Chocolate Covered Peeps

Are you looking for a fun and delicious way to celebrate Easter? Look no further than chocolate-covered peeps.

These marshmallow treats are a simple, easy treat to make for your Easter celebration. You can even get the kids involved in helping you create them.

Explore all the other Easter Desserts for you to prepare for your family's celebration!

Easter is in a few days and ever since our daughter was a little girl there have been Peeps in our house around this time of year.

This year, why not add a little sweetness to the end of your Easter celebration with these adorable chocolate dipped peeps! Kids of all ages are going to love these!

They're easy to prepare...all you need to do is dip the marshmallow bunnies in melted chocolate and decorate with festive sprinkles. They'll look cute on a platter next to your holiday traditional desserts.

Looking for more Easy Desserts to serve for the Easter holiday? Try my Easter Bunny Cupcakes, Spring Sugar Cookies or my Easter Bundt Cake...yum!

Tips for Melting Chocolate 

These marshmallow Peeps are easy to make, but with any recipe that includes melting chocolate you do need to follow a few important tips to make sure your chocolate melts smoothly: 

• Make sure the chocolate does not come in contact with any water. If it does, discard the chocolate. There is no rescuing it.  
• You can use candy melts, almond bark or chocolate chips.
• Make sure the chocolate is chopped into uniform pieces...which is why I like to use Almond Bark. It's so easy to break apart the pre-sectioned chunks. 
• Place a few of the almond bark squares in a microwave-safe bowl. 
• Melt in 30 second increments, stirring after each time. 
• You can store any unused melted chocolate in a plastic container in the refrigerator for up to 2 - 3 weeks to use again for another recipe or as a topping for ice cream. 

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Recipe Ingredients

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper. Follow the instructions on the package to melt the chocolate almond bark. Next, gently insert a bamboo skewer into the bottom of a marshmallow bunny Peep.

Step 2: Submerge the marshmallow Peep into the melted chocolate, ensuring full coverage. Place it flat on the baking sheet and gently remove the wooden skewer or lollipop stick.

Step 3: Place it flat on the baking sheet and gently remove the wooden skewer or lollipop stick.

Step 4: Sprinkle the decorations immediately after placing the coated items on the waxed paper to ensure they stick well.

Step 5: Wait for the chocolate to fully set before removing from the waxed paper.

Storage Tips

Room Temperature: Chocolate-covered marshmallows can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to two weeks.To prevent condensation from forming, it's best to store the marshmallows in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.

You can also add a paper towel to the container to absorb any excess moisture that collects in the container.

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Chocolate Covered Peeps

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Chocolate Covered Peeps are a fun Easter treat the whole family is going to love. They’re so easy and fast to make that you can get the kids involved in helping you create these yummy treats.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Harden Time 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Servings: 12 chocolate covered marshmallow peeps

Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Calories: 158

Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

  

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• 1 package Marshmallow Bunny Peeps
• 12 ounces Chocolate Candy Melts or Almond Bark; about half the package.
• Assorted spring colored sprinkles

Cooking for More (or Less?)Scale this recipe up or down. Adjust the number of servings above to automatically update ingredient amounts.

Equipment

• Sprinkles

Method

 

1. Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment or waxed paper.
2. Melt chocolate candy melts or almond bark according to directions on the back of the package.
3. Insert a wooden skewer into the bottom of a marshmallow bunny peep. 
4. Dip the marshmallow peep into the melted chocolate being careful to cover the entire marshmallow peep bunny with chocolate. 
5. Lay flat on the baking sheet and remove the wooden skewer or lollipop stick. 
6. Add the colored sprinkles to the top of the marshmallow bunny peeps. 
7. Allow the chocolate to set completely before removing from waxed paper. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingCalories: 158kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 24mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16g

Notes

You might need to re-dip the marshmallow peeps in the melted chocolate again if you notice the bottom where the bamboo skewer was has left a hole.

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