Hostess Fruit Pies

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (mr chips)

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 02:07:47 GMT

I bought Hostess cherry pies in college They were frequent lunch or afternoon snack at the automat machines at the student union

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (Hepcat)

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:02:39 GMT

I agree. A sad day indeed.

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (Bill48377)

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:54:30 GMT

A sad sign of the times, hostess as we know it is gone. Some of my fondest memories growing up was associated with hostess products, particularly their pies. For me they have always hit the spot. It's funny about how hostess produced their pie flavors based on location and season. I remember as a kid I would always look forward to the trip up to the convenience store to get a coke or pepsi, bag of doritos, and a hostess fruit pie" I specifically remember it would cost just shy of a dollar... I miss those days.... My favorite was the chocolate glazed pudding pies, first the vanilla, then they had "Boston cream" and "baked Alaska(coconut), these were only available for a short time, as well as the grasshopper pie "vanilla pudding with green chocolate coating, later to be the TMNT promo pie. I also remember one other color coating and pie flavor, thought it might of been banana pie coated in a strawberry flavor glaze, cause I remember a pink glazed pie. After they discontinued the coated pudding pies I mostly ate blueberry. They also used to have coconut cream, banana cream, strawberry rhubarb, and for some reason I feel like I saw butterscotch cream a couple of times(20+years ago). I have also seen peach, chocolate, blueberry, strawberry, apple, cherry, lemon all in the last year, and blackberry I have seen but much less frequent then the seasonal fruit pies for sure. The rest of hostess cakes are eh, ok I guess, they already got rid of the choco bliss's and banana flips that I liked,the rest is so so to me. For sure a day to mourn as yet another part of our childhood and innocence is stripped away from us. I hope we can get mrs redds pies here in Michigan cause jjs pies and little debbies pies are just so so, not like a hostess.

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (Hepcat)

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:40:01 GMT

Fruit Pie The Magician

Here are a few more photos from the Mrs. Redd's product line. I included the chocolate,
because it sounds like it's your favorite flavor. Myself, I'm more of a vanilla pudding pie guy!

If these were available in the province of Ontario, I'd buy them! Guaranteed!

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (Hepcat)

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:36:17 GMT

I believe that the Jos. Louis cakes are Vachon's single biggest sellers:

My personal favourites though after the Passion Flakies are these three:

Ah! Caramels are fairly commonly found as individual double packs in variety stores. The other two are typically only available in six pack boxes.

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (CCinNJ)

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:47:54 GMT

Vachon Miami Cakes & Maple Logs...also look great!

http://www.vachon.com/en/treat-selector/

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (Hepcat)

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:56:33 GMT

Vachon absolutely dominates the cake market in Canada, and Vachon snack cakes are very, very good. In fact, no visit to Canada is complete without sampling a Passion Flakie:

They're sold individually in variety stores but treat yourself and buy a whole box of six. You won't regret it. You can't get anything like these in the States.

Vachon also bakes and distributes the chocolate Hostess Cupcakes in Canada.

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (kevaxe2k2)

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 21:30:37 GMT

Sadly, Hubig's recently had a fire---total loss. They said they would rebuild.
What are the big cake brands in Canada?

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (Hepcat)

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:07:34 GMT

RibDog

You might want to consider getting some pies from Hubig's Pies down in New Orleans. They are my go to place for pies these days. Here is a link for them:

http://www.hubigs.com/

Hubig's are boss! Unfortunately, the shipping cost to Canada gives me pause.

Cherry and Lemon are my Hostess Fruit Pies of choice. I always try to pick some up whenever I'm in the States because they're not available in Canada.

Re:Hostess Fruit Pies (ILoveMrsReddsPies)

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:30:51 GMT

PieguyFTW, I guess you can tell how I feel about your product from my name!

Re: " Im gonna try to post a pic of a conveyor full of pies so you guys can see..."
I'd love to see a photo of a conveyor belt full of Mrs. Redd's pies!

Also, you mentioned you private-label the Safeway pies. Are the Safeway pies the
same exact recipes as their corresponding Mrs. Redd's flavor? They seem to be identical?

Re:Hostess Fruit Pies (aliyascare)

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 05:33:01 GMT

The hostess fruit pies in many flavors like apple,lemon,cherry and strawberry.I like apple and lemon flavors.

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (pieguyFTW)

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:22:33 GMT

ChiTownDiner

So cool to have your comments...is there a website that provides any additional information?

Is it the Dominicks chain in Chicagoland that your are looking at?

Hey ChiTown,

Yes Dominics is the chain we are looking at... they would probably be under the Safeway banner (we private label for them)

Thanks,

Mrs. Redd's

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (kevaxe2k2)

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:25:08 GMT

Odd that this is still on the Hostess site:

There's nothing more American than apple pie, but millions of Americans would argue about their favorite flavor of Hostess Fruit Pies. Apple, cherry, lemon, blackberry, strawberry, French apple - a trip to the snack cake aisle can be like visiting a country fruit stand.

I believe French Apple was discontinued?

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (kevaxe2k2)

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:25:07 GMT

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (ChiTownDiner)

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:36:22 GMT

So cool to have your comments...is there a website that provides any additional information?

Is it the Dominicks chain in Chicagoland that your are looking at?

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (pieguyFTW)

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:12:46 GMT

kevaxe2k2

Welcome! I was fortunate enough to get some of your pies recently from a friend (I'm in Michigan) and they are fantastic! First one I tried was the chocolate--which was quite good. Then I moved on to the berry, vanilla pudding, cherry, apple, and coconut and they are all fantastic. The filling is top notch and the crust is up there with Tastykake as the best I have had in a snack pie. And the price is amazing! You can tell the filling isn't made on the cheap like some (Little Debbies/JJ's). Do you do any seasonal flavors or promotional stuff?
REALLY loved the vanilla. Reminded me of the Hostess Vanilla Pudding Pies (with the chocolate crust) that had a run in the mid 80s

Hey Kevaxe2k2,
We carry eight flavors (apple, berry, cherry, chocolate, vanilla, lemon, pineapple, and coconut) year around. We do not do any seasonal/promotional flavors (we would if there was more of a demand). We have formulas ready to roll on any type of filling you could imagine and at one time we made 14 different flavors... peach, strawberry, bananna cream, rhubarb.. ect. But you have to make want people demand.. you know? I am working on getting the pies to other areas of the US. We just started shipping to Randalls Markets in Texas and I am working on Dominics Markets in Chicago and Guardinos Markets in Pennsylvania. Im gonna try to post a pic of a conveyor full of pies so you guys can see... I have been doing this for years, but it is still pretty cool. I am up for answering any Q's and taking suggestions.

Thanks!

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (Fruit Pie The Magician)

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:14:43 GMT

PieGuyFTW, thank you for your post!
I am lucky enough to live here in Los Angeles where your pies
are readily available, and I agree wholeheartedly with
kevaxe2k2, your pies are fantastic, and my favorite is your
Coconut Creme!
Your flavors I have discovered so far are:
-Apple
-Berry
-Cherry
-Lemon
-Pineapple
-Coconut Creme
-Chocolate Pudding
-Vanilla Pudding
Are there any others I am missing, or any seasonal flavors as
kevaxe2k2 asked?
Thank you for your wonderful pies, and God Bless the head of Mrs. Redd!

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (Heartbreaksoup)

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:01:54 GMT

I'm liking the sound of these more and more. Sell some Mrs. Redd's pies to us here in Georgia!

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (kevaxe2k2)

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:41:48 GMT

Welcome! I was fortunate enough to get some of your pies recently from a friend (I'm in Michigan) and they are fantastic! First one I tried was the chocolate--which was quite good. Then I moved on to the berry, vanilla pudding, cherry, apple, and coconut and they are all fantastic. The filling is top notch and the crust is up there with Tastykake as the best I have had in a snack pie. And the price is amazing! You can tell the filling isn't made on the cheap like some (Little Debbies/JJ's). Do you do any seasonal flavors or promotional stuff?
REALLY loved the vanilla. Reminded me of the Hostess Vanilla Pudding Pies (with the chocolate crust) that had a run in the mid 80s

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (pieguyFTW)

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:51:26 GMT

Fruit Pie The Magician

I found this thread while searching for some of the more 'exotic' Hostess pie
flavors.
I realize this will not help many of you, but if you pass thru Los Angeles (or
have friends or relatives who do) a local pie we have here well worth trying
is Mrs. Redd's. They are very similar to Hostess (right down to the glaze on
the crust), and very tasty! We also have the Safeway line of pies here as well,
but they seem a bit 'doughy' to me, the crust is not as thin, tender and flaky,
and the fillings are not as good as Hostess.
Mrs. Redd's seems to have nailed it however, and come in some great flavors
missing or hard to find in the Hostess line. Here are a few:

Dear Pie Lovers,
I appreciate the love for our product!! I am a third generation owner of Mrs. Redd's Pie Co, Inc and take great pride in what we do. My grandfather started this company in 1956 and developed all his own recipes for the fruit and pudding flavor pies. These pies are sold across California and parts of Nevada and Arizona in Ralphs, Food4Less, Stater Bros, Safeway, Vons, 99cent and some of the "mom and pop" grocery stores. I have recently just brought the pies into the Dallas/Houston Texas area at Randalls Markets. These pies are made fresh every day and are on the shelves within 24 hours of being made. The fillings are all hand-made (which no other company does) everyday with the freshest/best quality ingredients. Chocolate seems to be the fav on this forum so a little info on the chocolate... Our chocolate is one of our most expensive pies to make (prob why companies are d/c them) because we use Girrards Chocolate cocoa powder with a high butter/fat content and it gives a really good tasting chocolate. Anyways... thanks for the comments and give us a try!! Any and all comments welcome. THANKS!!

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (Eric B)

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:05:05 GMT

Mrs. Freshley's is Flowers. They've come out with a lot of new products (most of it under the BlueBird label), but I'm not sure if that's they're own, or third party, or maybe companies they've bought out.

—Which now includes Tastykake! http://www.flowersfoods.c...dDetail.cfm?BrandID=15
(Just found this out looking up the site for this post)

I've never heard of Mrs. Redd's either. The labels look like classic Hostess pie labels, though in different colors.

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (SassyGritsAL)

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:21:16 GMT

I found Little Debbie Blueberry fruit pies at a locally owned discount store (called Little Lots - not affiliated w/Big Lots). I was so excited because I love anything w/blueberries it it and they were 3 for $1.00! Popped one in the micro for a few seconds and tried to eat it. It was so sweet that I couldn't eat it. Was very disappointed. I love fruit pies but most are so sweet. I can get some homemade ones at the Farmers Mkt. and they are delicious.

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (Fruit Pie The Magician)

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:56:36 GMT

Here's another flavor from Mrs. Redd's, and a great one at that!
I've been slowly (as possible) working my way thru all the flavors!
I think it was mentioned on here that Hostess used to make a Pineapple pie...

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (Bossa Nova)

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:45:54 GMT

Just saw a variety pack available online of six different Tastycake pies (2 of each). Description is "Exclusive variety Tastykake pies. Pack includes 2 apple pies, 2 coconut pies, 2 blueberry pies, 2 lemon pies, 2 tasty klair pies (seasonal, if not available will be substituted), and 2 cherry pies for a total of 12 pies."

http://t.co/lVr9MvH

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (Eatallday)

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:45:22 GMT

i'm located in mass. see little debbies everywhere, just not the pudding pies unfortunately.

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (kevaxe2k2)

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:41:07 GMT

Eatallday

mrs fresleys huh? never seen those, or little debbie ones. i remember you posting a pic of it that looked good. not thrilled about grease saturated crust. i ended up eating 3 of the hubigs pies, and just giving the rest away. they pretty much blew, and everytime i ate one i felt a burning in my chest after, and just overall weird for a few hours. the crust and smell will probably give me nightmares for awhile. i just wish hostess had better pudding, there's potential there. big pie, great crust, generous amount of "pudding", it's just bad pudding. maybe i'll order the debbies online, i didn't even find anything on fresleys. o yea, thanks for the ranking.

Where are you located? I pretty much see Little Debbies everywhere I go in and out of state.

Here is a link to the Mr.s Freshleys product page:

http://www.mrsfreshleys.c...gory.cfm?categoryid=45

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (Fruit Pie The Magician)

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:28:24 GMT

Here are a few more photos from the Mrs. Redd's product line. I included the chocolate,
because it sounds like it's your favorite flavor. Myself, I'm more of a vanilla pudding pie guy!

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (Eatallday)

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:57:23 GMT

mrs fresleys huh? never seen those, or little debbie ones. i remember you posting a pic of it that looked good. not thrilled about grease saturated crust. i ended up eating 3 of the hubigs pies, and just giving the rest away. they pretty much blew, and everytime i ate one i felt a burning in my chest after, and just overall weird for a few hours. the crust and smell will probably give me nightmares for awhile. i just wish hostess had better pudding, there's potential there. big pie, great crust, generous amount of "pudding", it's just bad pudding. maybe i'll order the debbies online, i didn't even find anything on fresleys. o yea, thanks for the ranking.

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (kevaxe2k2)

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:02:58 GMT

Hmm tough one. I pretty much like all of them. I would have to say:

1. Mrs. Fresley's: Very good. Though I believe they outsource their pies and get them private label from All-American Pies. Best chocolate filling I have had . Took me FOREVER to find one though lol

2. Little Debbie/JJ's: These pies are the same (Debbie goes through JTM foods for their pies private label). A tad too sweet. Crust seems saturated with grease.

3. Hubig's: Disappointing.

4. Hostess: Still enjoy these. But the chocolate pudding lacks a chocolate taste sadly. The crust is a winner.

Re:ISO: Rare Hostess Fruit Pie flavors (Eatallday)

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:38:51 GMT

kev, i'm curious, how would u rank the chocolate pudding pies you've tried?