If you follow along with Grace in the Crumbs on social media, you may have seen my guest post over at Honest to Nod (Land of Nod’s blog). How cool, right? I have been obsessed with Land of Nod since becoming a mother, so when someone from their team asked if I’d write a guest post for their blog, I almost peed in my pants. (No, I mean literally. I was that surprised. You want me, to do what?)
So after counting my lucky stars (and hyperventilating a few times), I pulled my pulled myself together and got started working with the kids to come up with a really fun twist on the classic Easter Peep. You can check out the original post featured on Honest to Nod here.
Now it probably wont come as any surprise to you that we aren’t huge sugar eaters in our house. So this was definitely a treat. I run a pretty tight ship day to day, but when it comes to holidays and special occasions, we go for it. So my apologies in advance to all of you out there that were expecting a healthy version of the classic Peep. This is not it. Instead, this is everything you ever dreamed a Peep could be. Fluffy and light, ooey and gooey, sticky and sweet.
To make these, I’m following a basic marshmallow recipe, and adapting it by using yellow and pink colored sugar for Easter. You can easily swap out the colored sugar with powdered sugar, chocolate powder, or even shredded coconut. There are a lot of ways to play with this recipe and make it work for any occasion.
If you are planning on making these to resemble Peeps, you will need a lot of colored sugar. Rather than buying several smalls jars of “sprinkles”, I just ended up making my own. It was really easy, hardly cost anything, and I ended up with gorgeous vibrant colors. Here is how you do it.
If you’ve ever thought about making your own marshmallows, this is it. I promise you it’s easier that you think, and more delicious than you could imagine. Go ahead, get your fingers sticky and give it a try.
Enjoy!
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All the ingredients you’ll need
This is how I like to prep my pan – non-stick spray and parchment paper
heavily coated with sugar on the “bottom” (which will eventually be your top)
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Great recipe and lots of fun. Would suggest updating it so people don’t run out of colored sugar like I did. We colored our 1 cup of sugar green, and used half on bottom and remaining on top as directed. Unfortunately you then instruct us to dust the sides with more colored sugar, which we didn’t have any more of. Had to dye more sugar green, but not an exact match
such a fun idea!
thanks for sharing!
Thanks Luann! Hope your spring is off to a great start! xoxo
Katy,
You are my inspiration. I am beaming with pride to
be present in this time to experience your amazing
blog of everyday good and generous life.
Your children are beautiful and I love seeing them.
Enjoy your Easter. Sending special blessings.
Thank you, Mrs. Tymcio. This has been such a fun experience for me. I am so glad that you found Grace in the Crumbs, and are following along on the journey! Hope you’re doing well! xoxo
haha, love peeps. These colors are amazing – they’re almost too pretty to eat . (almost!)
Thanks, Kirstie! I was so happy with how the colors came out – I had never made my own sugar like that before and I was really blown away by how vibrant and bold the colors were. Totally worth it!
Super cute. Nothing like making something with your kids. It’s all about experiences and spending quality time together having fun that makes the best kind of day. And both your peeps and your kids are adorable. 🙂
Thank you, Marianne. We had a great time making them together. Hope you give them a try!
Too cute!