Homemade Marshmallow Peeps for Easter

Homemade Marshmallow Peeps can be created at home in less than an hour. Create any shape you want to celebrate special occasions or holidays!

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Making your own marshmallow peeps at home sounds overwhelming, but it’s actually pretty simple! The best part is how soft and fresh these are. These are cut into cute little bunnies and perfect for Easter. You can use any cookie cutters and colored sugar you like to create the designs you want.

Tips and Tricks for Homemade Marshmallow Peeps

The one tool that is going to ensure your peeps turn out perfect each and every time is a candy thermometer. I love one that clips onto the side of your pot, freeing your hands up. The oversized stay-cool handle makes for easy removal, too.

If you want to make your peeps in advance, they cam be frozen in a single layer inside of a freezer bag for up to 3 months. When you’re ready to enjoy them, defrost on the counter to room temp.

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• Bunny PEEPS Dirt Cupcakes
• No Churn Peeps Easter Ice Cream

Ingredients to Make Homemade Marshmallow Peeps:

Marshmallow Bricks:

1 box (.25oz) of unflavored gelatin
2 cups of sugar
Pinch of salt
½ cup Powdered sugar for dusting
1 tsp vanilla, optional

Peeps:

8 Marshmallow bricks
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.

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.