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Oh, hi.
Have we met?
No? Let me introduce myself. My name is Karly. I write about food, mostly because it gives me an excuse to make a lot of food and then eat it. I am the least crafty person in the world.
I can not decorate a cake to save my life.
I will destroy your coloring book by coloring outside the lines or mixing markers and crayons in a horrible non-pretty way.
One time I tried to sew a dress for my daughter and no joke, my entire living room was covered in small pieces of fabric and sewing patterns. The dress didn’t happen.
I made cake pops once and every single one of them fell off the stick.
I don’t do crafts and I certainly don’t do crafty food.
Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let me show you what I did!
I made crafty food! I stuck a peeps heart on a stick, dipped it in chocolate, covered it in sprinkles, and created my daughter’s favorite new treat.
I’m feeling like a winner, you guys. Maybe I’ll go buy a pottery wheel and start making my own food props or something next. The world is my oyster.
Chocolate Covered Peeps Hearts
Ingredients
- 1 package Peeps Strawberry Hearts 9 hearts total
- 8 ounces chocolate candy coating
- 2 teaspoons vegetable shortening
- 9 4-inch lollipop sticks
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Melt the candy coating in a tall glass that is just wide enough for the hearts to fit in. Stir in the vegetable shortening to thin out the candy coating.
- Dip one stick into the chocolate, about 1/4 inch deep. Push the chocolate end of the stick into the point of the heart peep.
- Dip the heart into the chocolate coating to coat. Shake off the excess. Add sprinkles as desired and lay flat on a sheet of waxed paper to dry.
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Carolyn says
I crave chocolate covered peeps and always buy them after holiday when they’re 50% off. Dipping my own is a great idea, this way I can control the thickness of the chocolate coating! My little 3 yr old charge was screaming for chocolate-covered peanut butter pretzels, so I melted choco chips and dipped the pretzels. A hit!
Sheri says
Thank you for this!! My LO and I made these for Valentines Day. I could not find the strawberry Peeps but i did find vanilla ones. They seemed flimsier than i remember Peeps being, but we made them work! She loved them!
Roxana | Roxana's Home Baking says
your daughter is so cute! what a fun Valentine’s day treat for the kids at all ages
Katherine R. says
These peeps are adorable! And your daughter is too cute! Love the toothless smile!
Karly says
Thank you! I love that little grin too. 🙂
Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet says
Well I think they look fantastic and oh so good!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
I’m so not crafty either and you have convinced me that I can make these super cute, super adorable little choc. covered peep hearts!!!