Make your own Peeps

by Sarah J. Gim, Posted Mar 27th 2006 @ 5:10PM

We're mildly obsessed with marshmallow Peeps here at Slashfood. Something about the nuclear power plant waste colors, the sparkly sugar on the outside, the fluffy air of nothingness inside that can either explode or actually be made into a brulee in your microwave...if you're into that sort of stuff.

If you want to be the ultimate Peeps fan, you should make them at home. Williams-Sonoma has a kit for $24 for making marshmallow chicks at home, complete with mold, marshmallow mix, and decorating sugar. You know, so you can make something...and then blow it up, just in time for the Easter basket!

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Filed Under: Stores & Shopping, Ingredients
Tags: america, candy, easter, marshmallow peeps, peeps, stores-and-shopping, sugar

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4-13-2006 @5:32AM Bianca said... I can't believe these PEEPS are still a hit. I pass them up each Easter as i hold my teeth and feel a dull ache along them lol ( yes i used to be a big fan too long ago until i visited the dentist ) No wonder the kids go crazy during Easter, they have such a suger rush from those things. Keep On PEEPIN'
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4-13-2006 @5:37AM MJ said... I LOVE PEEPS!!! THE BEST WAY TO EAT THEM ARE EITHER FROZEN,, OR MY FAVORITE WAY IS TO LET THEM GET A LITTLE STALE...
THEY LAST FOREVER,, I DONT THINK THEY EVEN HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE...
LOVE THOSE PEEPS!!!!!!!!
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4-13-2006 @5:49AM Brian said... I love both Peeps... and
Jeeps...
http://members.aol.com/brimiljeep/WebPages/wwwDriveToWWII.html

go figure...
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4-14-2006 @6:06PM Kenya said... I agree with Linda....I'm 35 and loved peeps all my life. I used to steal them out of my little brothers basket at Easter time when we were kids. I could never get enough of them and simply adored Easter for this reason. I love them better when they are stale, but sometimes, I can't wait. A friend of mine at work and I like to unwrap them and leave them in our desks to allow them to "Bake" (as we say) so they can get stale. For years I thought I was the only one with this nutty obsession over the peeps. I'm glad to see that I'm not. All of my coworkers & family members know how much I love them. Sometimes, I eat them until I get a migraine! My husband thinks I'm nuts...when we go to the store, I load up on them and I don't like to share them with my kids! They have to beg me for them. Sometimes, when I wake up in the middle of the night, I'll pop one in my mouth and fall peacefully back to sleep!!
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4-19-2006 @9:06PM Jennifer said... If you're concerned about a recipe containing gelatin because you're vegan, certainly you know of gelatin made of seaweed that can be gotten at your neighborhood natural food store.
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