Peeps are everywhere you look this time of the year. They are sweet, sticky marshmallow candies with a colored sugar coating, and I have some wild ideas of how to use them this Easter.
As you walk through any market, you know spring has sprung on February 15th, when the aisles are packed with the brightly colored gifts brought to children everywhere by the their fluffy neighborhood Easter bunny. One of these treats (ok, like tons of these treats) I grew up finding in every Easter basket, year after year with little change – but there is one that sticks out to me. The only candy that tastes better a week after you’ve opened the package. Marshmallow Peeps.
Let me be frank, I don’t care for Peeps. They actually freak me out. Their sugary coating, mushy texture, weird extra sticky insides and the overly sweet finished product is not my cup of tea. And every year, my Easter basket will be overflowing with these little pastel puffs of fluff.
Where I may never enjoy eating a Peep, the bizarre texture and elasticity of the peep does lend itself to experimentation (and let me just say, the more you play with peeps the more you will let your imagination wander).
This post in my mind was going to be glorious. I had visions of flames. Peeps on fire. Chariots. Horse drawn carriages. Ridiculousness galore…. Didn’t happen (there’s always next year). So until then, enjoy what I have for ya.
Chocolate Dipped Sprinkley Peeps
Dip the Peep booty in some melted milk chocolate and then into a little bath of sprinkles. Ta-da!
Peep Pops
Dip that peep in some leftover chocolate (if you’re feeling wild and crazy) and stick a stick up its… you know. Poof. Peep pop.
Chocolate Coated Peeps
Oh, now we’re living on the edge. Dip that entire sucker in a chocolate bath. I should warn you: you’ll most likely lose the back to your wire dipping tool and wonder what that sticky crap is all over your shirt and hair when you look up from this one.
Peep Smores
Place your peep on a long stick over an open flame. Don’t be alarmed when the sugary outer coating catches on fire and goes up in flames.
(here’s where the fire should be. Use your imaginations with me… Oh yeah… Fire. Damned rain.)
Slide melty peep in between two graham crackers. Enjoy!
Peep Jousting
Gather your brave heroes from either side of town – or in this case, dueling empire of Peep packaging.
We have Finely Feathered Violet VS. Wingless Wonder Blue, equipped with the most effective and vile weapon in the peep jousting armory, the toothpick.
Place your bets and gather round the cancer machine.
There can be only one.
And Violet is the winner! (I know, my money was on Blue too).
And for the finale,
These two are the instigators to this whole peep-ocide. They mocked me from afar for days.
The deep fried Peeps.
Wrap a dissected Peep in a wonton wrapper and fry on high.
You know what happens when you put a peep in a deep fryer? NOTHING. Sad sad panda.
Ok, not true. Rather creepily, their eyes melt off. Ew.
Wrap that sucker in a wonton wrapper and and into the deep fryer and they pretty much disintegrate. Apparently, the wonton wrapper is the key to the magic on that one, but don’t be sad if you wind up with lots and lots of air filled fried puffs with no melted peep tragedy on this inside. Only a few of mine made it to finished product successfully, but heck, you probably have like 99 peeps laying about this time of year so fry away.
No Peeps were harmed in the making of this post.
Lies.
Hahaha love this. Who knew there were so many ways to go crazy with peeps?!
Trust me, with more free time and a cooperative Mother Nature we would of had tons more peep madness.
You like jousting peeps? You should check out the famous MORTAL PEEP FIGHT!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itGGVd3nHUw
I love that they gave him a little hat!! Brings me back to my days of Sega!
Only you!!!! Only you would do the peep experiments!!! I love it! The chocolate covered ones look good!!
I have to pick myself up off th floor! Ba hahahaahahahahahaaaaa!!! So funny!
HAHAHA! Love the peeps jousting! Oh my word this was too funny, love it. 🙂
Hilarious! 😉
I have no idea what peeps are but I’m about to set up a ” Protect Our Peeps” charity to stop this mindless violence! You need to get out more, seriously. That or cut down on the sugar!! ;P
Lmao.
These are toooooo adorable!! I don’t care to eat them, but I sure like to play with them!
You’re my new best friend! I love peeps! Just one question, how do you decide which peep wins in peep jousting? They both look pretty sad at then end of it all!
Haha you are too cute! I love this post…so frekkin cute! I love the idea of chocolate coating and then putting them in between graham crackers. YUM
Oh these are so cute and colorful… they make me smile 🙂
Wow! You did a fantastic job with these… Kita gone wild should be the title. 😉 Great job, as always.
Your hilarious! haha this is so awesome. However, I was a little disappointed that the peeps didn’t explode in the microwave! That’s what I was told happens…
Haha I love it! We tried it a couple times and had to be creative because I never thought to get two different colors of Peeps. Leave it to me, I know. This is an awesome post. I bet the ones dipped in chocolate are worth eating!
LOL, awesomeness. Very cute!
So adorbs! My roommates and I used to make Peep s’mores in college. Super tasty, especially when toasted over a fire as the sugar would caramelize. Delicious!
I happen to like Peeps, although I know tons of people hate them. I prefer mine a smidge on the stale side, although if they’re dipped in chocolate, who cares!
Very cute post. 🙂
you are so twisted, LOL…..
This is pretty much the best thing I’ve seen all day. I love how creative you got with the Peeps – it looks like you had fun!
LOL so much fun! I love your sense of humor translating into food. Awesome. 🙂
Lmao! Looks like you had lots of fun killing them peeps 😀
This great! I am having a special sunday Easter Linky buffet Any Easter recipe accepted no limit to what you like to submit. I am taking submissions till saturday, your welcome to post this! https://deedeesdelights.blogspot.com/p/special-easter-sunday-buffet.html
Dang, I wanted to see the peeps on fire. Actually I thought they might catch fire in the microwave, who know what is actually in them. LOL So cute, love your sense of humor. Hope you have a great Easter.
-Gina-
This was so awesome. My favorite are the jousting peeps! 🙂
your peeps made my night. I was a little tired but after laughing for 10 minutes I feel much better.
I never ate peeps, there’s something creepy about them LOL
I know I am late to the game, but I LOVE this post. Awesome.