Most chains would be happy with just a single Slurpee-flavored non-Slurpee item, but not 7-Eleven! Yes, to celebrate this year’s “Slurpee Day” (held on the parent company’s namesake date of 7/11), we received a second Slurpee snack collaboration: Twinkies. I first heard about this frozen-flavored fancy a few months ago on LinkedIn of all places, and it’s been on my radar ever since. The good folks at 7-Eleven were nice enough to send over some samples so I could deliver my review to the people in advance of their uncrowned national holiday.
While this is the first collaboration between Hostess and Slurpee, it can’t claim to be the first cherry Twinkie ever released. Back in 2014, Hostess released Cherry Chocodile Twinkies, which had both a cherry creme filling and a chocolate coating to boot. But is this new Twinkie flavor really cherry Slurpee flavored? Or just cherry? The way the flavor is written on the packaging leaves it ambiguous as to whether the creme is specifically Slurpee-associated. Luckily, the press release accompanying this product answered this crucial question for me: yes, this Twinkie does in fact feature “Cherry Slurpee-flavored crème filling.”
If you want to try these for yourself, they’ll be available at 7-Eleven, Speedway, and Stripes stores from now through August 2024. As for whether I thought this snack cake truly embodied the summer majesty of a Cherry Slurpee, you’ll just have to read on.