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11 Peeps Recipes To Make For Easter That Will Change The Way You Look At These Sugary Marshmallow Treats Forever
Easter is still a ways away, but people have already begun filling up on their favorite holiday treats — Peeps. Eat 'em plain or bake them into sugary Peeps recipes, these sugar-coated marshmallows are a symbol of both Easter and the spring season as a whole. But this candy can be more than the star of an Easter basket. It can also be the main ingredient in a Peep-filled dessert.
Let's be honest — as much as people love Peeps, they can only eat so many before tossing their marshmallows, so to speak. Even Matt Stonie, who ate 100 Peeps in two minutes, probably grew sick of the chicks and bunnies at some point during his challenge. But when the Easter Bunny fills your basket with boxes upon boxes of Peeps, you have to find a way to get rid of them. And we don't mean sticking them in the microwave and watching them self-combust.
From cookies and cakes to a seasonal s’more, there are plenty of easy ways to turn your Peeps into a delicious dessert. In fact, we have so many Peep-filled recipes for you to try, you may have to go out and buy more.
Image: Half Baked Harvest
Peeps S'more Pies
Elevate your Easter candy with Something Swanky’s Peeps s’more pies. The graham cracker crust gives the confection some crunch, and the ganache adds an extra layer of richness.
Image and recipe: Something Swanky
Peeps Eclair Cake Cups
Fill your family’s Easter baskets with Inside Bru Crew Life’s individual eclair cups. Topped with a Peep, these treats are sure to satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth.
Image and recipe: Inside Bru Crew Life
Peeps S'mores
Take these spring sweets for a summer spin with Eclectic Recipe’s Peeps s’mores. The easy-to-make treats will transport you to warm nights by the campfire.
Image and recipe: Eclectic Recipes
Rice Krispies Treat Pizza
Cookies and Cups’ Peeps-filled pizza utilizes all your leftover Easter candy, making it the perfect post-holiday dessert.
Image and recipe: Cookies and Cups
Peeps Coconut Cake with Mascarpone Frosting
For more intimate Easter affairs, whip up I Am A Food Blog’s individual coconut cakes. These eye-catching confections are super easy to make, giving you more time to spend with your guests.
Image and recipe: I Am A Food Blog
Coconut Chocolate-Covered Peeps Cake
Chocolate makes everything better — even a Peep. Half Baked Harvest’s coconut chocolate cake adds an extra layer (or three) of flavor to your favorite Easter candy.
Image and recipe: Half Baked Harvest
Peeps and Candy Bar Cupcakes
The Peep isn’t even the best part of Confessions of a Cookbook Queen’s Easter cupcakes. Hidden in each confection is a miniature Milky Way. How cool is that?
Image and recipe: Confessions of a Cookbook Queen
Peeps-Stuffed Jello Shots
If you’re hosting a grown-up Easter egg hunt, make sure to serve Endless Simmer’s Peeps-stuffed Jello shots. Because we all know candy tastes better with a little booze.
Image and recipe: Endless Simmer
Peeps and Nutella Sandwich
We had you at Nutella, right? Climbing Grier Mountain’s Peeps panini is great as an afternoon snack or late-night dessert.
Image and recipe: Climbing Grier Mountain
Peeps Sushi
Trade your spicy tuna roll for something a little sweeter. All you need to make The Kitchn’s Peeps sushi — a.k.a Peepshi — is a classic cereal, some fruit leather, and a lot of Peeps.
Image: David Goehring/Flickr
Peeps Cake Batter Candy
If you thought cake batter couldn’t get any better, you were wrong. Cookies and Cups’ Peeps candy bars are the perfect treats to slip into someone’s Easter basket.
Image and recipe: Cookies and Cups
