My three year-old was officially introduced to Peeps this weekend. He sat at the table wide-eyed while his siblings explained that yes there was sparkly stuff on the outside and gooey stuff on the inside.
Once the shock wore off and the sugar-high kicked in, I confiscated the rest of the boxes to try out some new Easter treats. They turned out great and were easy enough to make that the Peep-filled little people helped too.
Before you head to the kitchen you MUST watch this video, it’s one of the most clever Youtube videos I’ve seen. It’s a quick, cute clip that also offers all kinds of clickable links to Easter crafts and recipes. I’ve never seen this done before and can’t believe how many Peeps projects there are out there for us to do. We will be busy this week if I can keep everyone from eating the last of our stash.
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Ingredients
1 stick of butter
2 cups sugar
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup milk
1 cup peanut butter
1 tablespoon vanilla
3 cups oatmeal
24 Peeps
Directions
1. Bring the butter, sugar, cocoa powder and milk to a boil and let boil for one minute.
2. Add the peanut butter, vanilla and oatmeal and remove from heat.
3. Stir mixture and drop by the teaspoonful on waxed paper or a non-stick cookie sheet.
4. Press one Peep into the center of each cookie.
5. Refrigerate until hardened.
Oh and we couldn’t resist, one last Peeps project…
This post was sponsored by Peeps but the thoughts, opinions, baked goods and cheesy advertisement are my own. You can visit Peeps on Facebook or head directly to their site here.
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Those look great! And what a fan tutorial!
Hmmmmm – chocolate.
Oh my lawd..do these look yummy….great pics, great fun, great idea!
xo
Absolutely excellent demonstration post! Beautiful photos, you make everything look fun and easy.
I don’t like chocolate so my thighs are saved another day.
1. I didn’t realize that No Bakes could get any better until now.
2. SUPER cute idea! 🙂
3. My babysitter today tried to tell me that studies show that sugar doesn’t make kids hyper. I’m like, ummm you have met children before right??? I see you reference a sugar high as well. This means my babysitter is crazy right???
My Hubs is not a Peeps lover, but he DOES love him some No-Bakes. I bet I can convert him with these! Great idea Jessica!!!
I never really cared for Peeps, but last year I found some that were dipped in chocolate, and holy pajamas, those things were awesome!
I love both your projects! The Peeps in the nest are soo cute, and who doesn’t want to give Peeps a chance?
I swore off Peeps last year.
Looks like I fell off the wagon…
I swore off Peeps last year.
Looks like I fell off the wagon already…