Sweet Easter Peeps Treats to Craft With Your Kids
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photo by Tara Donne
In this month's Parents magazine, I shared a few Easter treat ideas using Peeps, a candy that I have long loved for their bright sugar coating and chubby cuteness....perfect for decorating desserts! These little Peep chicks are in nests made from chow mein noodles in a marshmallow mixture. (click here for directions and a recipe).
Making candy necklaces is a fun activity for an Easter gathering. Click here for the instructions.
Poke some Peeps and pastel flavored marshmallows onto striped straws for a cute Easter favor. Grouped together in cups, they make a fun centerpiece on an Easter table.
Here's a version I tried that didn't make it into the magazine. I dipped the Peeps into white chocolate and sprinkled on some nonpareils.
And another version, also dipped in white chocolate. After they hardened I had my son draw faces on with food coloring markers.
photo by Tara Donne
This Peeps-covered cake is perfect for a big Easter day crowd! Instructions here.
Here are a few behind-the-scenes shots of some other Peep-covered cakes that I tried. I snipped the bottoms off of some bunnies to make the scalloped edging. The possibilities are endless!
After Easter is over, treat yourself to a cup of hot chocolate, topped with a leftover Peep, of course!
Fisher-Price's Little People Farm was one of my most-loved toys when I was a kid and was a favorite of our boys when they were little too so I was thrilled when they asked me to come up with cupcakes inspired by their farm animals. Check out the video we made and you'll see that the cupcakes are super easy to make. Snip some supermarket candy, no piping or cake-decorating skills required! Your kids can help make them and they're great for a barnyard-themed or piggy party, Easter, or even just a rainy day!