# Little Debbie vs Hostess **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 23, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940 "2017-07-23T13:48:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/41 "2017-07-24T02:29:57Z")
In my opinion, the single-serve size of Little Debbie Apple Pies, the one they mostly sell in truck stops, is the best single snack from either company. The Hostess pies just can’t compete, especially since they have such a small amount of apple filling. The best single item of this type was the (R.I.P.) Drakes coffee cake. The Hostess one isn’t bad, but needs more cinnamon topping. Sara Lee has had a really good coffee cake out too, but I haven’t been able to find it anywhere in the last 3 months. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/42 "2017-07-24T03:34:27Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Tastycake Butterscotch Crimpets! Soooooo good. Butterscotch Krimpets. Battle over. Other snack cakes need not apply. Tastykake also makes an awesome (for a prepackaged snack) pie - a proper baked pie, not one of the fried sugar glazed monstrosities that Hostess tries to pass off as pie. And damn you all for bringing the subject up - now I’m jonesing for some Krimpets and blueberry pies. Anyone know if I can find some in Phoenix? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/43 "2017-07-24T03:45:04Z")
Zebra Cakes Nutty Buddies Oatmeal Creme Pies Strawberry Shortcake Rolls Hostess who??? Of course I would give them all up for Nickles Bakery Banana Flips. ::drool:: ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/44 "2017-07-24T04:59:28Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Cotton candy-flavored Twinkies? Dear God. Bring on the giant civilization-crushing asteroid, humanity is done. [![](https://i0.wp.com/junkbanter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/FullSizeRender-26.jpg) ](https://i0.wp.com/junkbanter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/FullSizeRender-26.jpg) They’re actually exclusive to Wal-Mart, though, so if you don’t shop there, you’re safe. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/45 "2017-07-24T07:22:21Z")
I used to buy lil Debbie honey buns. These days there isn’t any taste except sugar. They are too sweet now. Devil Cremes used to be my 2nd choice. There was a chocolate taste. Not anymore. It’s just sugar. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/46 "2017-07-24T07:27:45Z")
Hostess Suzy Q’s are good. Messy, but I enjoy them. Still a bit too much sugar. I eat one side and save the other for the next day. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/47 "2017-07-24T07:36:16Z")
Lil Debbie all the way… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CIbWO8YO0KM/maxresdefault.jpg "Lil Debbie - "F THAT" - Official Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIbWO8YO0KM) ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/48 "2017-07-24T07:39:09Z")
actually Walmart sells tastykakes items …their peanut butter mini muffin isn’t bad and theres a few others weve tried but I miss bargain Wednesdays at the hostess thrift store …where I would clear out the shelf of orange cupcakes every week …the manager put a limit on how many I bought …lets just say it worked out to 2 packs a day…but I bought them once a week … ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/49 "2017-07-24T10:06:00Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > actually Walmart sells tastykakes items …their peanut butter mini muffin isn’t bad and theres a few others weve tried > > but I miss bargain Wednesdays at the hostess thrift store …where I would clear out the shelf of orange cupcakes every week …the manager put a limit on how many I bought …lets just say it worked out to 2 packs a day…but I bought them once a week … What’s your location? Tastykakes are not available in any Wal-Marts anywhere here in Tucson. ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/50 "2017-07-24T15:41:38Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > What’s your location? Tastykakes are not available in any Wal-Marts anywhere here in Tucson. Nor in most of Michigan. My favorites were Hostess Susie-Q’s (before Hostess reorganized) and Little Debbie Nutty Bars (Buddies), but only the standard sized ones (The large ones were just too much for me). ---
**Author:** ![Anduinel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Anduinel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anduinel)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/51 "2017-07-24T15:47:49Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Zebra Cakes > Nutty Buddies > Oatmeal Creme Pies > Strawberry Shortcake Rolls > > Hostess who??? Nailed it. I never liked Twinkies much anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/52 "2017-07-24T15:56:15Z")
Why do we have to choose? Apart from selling snacks, the products each company is known for have little or no overlap. It’s almost like having a thread called Ford vs Schwinn. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/53 "2017-07-24T17:12:24Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > actually Walmart sells tastykakes items …their peanut butter mini muffin isn’t bad and theres a few others weve tried Some time after the bankruptcy of Hostess I started to see some Hostess products marketed under the Tastykake brand name. I have no idea how that arrangement works. I was living in Tucson around the time, and went into a supermarket and saw a display with the Tastykake logo. Like a moth to a flame, I was drawn over the the display with visions of Krimpets in my head only to be confronted with a bunch of Twinkies and Hostess Cupcakes in Tastykake wrappers. Bottom line: there are a number of “Tatstykake” branded items out there that are definitely _not_ the tings that Tastykake aficionados are looking for. Unless you are talking about the peanut butter Kandy Kake there is not such thing as a true Tastykake peanut butter mini muffin. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/54 "2017-07-24T17:21:19Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > Some time after the bankruptcy of Hostess I started to see some Hostess products marketed under the Tastykake brand name. I have no idea how that arrangement works. I was living in Tucson around the time, and went into a supermarket and saw a display with the Tastykake logo. Like a moth to a flame, I was drawn over the the display with visions of Krimpets in my head only to be confronted with a bunch of Twinkies and Hostess Cupcakes in Tastykake wrappers. > > Bottom line: there are a number of “Tatstykake” branded items out there that are definitely _not_ the tings that Tastykake aficionados are looking for. Unless you are talking about the peanut butter Kandy Kake there is not such thing as a true Tastykake peanut butter mini muffin. I will second that, I’ve never heard of Tastykakes peanut butter mini muffins and as I said in an earlier post I grew up on Tastykakes. I still live in the area where they are very popular. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/55 "2017-07-24T20:24:06Z")
> **[Tastykake](https://www.tastykake.com/)** ---
**Author:** ![CrimeThink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90db22/32.png) [@CrimeThink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrimeThink)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/56 "2017-07-26T17:43:09Z")
The only thing I eat from either of them are their chocolate covered donut holes. Hostess wins by a mile in that department. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/57 "2017-07-26T18:21:16Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > You’re all heretics, as all know that the only One True Snack Cakes are Tastykakes, dammit… Yep. ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/58 "2017-07-27T01:32:49Z")
Drakes Cakes. I remember them from when I grew up in NJ I the 60’s. A few years ago I found the peanut butter filled chocolate cakes here in Arkansas. I guess I remembered them better than they were. Little Debbie - meh. Sawdust and sugar. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/59 "2017-07-27T02:53:39Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > Some time after the bankruptcy of Hostess I started to see some Hostess products marketed under the Tastykake brand name. I have no idea how that arrangement works. I was living in Tucson around the time, and went into a supermarket and saw a display with the Tastykake logo. Like a moth to a flame, I was drawn over the the display with visions of Krimpets in my head only to be confronted with a bunch of Twinkies and Hostess Cupcakes in Tastykake wrappers. > > Bottom line: there are a number of “Tatstykake” branded items out there that are definitely _not_ the tings that Tastykake aficionados are looking for. Unless you are talking about the peanut butter Kandy Kake there is not such thing as a true Tastykake peanut butter mini muffin. About two or three years ago, Kroger here in Atlanta started carrying Tastykakes. I recognized the name from all Janet Evanovich novels I’ve read. (Don’t judge.) I bought one and was … whelmed. 'Salright, but nothing I’d travel far to get. Perhaps I was eating a knock-off Tastykake. Little Debbies, just for their oatmeal creme pies and the chocolate cream sandwich-y thingies, too. And the Nutty Bars. But when it comes to fruit pies, neither Little Debbie, Hostess, nor Tastykake hold a candle to Krispy Kreme. (Although the last one I ate, about a year and a half ago, was overly sweet and a little stale, so maybe they’ve tanked, too.) ---
**Author:** ![sweepkick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweepkick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweepkick)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940/60 "2017-07-27T03:47:20Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > And, surely you made a mistake when you mentioned vanilla zingers. Zingers are made by Dolley Madison, not Hostess! Saying you got a zinger from Hostess would be like saying you got a Whopper from McDonald’s. Hostess owns the Dolly Madison brand. During the Hostess liquidation I experienced much anxiety because I feared the loss of Raspberry Zingers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940.md?page=4)