I bought a box of ding-dongs, with expiration date of November 2020, so about a month shelf life left. The cream inside tastes awful! It's like a mixture of a mildewed plastic doll and some kind of drug like aspirin. At first I thought it was tampered with. Then my husband ate one, and he said it's terrible. I will be sending this to the company. I don't buy these often, but now i will never buy if they changed the recipe. I just can't get that nasty taste out of my mouth, and I pray I'm not sickened from it. User's recommendation: After other reviews, contact company, or don't buy.