Have Leftover Easter Candy? Try Roasting Marshmallow Peeps Over a Campfire

By Mary | Senior Staff Writer

Apr 17, 2020 @ 5:15 AM MDT

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Have leftover Easter candy?

If you are looking for a fun idea to keep the kids entertained while quarantined that also uses up your leftover Easter candy, Hip2Save reader, Jennifer came up with a brilliant idea. Read her idea below and then grab your Peeps (candy and kids 😂), a few skewers, and get roasting! 🔥

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“Roasting leftover Peeps over an open fire is just morbid enough to get my kids attention and absolutely delicious! I don’t like Peeps unless they are roasted over a campfire 🔥.

The outside gets a nice caramelized flavor like crème brûlée and the inside is gooey and delicious. I don’t enjoy regular Peeps. Makes me think of eating a marshmallow with beach sand on it, lol.

This is also a great quarantine activity. We have also been experimenting with other Easter candies over a open fire such as Starbursts and chocolate covered marshmallow eggs. The possibilities are endless!”

Peeps that taste like crème brûlée?

I’m not a huge fan of Peeps either 😝, but I LOVE crème brûlée and can’t wait to try this simple hack! 😋 Thank you, Jennifer, for sharing this fun and tasty treat with us!

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Lori April 17, 2020 at 6:11 am MST

Such a smart idea! Never thought to roast peeps.

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Mary (Stellar Sidekick) April 17, 2020 at 8:30 am MST

Me either! I can’t wait to try it!

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Joni April 17, 2020 at 6:41 am MST

We are banned from burning fires due to covid 19 in my city! But good idea!

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Susan April 17, 2020 at 6:52 am MST

Really? Why would they ban that. We have a gas fire pit. We just used it the other night. We had a group of 8. We have 6 kids. We do live on 4 acres though.

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Jennifer April 17, 2020 at 7:24 am MST

Susan, there is evidence that exposure to air pollution increases susceptibility to respiratory viral infections by decreasing immune function. It also puts firefighters at risk needlessly if there is an issue as a result of something like a fire pit that they need to put out.

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Joni April 17, 2020 at 7:34 am MST

Jennifer stated why but I think a fire pit in the country would be acceptable. There’s less people and there’s a controlled area for it. I live in a city (I’m a city girl and love it 😍) so it would impact more people if I had a fire going.

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Jewel April 17, 2020 at 8:46 am MST

Our county has a burn ban, we are in rural WA.

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candace April 17, 2020 at 11:33 am MST

We have a burn ban in Wisconsin. It’s more that both dnr workers aren’t working and they dont want firefighters having to divert resources if you’re fire gets out of control.

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Evie202 April 17, 2020 at 11:37 am MST

Maybe you can get your hands on some sterno cans and use the flame to roast marshmallows? That’s how we roasted marshmallows inNYC Girl Scouts troop. Girls loved I!

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nickyB April 17, 2020 at 7:00 am MST

I love peeps and always wondered what they would be like roasted. Thanks for the info. Definitely going to try this.

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Mary (Stellar Sidekick) April 17, 2020 at 8:31 am MST

Let us know how it goes!

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5pink1blue April 17, 2020 at 7:06 am MST

Yum! I’ve put them in the microwave for a few seconds to soften when I did not have a campfire.

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Mary (Stellar Sidekick) April 17, 2020 at 8:30 am MST

Great idea! 🤗

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Karen April 17, 2020 at 7:13 am MST

Been doing this for years. So yummy!

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Mary (Stellar Sidekick) April 17, 2020 at 8:31 am MST

I’ve been missing out!

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Jackie April 17, 2020 at 7:16 am MST

I use to them to make rice krispie treats! The sugar adds a little crunch that’s the best.

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Mary (Stellar Sidekick) April 17, 2020 at 8:31 am MST

Oh.my.gosh. Yum!

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k April 17, 2020 at 7:45 am MST

i been laughing at this peep on fire for the past 5 min

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Mary (Stellar Sidekick) April 17, 2020 at 8:31 am MST

😂

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Ticketbekl37 April 17, 2020 at 1:56 pm MST

Same lol. All I can think about is little kids burning bunnies lol

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Cristine April 17, 2020 at 8:42 am MST

Hubby did the Easter shopping this year and it was a total failure. Lol. No peeps, no Cadbury eggs of any variety, no reeses eggs, no Robin eggs, no grass, no chocolate bunnies and no stuffie for our youngest(first Easter) . The man literally came home with three small stuffed rabbits… Nothing else. 😅🙄

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Kristi S. April 17, 2020 at 8:54 am MST

They make great smores in a pinch! We did it one year when we couldn’t let a good fire go to waste!

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Ana April 17, 2020 at 8:59 am MST

Not here, there is a burn ban and backyard fire pits are included in the ban plus it’s being enforced:(

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Sarah April 17, 2020 at 10:03 am MST

PLEASE be careful when doing this! I have tried this (I love peeps!), but the sugar did melt over like glass and is VERY hot. The sugar does not cool very quickly and you or the kiddos may burn lips and tongues!!

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natalie April 17, 2020 at 10:45 am MST

I was skeptical when first introduced to this practice years ago but am a huge convert. I do find it better to use stale peeps for some reason. And if unable to roast over an open fire, my husband realized a butane torch (as used for caramelizing creme brulee) works beautifully- if you have one. So we roast right in the kitchen when I need a fix.

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shelleybeaches April 17, 2020 at 2:20 pm MST

Stale peeps, we use those too! Never thought about a torch. Thanks for the idea.

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Jill April 17, 2020 at 11:00 am MST

The long fireplace matches are great for toasting marshmallows without a fire pit. If you have a gas burner that works too.

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3bettins April 17, 2020 at 10:03 pm MST

Have you ever tried dehydrating peeps or even plain marshmallows? Cut them up so that there is an exposed surface on each piece, they take about a day to dry onlinepletely but so worth it! They beonlinee crunchy like a french meringue, oh so good.

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Km April 18, 2020 at 5:01 am MST

Don’t do it! We did this when my children were little and I still have a scar on my foot from where the sugar was so hot that it dripped off the peep and landed on my foot and burned a hole almost to the bones of my foot. Fifteen years later it still looks like a cigar burn. Regular marshmallows don’t have the sugar coating that can beonlinee so hot and dripping like caramel.

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