Celebrate National Texas Twinkie Day with Hutchins BBQ on Oct. 16!
"Our mouthwatering Original Texas Twinkies are complete with a large jalapeño, stuffed with brisket and cream cheese, and wrapped in premium thick-cut bacon," says Hutchins BBQ co-owner/president Tim Hutchins. "They're so good, we had to create a holiday to celebrate them."
The Hutchins' team even made a video titled: "How It's Made: The Original Texas Twinkie!"
Hutchins BBQ introduced Texas Twinkies in 2014 and have sold thousands of them since. This unique popper is available to anyone in the entire United States, a dozen for $95, along with all of Hutchins' smoked brisket, sausage, rubs and apparel. Shipments go out every Tuesday morning, with a two-day delivery zone from the ship date. Twinkies arrive at customers' doors, vacuum-sealed and semi-frozen, to be reheated.
Jalapeño poppers are rumored to have been invented in Texas, many decades ago; wrapped in bacon or sausage, they went by the name "armadillo eggs." However, many locals credit Hutchins for putting them squarely on modern-day's popularity map.
"We call ours the 'original' Texas Twinkies because, to our knowledge, we were the first to insert brisket inside the poppers," reveals Hutchins BBQ co-owner/vice president Trey Hutchins. "We now sell 8,000 to 10,000 Twinkies a week."
Trey says they hand-pick the jalapeños from Mexican markets in the area. "Each one must be the size of a pork rib, so it takes some effort to source our peppers and only so many make the cut," he adds.
Regarding this month's national observation: "Don't be shy, get yourself a bite of Texas perfection!" exclaims Tim.
FRISCO Hutchins:
- 9225 Preston Road
- 972.377.2046
- Operating hours are Wednesdays through Sundays 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
MCKINNEY Hutchins:
- 1301 N. Tennessee St.
- 972.548.2629
- Sundays through Thursdays 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Operating hours are Fridays and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Catering: 972.540.1920 or catering@hutchinsBBQ.com