I was so excited to see Peeps when I was out shopping earlier this week. Of course, the boys were MUCH more excited than me…what could be better than brightly colored, deliciously flavored marshmallows?? Peeps scream Spring time and Easter to me with their bright, bold colors – so much fun! I got the Peeps home and then Reece immediately wanted to know, “What are we going to do with them?” ‘Cause, you know, we don’t EVER just eat anything like normal people. We. Have. To. Do. Something.
I decided to make sweet coconut nests for our Peeps in their respective colors. I used Wilton Gel Food Colors and loved how they turned out! Of course sweet little nests are all well and good but we wanted something to carry the little nests in so we made miniature Easter baskets using cupcake liners and, possibly my favorite craft supply EVER, pipe cleaners! Simply poke the pipe cleaner through one side of the “basket” and push through about 1.5 inches of pipe cleaner. Twist it around the handle portion of the basket. Repeat on the other side.
To make the nests:
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Melt 16 oz of vanilla flavored candy coating {I used CandiQuik} according to package instructions. If you are making multiple colors, divide the melted candy into an appropriate number of bowls. Add food color to achieve your desired color before mixing in coconut. I used a 14 oz bag of coconut for 16 oz of candy coating. Stir the coconut in until fully coated.
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper and use a spoon or your thumb to make indentations.
Let nests harden before filling with jelly beans and topping with your favorite Peeps.
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Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Lunchbox. All opinions are, as always, 100% my own.
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