It sounds more like energy booster than recovery food. Same as in those high caffeine high sugar energy drinks out there. Only difference would be lack of caffeine and a little protein (which unfortunately are the type that takes longer to digest).
Cool thing is... it will work when you are bonking out, etc... as your brain sends signal to rest of our system saying... "we got sugar in body... all is good... lift up the ban on anaerobic engine". Probably not so cool thing is... it probably wasn't the best thing for long term health of body... but we do so many not so good things anyways... why not enjoy it occasionally