With Easter right around the corner, the grocery stores are filling up with all kinds of candy, from cream filled eggs, to jelly beans, chocolate bunnies and best of all... PEEPS!
Giant Peep Cereal Treat For One
Ingredients
Directions
Want a fun and creative way to
enjoy Peeps this Easter? Well, what better way, than to incorporate them
into a GIANT Peep Cereal Treat?!
You
can really use ay type of cereal, from classic Rice Krispies to the
Honey Nut Cheerios, I used, for a perfect crispy, marshmallowy, XXL Peep
for one!
Giant Peep Cereal Treat For One
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter, plus extra for greasing the pan
- 2 (12-pack) packages bunny Peeps, any color
- 1 1/2 cups cereal, any type
- food coloring (color of your Peeps)
- 3 mini chocolate chips
Directions
Line
a small loaf pan (8"x4") with wax paper and thoroughly butter or spray
with non-stick cooking spray. In a small saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon of
butter over low heat. Add 10 peeps (reserve last 2 peeps for display).
Stir over low heat until completely melted.
Turn off heat and add cereal, stirring until well coated.
Pour into prepared pan.
Using buttered spatula or spoon press mixture flat and let cool slightly.
Once
slightly cooled, but still warm and pliable, remove from pan and shape
into a Peeps bunny, using your hands, about 8" tall (Large circle on
bottom, slightly smaller circle in the middle and two ears on top).
Next,
melt your second package of Peeps (12 Peeps) with 1 tablespoon of
butter. Add a few drops of food coloring to match the color of your
Peeps. Once melted completely, pour over your cereal treat bunny.
Use a buttered spatula or spoon to spread over the top and sides of your bunny.
Add your mini chocolate chips to make eyes and a nose.
Display
on a plate with your 2 remaining Peeps and pipe some grass and a
special note with green frosting or cookie icing, if desired. Enjoy!
