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Make Peeps Place Cards For Your Easter Brunch

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This tutorial is brought to you by Maria Del Pinto.

Brighten up your Easter brunch with a delicious addition to your table – edible Peeps Placecards! The bright colors (and yummy taste) will make the day even more memorable.

Materials:

  • Peeps Marshmallow Bunnies
  • Peepsters Creamy Milk Chocolates
  • Wilton Candy Melts
  • Wilton Confetti Sprinkles
  • Box of Rice Krispies Treats
  • Asst Candy Sprinkles
  • Mini Robin Eggs
  • Toothpick
  • Place Card

 

Instructions:

Take three Rice Krispies Treats out of their packaging and put them on a piece of parchment. Place them in the microwave for five to eight seconds (depending on the microwave).  While warm, combine two of them and form into a nest or circle.  Take the Wilton Sprinkles and add them to the warm treats.

Take the third, split it in half and roll to form log.  Cut into three 1-1/2” pieces and put aside.

Heat some water and place in glass measuring cup.  Place a small amount of the candy melts into the plastic baggy and seal tight.  Place in the hot (but not boiling) water until it melts.

Cut the tip off the plastic baggy and use it as a piping bag by squeezing it to drizzle the candy melts onto the nest to attach the Peeps Marshmallow Bunny, the Peepsters chocolates and the Robin Eggs.

Use one of the Krispie Treats logs to secure the bunny by attaching it with the Candy Melts behind the Peeps Marshmallow Bunny.  Allow to harden.

Finish by adding your place card and attaching it with the tooth pick.

Surf’s Up! Take Your PEEPS To the Beach

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This tutorial is brought to you by Maria Del Pinto.

Create a fun edible Easter craft by adding some PEEPS to your favorite pudding dish.

Materials:

  • Peeps Marshmallow Bunnies
  • Wilton’s Candy Melts
  • Keebler Vienna Fingers Cookies
  • White pudding (store bought or homemade)
  • Blue Food Coloring

 

Prepare your favorite pudding recipe (or store bought pudding) and add blue food coloring and stir until you get a nice shade of blue.  Place aside.

Crush 3 Vienna Fingers and place at the bottom of glass cup or bowl.  Then top with the pudding.

Place a few candy melts in a microwave safe bowl and heat for about 30 seconds to 45 seconds (amount of time may vary).  Take two of the Peeps Bunnies and use the candy melt to adhere a third to the top of the two.  Allow candy to harden.

Use a Vienna Finger cookie for a surfboard.  Reheat the left over candy melts to put some onto the Vienna Finger cookie and adhere the stack of bunnies to it. Allow candy to harden.

Place the Surfing Bunnies onto the top of the blue pudding to create a fun dessert.

 

Note:

  • An alternate ideas is to decorate the bunnies with Candy Melts in different colors to create swimsuits and place them directly into the pudding to look like they are sitting in a Jacuzzi.

Eat, Craft, Repeat – Celebrate Easter With PEEPS

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Here is a super quick and easy portable Easter treat for your celebrations.

Materials:

  • Peeps Dark Chocolate Dipped Chicks
  • Cake Sprinkles
  • White Icing (store-bought or homemade)
  • Cake Mix (plus water, eggs, and vegetable oil)
  • Flat-Bottomed Ice Cream Cones
  • Cupcake Pan

Preheat your oven. Take the cones and place them standing up in each slot on the cupcake pan. Then using mix together the cake mix ingredients. Pour the batter into each of the cones until the cones are around 3/4 full.  Bake the batter and cones as you would cupcakes.  Once they are baked, allow them to cool.

Take each cone and frost it with white frosting.  Place the Dark Chocolate Dipped Peeps in the top center of the cone.  To finish, decorate around the Peeps Chick with the Wilton Sprinkles.

Stick It: Make Creative Candy Pops For Valentine’s Day

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This tutorial is brought to you by Maria del Pinto.

These adorable candy pops are one of my favorite Valentine’s Day treats because they’re easy to make and sweet to eat. Bring a little sweet indulgence to your Valentine’s Day fun by making these great no-bake Valentine Marshmallow Peeps Candy Pops.

Materials:

  • Peeps Strawberry Crème Marshmallow Hearts.
  • Peeps Dark Chocolate Covered Raspberry Heart shaped marshmallow
  • Peeps Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Crème Flavored Chicks.
  • White Chocolate Candy Melts or Wilton’s candy melts
  • Brach’s Conversation Hearts
  • Lollipop sticks
  • Cello bags
  • Heat safe bowl
  • Skewer
  • Plastic baggy or other container to melt chocolate in

Instructions:

Place the Peeps Marshmallow hearts and chick on some parchment. Take each Peep and use a skewer to make a hole big enough to put the lollipop sticks into. Then insert skewers into the hearts and chick.

Boil some water and place in glass measuring cup. Place a small amount of white chocolate in the plastic baggy and seal tight. Place in the hot water until it melts.

Then cut the tip off the plastic baggy and use it as a piping bag by squeezing it to drizzle the chocolate onto the Peeps Marshmallow Hearts to personalize them with a name or a word. If you want to secure the lollipop sticks, then use a bit of the melted chocolate to secure the sticks. Place aside and to allow chocolate to harden.

Once chocolate has hardened, you can place the candy pops into individual cello bags to gift them or display them on a cake pop holder.

 

What’s the best Valentine’s Day gift you’ve ever received?

 

Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth & Make This Edible Valentine’s Day Craft

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This tutorial is brought to you by Maria del Pinto.

What goes together better than chocolate and marshmallows?! Say “I Love You!” with fun DIY Heart Shaped Peeps and added brownie to your treat.

Supplies You’ll Need:

  • Peeps Strawberry Crème Marshmallow Hearts
  • Brach’s Heartlines Conversation Hearts
  • Duncan Hines Chewy Fudge Brownie Mix
  • White Chocolate Candy Melts
  • Heart Shaped Cookie Cutters
  • Parchment or wax paper
  • Plastic baggy

 

Prepare and bake brownies in a 10” x 10” pan, according to the manufacturers directions.  Allow brownies to cool.

Place the Peeps Marshmallow hearts onto a piece of parchment or wax paper. Boil some water and place in heat resistant container.  Place a small amount of the white chocolate candy melts in the plastic baggy and seal tight.

Place in the hot water until it melts then remove.

Then cut the tip off the plastic baggy and use it as a piping bag by squeezing it to drizzle the chocolate or to personalize the Peeps Marshmallow Hearts with words. Place aside and to allow chocolate to harden. Don’t be afraid to use the hearts without any personalization.  I think they are really cute plain too.

Then cut the brownies into 4” x 4” pieces.  Take a heart shaped cookie cutter in approximately the same size as the Peeps Heart and cut out the center of the
brownie.  Remove the center and replace with the Peeps Marshmallow Heart.

To finish the Brownie, you can personalize the brownie by adding more candy hearts, dusting it with white sugar, or by drizzling it with the white chocolate.

 

What’s your favorite Valentine’s Day treat?

 

Behind the Scenes at Our CHA Blogger Event

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More than a week later, bloggers are still singing the praises of our Blogger Event at the Craft and Hobby Association’s Winter Trade Show in Anaheim, CA. This was a chance for bloggers to step away from the computer and meet manufacturers and other craft industry representatives face-to-face. One blogger in particular, Maria Del Pinto, was struck by the networking possibilities provided at the event. In addition to speaking with representatives, Del Pinto was able to preview new products and discover exclusive details about items she already loves.

In a post on her blog Keep Calm and Craft On, Del Pinto recaps her experiences meeting craft celebrities and product representatives. For her, the event was important because, “it was a chance to ask each company some questions regarding particular products and product lines. I also wanted to find out what products they would be releasing in 2014, as well as to speak to some of their product designers.” That night, Del Pinto met brand reps from Elmers, Plaid Fiskars and more. She was able to preview new products and discover items that fit her interests. For example, she was able to meet with Sculpey representatives to discuss kids projects – it would be so hard to have this kind of casual conversation online!

For a peek inside the exclusive event and  the scoop on more brand previews, check out Craft & Hobby Show 2014: Prime Publishing CHA Blogger Networking Event.

 

For more coverage of our CHA Blogger Event, check out:

More Delicious DIY: Skiing PEEPS® Snowman Cupcake Toppers

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This project is brought to your by Maria Del Pinto.

Here is a fun holiday luncheon table decor craft that doubles as a sweet dessert. This project featured a cute Christmas holiday snowman PEEPS® treat.

Materials:

  • PEEPS® Snowman
  • Two small candy canes (6” length)
  • 1-inch piece of a candy cane
  • Royal icing (white)
  • Icing piping bag and tip
  • Assorted Christmas candy sprinkles
  • Store-bought or homemade cupcake with white icing

Instructions:

Using your favorite royal icing recipe (or purchase pre-mixed royal icing at a cake supply store), mix up the royal icing.   Place the icing in piping bags to use to build the skis for the snowman.

Using a piping bag, draw a line of white royal icing on one side of each of the six-inch candy canes.

Then attach the one-inch piece of candy cane between the two six-inch candy canes. Allow icing to harden.

Once the icing has dried, take the PEEPS®  snowman and using the royal icing, attach it to the one-inch piece of candy cane. Use a small Dixie Cup to hold the snowman in place until the icing dries.

Then using the candy sprinkles, decorate the icing on the cupcake.

Carefully place the PEEPS® Skiing Santa onto the cupcake.  Make sure to press it into the icing so that it will stay in place.

 

For more PEEPS® recipes, crafts and other fun holiday ideas, visit www.Facebook.com/PeepsBrand/adventcalendar

Delicious DIY: Use PEEPS® to Make a Christmas Candy Sleigh

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This project is brought to your by Maria Del Pinto.

Here is a fun and easy way to share the holiday spirit with friends and family. This project features adorable Christmas holiday PEEPS® treats on a candy sleigh.

Materials:

  • PEEPS® (Gingerbread Man and Reindeer)
  • Two Candy Canes
  • Rice Krispies square
  • Skittles
  • Royal icing (white and red)
  • Icing piping bags and tips
  • Assorted Christmas Candy

Instructions:

Using your favorite royal icing recipe (or purchase pre-mixed at cake supply store), mix up the royal icing.  Split batch in half and add red food coloring to one batch and mix.   Place the icing in piping bags to use to build and decorate the sleigh.  If you have egg sensitivities, you may wish to use melted white chocolate instead (make sure to follow manufacturers direction to properly melt chocolate).

Before starting, make sure to unwrap all the candy to make the decorating process faster. Then using a piping bag, draw two lines of white royal icing on the rice crispy square.  Lay the two candy canes on top of the Rice Krispies square equally spaced to create the base of the sleigh. Allow icing to dry.

Once the icing has dried, turn the base over. Tthe Rice Krispies square should be facing up. Take the PEEPS® Reindeer and using the red royal icing, attach a red skittle to his nose to make it bigger.  Allow to dry.

Take the PEEPS® Gingerbread Man and using both colors of the royal icing, add a few candy accents to add color to him.  Use the red icing to make a line at his feet and hands.  Don’t forget to put a little red icing on his mouth so you can see his smile.  Once the icing dries, poke a toothpick into him to help support him (and hold him in place) when you put him onto the sleigh.

Using the two colors of royal icing, begin to attach some of the Christmas candy to decorate the sleigh. To finish, use the icing to attach the PEEPS® Reindeer to the front of the sleigh.

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Make sure to leave room for the PEEPS® Gingerbread man at the top of the sleigh. Remove the toothpick from the PEEPS® Gingerbread man.  Use the toothpick to carefully push through the candy bar into the Rice Krispie square.

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For more PEEPS® recipes, crafts and other fun holiday ideas visit www.Facebook.com/PeepsBrand/adventcalendar

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