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Marshmallow Peeps!

Marshmallow Peeps!
Soft and fluffy Peeps.  Fun for all ages, and the quintessential Easter candy!  This instructable is super easy, super tasty, and perfect for anyone looking to get into candy making!  
 
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Step 1Ingredients

Ingredients
~ 3 Cups Sugar
~ 1 Envelope Un-flavored gelatin
~ Liquid yellow Food Coloring
~ Gel yellow Food Coloring
~ 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
~ 1 Tbsp Cocoa Powder

~ Medium Saucepan
~ 2 Small Bowls
~ Measuring Cups and Spoons
~ Mixer and bowl (Stand mixer works the best, but you can use a hand mixer as well.)
~ Whisk Attachment
~ Cookie Sheet
~ Aluminum foil
~ Small sugar sieve 
~ Candy Thermometer (Make sure it is properly calibrated. Put some water on to boil and put your thermo. in. Bring the water up to boil and see what the temp. is when it starts boiling. You may have to adjust the paper inside to set boiling point to 212°F. Then you know it's ready to go.)
~ Spatula
~ Piping bags
~ 1/2 inch round tip
~ Toothpick
~ Zip top bag

Recipe yields about a dozen Peeps. 


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17 comments
Mar 9, 2011. 6:19 PMcanida says:
Wow. The possibilities are endless!
Apr 10, 2011. 5:41 PMcerney says:
I made these today - for my birthday - THEY WERE GREAT!
Mar 23, 2011. 5:19 PMcargallina says:
SO Beatiful!!
Mar 19, 2011. 7:32 PMbrooklynbrownie says:
Look at those cute chickies! Well done!
Mar 18, 2011. 7:07 PMchicopluma says:
CHICKENS!!!!!!!!!
Mar 11, 2011. 8:26 PMNickelplate says:
Homemade marshmallows taste so much better than store bought!
Mar 11, 2011. 2:50 PManoopkhatra says:
They are SOOO Cute :)
Mar 10, 2011. 11:06 AMoctochan says:
OMG, I saw a picture of marshmallow 'meeps', or the meeples from Carcassonne last week, and now I totally have to make them! My boyfriend and all our friends are such gaming geeks.
Mar 10, 2011. 2:11 PMscook-4 says:
Excellent idea! What fun we will have on gaming nite!
Mar 10, 2011. 1:15 PMelizabethd22 says:
They are made by machine now, but the original Peeps were made by hand. Way to carry on the tradition! :o)
Mar 10, 2011. 12:18 PMgeppetto425 says:
Did you know you can buy them on sale for like, really cheep?
Mar 9, 2011. 6:24 PMjessandstavro says:
These are adorable. Gotta try them. :)
Mar 9, 2011. 6:22 PMjessandstavro says:
Nice pun!
Mar 8, 2011. 7:26 PMnachozombie says:
this is sooooooo cute :DDDD i want to try...

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