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Showing posts with label Easter. Show all posts

Pretzel Peeps

I read somewhere that Peeps marshmallow candies have been in production for about 60 years. That's probably right, because I grew up with them and decades have passed! Every year it seems that I am seeing more and more new colors and kinds for different holidays. I love to make these sweet and salty dipped pretzel treats, and I saw the idea for adding a Peep to the pretzel rods at Love From the Oven.





Pretzel Peeps

1 (12 ounce) bag white candy melts 
1 bag large pretzel rods
Assorted sprinkles
1 (12 count) package Peeps marshmallow bunnies

Prepare a large sheet pan by lining with parchment paper. In a microwave safe dish, melt the candy according to package directions.  Dip the end of each pretzel rod in the melted candy, shaking off the excess. Holding the coated pretzel rod over a small dish, apply the candy sprinkles. Lay the pretzels on the prepared pan to dry. After the candy is dry on the pretzel rods, apply a small blob of melted candy to the back of a marshmallow bunny, then attach to the coated pretzel rod, holding in place for a few seconds. Place on the parchment paper to dry again.



Lay the dipped and sprinkled pretzel rods out to dry on parchment paper.



Attach the Peeps to the pretzel rods with some of the melted candy coating.



When the candy coating was dry, I packaged the Pretzel Peeps in little cellophane bags, and now they are in a basket of Easter grass just waiting for someone special. Something would just be missing if there were no Peeps at Easter.




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I read somewhere that Peeps marshmallow candies have been in production for about 60 years. That's probably right, because I grew up with them and decades have passed! Every year it seems that I am seeing more and more new colors and kinds for different holidays. I love to make these sweet and salty dipped pretzel treats, and I saw the idea for adding a Peep to the pretzel rods at Love From the Oven.





Pretzel Peeps

1 (12 ounce) bag white candy melts 
1 bag large pretzel rods
Assorted sprinkles
1 (12 count) package Peeps marshmallow bunnies

Prepare a large sheet pan by lining with parchment paper. In a microwave safe dish, melt the candy according to package directions.  Dip the end of each pretzel rod in the melted candy, shaking off the excess. Holding the coated pretzel rod over a small dish, apply the candy sprinkles. Lay the pretzels on the prepared pan to dry. After the candy is dry on the pretzel rods, apply a small blob of melted candy to the back of a marshmallow bunny, then attach to the coated pretzel rod, holding in place for a few seconds. Place on the parchment paper to dry again.



Lay the dipped and sprinkled pretzel rods out to dry on parchment paper.



Attach the Peeps to the pretzel rods with some of the melted candy coating.



When the candy coating was dry, I packaged the Pretzel Peeps in little cellophane bags, and now they are in a basket of Easter grass just waiting for someone special. Something would just be missing if there were no Peeps at Easter.




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Creative Juice
Arkansas Women Bloggers
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Building a Birdhouse for a Peep

Easter is less than a week away, and I've noticed scads of homeless peeps around. Kasey at One Girl Talks has the solution, build bird houses for them! I thought this was a great idea, so I decided to build a house for a peep.


To make a peep birdhouse you will need to begin with graham crackers and frosting.

Kasey suggested using candy grass for the nest inside, but I couldn't locate any, so I made do with this candy instead.

My nest is lacking a little in design, but I think it will be comfy.


Once the peep sits on the nest, likely eggs will appear.


The house is completed by adding a roof, and it can be decorated with other candies if desired.



You can see in this picture that my roof is beginning to sag a little. I made one fatal error in my house construction. I used a can of soft cupcake frosting as my "cement" and it never set up. I think a batch of royal icing would have been a much better choice in the house construction business. My peep house lasted just long enough to make an afternoon snack for my grandson! Bye, bye birdie!


Easter is less than a week away, and I've noticed scads of homeless peeps around. Kasey at One Girl Talks has the solution, build bird houses for them! I thought this was a great idea, so I decided to build a house for a peep.


To make a peep birdhouse you will need to begin with graham crackers and frosting.

Kasey suggested using candy grass for the nest inside, but I couldn't locate any, so I made do with this candy instead.

My nest is lacking a little in design, but I think it will be comfy.


Once the peep sits on the nest, likely eggs will appear.


The house is completed by adding a roof, and it can be decorated with other candies if desired.



You can see in this picture that my roof is beginning to sag a little. I made one fatal error in my house construction. I used a can of soft cupcake frosting as my "cement" and it never set up. I think a batch of royal icing would have been a much better choice in the house construction business. My peep house lasted just long enough to make an afternoon snack for my grandson! Bye, bye birdie!


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A Snake in the Easter Grass

Snakes are not everyone's cup of tea, but my grandson Landon is intrigued by them. He loves to read about them and learn all he can about the different types and where they live. For a six-year-old, he's quite the snake expert. When I saw a snake made from plastic eggs by Sarah at Sheek Shindigs, I immediately thought of him and how it would tickle him to find one in his Easter basket.



These snakes are very simple to make, and require only a few supplies. I did my snake a little differently than the directions at Sheek Shindigs, so check out those directions for some alternatives.

You can make the snake any length you want. For mine I used a total of 39 plastic eggs, but only two of them are used whole. The rest of the snake is made with only one half of each egg. I also used some elastic cord, and a small piece of felt for the tongue. Dried beans are used inside the egg at the tail for the rattle.

Each egg half needs a hole in the end to run the elastic cord through. My husband made the holes for me with his drill and a tiny bit, but I think the holes could also be made by using a nail. Make a hole in each end of the whole eggs. Start the snake by putting some dried beans in one of the whole eggs for the tail, then run the elastic cord through the egg. Tie a knot securely on the end. I also put a drop of hot glue on the knot so it would stay put.
Then just start threading the egg halves onto the elastic cord. When the snake is as long as you like, add another whole egg for the head. Knot the elastic cord on the final end. I also used hot glue to secure my whole eggs parts together.



Snakes are not everyone's cup of tea, but my grandson Landon is intrigued by them. He loves to read about them and learn all he can about the different types and where they live. For a six-year-old, he's quite the snake expert. When I saw a snake made from plastic eggs by Sarah at Sheek Shindigs, I immediately thought of him and how it would tickle him to find one in his Easter basket.



These snakes are very simple to make, and require only a few supplies. I did my snake a little differently than the directions at Sheek Shindigs, so check out those directions for some alternatives.

You can make the snake any length you want. For mine I used a total of 39 plastic eggs, but only two of them are used whole. The rest of the snake is made with only one half of each egg. I also used some elastic cord, and a small piece of felt for the tongue. Dried beans are used inside the egg at the tail for the rattle.

Each egg half needs a hole in the end to run the elastic cord through. My husband made the holes for me with his drill and a tiny bit, but I think the holes could also be made by using a nail. Make a hole in each end of the whole eggs. Start the snake by putting some dried beans in one of the whole eggs for the tail, then run the elastic cord through the egg. Tie a knot securely on the end. I also put a drop of hot glue on the knot so it would stay put.
Then just start threading the egg halves onto the elastic cord. When the snake is as long as you like, add another whole egg for the head. Knot the elastic cord on the final end. I also used hot glue to secure my whole eggs parts together.



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