Homemade Marshmallow Peeps
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Make homemade Marshmallow Peeps with just five ingredients! They’re so easy and they taste amazing!
It may seem daunting to make marshmallow Peeps at home, but it’s really easy and they taste way better than store bought.
Easter Peeps
Peeps became popular at Easter and there are several different shapes available. We went with the cut out bunny because I think it’s easier than the little chicks.
Peeps are a marshmallow shaped into an animal and dredged in colorful sprinkles. These easy homemade marshmallow peeps taste so much better than the store bought versions!
And, you can make them any shape you want. Have some Easter cookie cutters? Try those shapes when you cut out the marshmallows.
This recipe can also be used for other holidays like Halloween and Christmas. Why not try Homemade Christmas Peeps this year!
Use these Peeps on our Easter Dirt Cake.
Marshmallow Peep Ingredients
Just five ingredients and you’ll have homemade Peeps!
- unflavored gelatin
- sugar
- salt
- confectioner’s sugar
- decorating sugars
How to Make Marshmallow Peeps at Home
- Combine box of gelatin and 1/2 cup of water in stand mixer bowl. Let’s sit and solidify for about 5 minutes while melting sugar.
- In a saucepan on high heat combine sugar with 1/4 cup of water. Do not stir, stirring will make crystals form.
- Melt the sugar until temperature reaches 240 degrees or the softball mark on a candy thermometer.
- Once temperature is achieved, pour over gelatin while mixing on medium with whisk. After mixed together, set mixer on high and let mix for 10 minutes or until marshmallow fluff forms. For flavoring option, add vanilla at the point of whipping.
- In 9 x 9 pan, grease with oil then dust with powdered sugar. Pour whipped marshmallow into pan and coat top of marshmallow with a dusting of powdered sugar.
- Let marshmallow sit for a couple of hours before removing and serving.
- Cut marshmallow bricks to measurements of cookie cutter
- Cut marshmallow brick in half to make marshmallow and inch thick
- Using the peeps bunny cookie cutter (or any cute cutter you desire), compress the cutter onto the marshmallow brick and remove excess marshmallow.
- Apply colored decorating sugar to marshmallow after brushing outside of marshmallow with a little bit of water fully coating peep.
- Let dry and serve.
Want More Easter Recipes?
- Easter Dirt Cake
- Easter Resurrection Cookies
- Copycat Reese’s Peanut Butter eggs
- Peeps S’mores Dip
- Homemade Marshmallow Peeps
- Easter Cupcakes
Homemade Marshmallow Peeps
Ingredients
For the Marshmallow Bricks:
- .25 oz gelatin unflavored
- 2 cups sugar
- Pinch salt
- ½ cup confectioners sugar for dusting
- 1 tsp vanilla optional
For the Peeps:
- 3 oz yellow decorating sugar
- 3 oz blue decorating sugar
- 3 oz pink decorating sugar
- 3 oz green decorating sugar
Instructions
- Combine box of gelatin and 1/2 cup of water in stand mixer bowl. Let’s sit and solidify for about 5 minutes while melting sugar..25 oz gelatin
- In a saucepan on high heat combine sugar with 1/4 cup of water. Do not stir, stirring will make crystals form.
- Melt the sugar until temperature reaches 240 degrees or the softball mark on a candy thermometer.2 cups sugar
- Once temperature is achieved, pour over gelatin while mixing on medium with whisk. After mixed together, set mixer on high and let mix for 10 minutes or until marshmallow fluff forms. For flavoring option, add vanilla at the point of whipping.1 tsp vanilla
- In 9 x 9 pan, grease with oil then dust with powdered sugar. Pour whipped marshmallow into pan and coat top of marshmallow with a dusting of powdered sugar.½ cup confectioners sugar
- Let marshmallow sit for a couple of hours before removing and serving.
- Cut marshmallow bricks to measurements of cookie cutter
- Cut marshmallow brick in half to make marshmallow and inch thick
- Using the peeps bunny cookie cutter (or any cute cutter you desire), compress the cutter onto the marshmallow brick and remove excess marshmallow.
- Apply colored decorating sugar to marshmallow after brushing outside of marshmallow with a little bit of water fully coating peep.3 oz yellow decorating sugar, 3 oz blue decorating sugar, 3 oz pink decorating sugar, 3 oz green decorating sugar
- Let dry and serve.
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