this second...
Sharon R.
March 7, 2019
Thought I always loved a dipped cone from Dairy Queen. Somehow, as an adult, their goodness isn't the same. Are the ingredients worse now? Or do my grownup taste buds reject the waxy weirdness?
Bobby S.
March 7, 2019
I was never a fan. The coating (yep, pretty waxy) fell off after a bite or two. If only they could invent a coating that isn't hard. And has flavour. :)
sawdustdrivein
March 6, 2019
Sno-Balls were one of my favorites, I liked them after they had been refrigerated.
Steven W.
March 5, 2019
Along the line of Hostess, my wife and her best friend were die hard Ring Ding fans, (Yes I know Drakes makes Ring Dings, but stay with me here!) so much so that when my wife was pregnant and her birthday rolled around, I used a Ring Ding as a pregnant belly for her birthday cake.
Anne S.
March 5, 2019
Ahhh, Sno-Balls... I loved them in college because they were exactly the kind of food that wasn’t allowed in my parents house. I was particularly fond of the orange ones...
Ella Q.
March 6, 2019
My main college snack was (unsurprisingly) peanut butter. In all forms, all the time.
Donna D.
April 9, 2019
I practically lived on peanut butter and honey on Levy’s seeded rye in college.
Squeevil
July 19, 2023
Peanut butter and honey was one of my favorite sandwiches growing up, but on rye??? Weird! Yuck! Aaaaand now I feel like I need to try it.
Amy L.
March 5, 2019
Loved this article! And now finding the urge to go buy a Yodel, my favorite snack cake which I ate by cracking off the chocolate first, unrolling the cake, eating the cream filling and then throwing the dry chocolate cake away!
Ella Q.
March 5, 2019
Thank you, Amy! I love that technique. As a kid, I used to occasionally peel even grapes...
HalfPint
March 4, 2019
My crush on Sno-Balls goes back to elementary school. Not sure who brought them, but I loved them. LOVED. THEM. Then I went a decade without eating one (not sure why, maybe the no-sugar propaganda got to me). Then in college, I had them again and well, they weren't as good as I remembered. Just really sweet and so disappointing. I chalked it up to Hostess changing the recipe. I was so crushed, I haven't had one in the last 15 years :(
Sandy K.
March 7, 2019
I honestly thought this article was going to be about you coming up with your own -- better -- version of Sno-Balls.
Squeevil
July 19, 2023
A coconut free version would be appreciated too..... I'm looking at you, Hostess!
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