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Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Peeps inside a Milk Chocolate Egg
Names aside, it’s pretty easy to figure out what this is. It’s a solo yellow Peep inside a milk chocolate egg. The egg is wrapped in gold foil with a life-sized Peep in yellow. The egg has a little flat spot on the bottom of the larger end so it sits up rather easily, even without the clear plastic packaging.
What I find rather fun about the Peep inside is that it’s an only child. Peeps in the larger broods always have at least one little joint where they’re in the row with their siblings. This one has no conjoining scars. The Peep is a little softer than I’m used to, perhaps the moist and nutritive atmosphere of a milk chocolate egg keeps it factory fresh. Still, it’s a Peep. The chocolate shell is thick and firm. It’s not great chocolate and includes real vanilla but PGPR. The chocolate is passable, not as good as the Russell Stover Bunny, and certainly not the See’s Hollow Eggs with Novelty or Lindt. The chocolate and Peeps combination is kind of fun, Peeps need a little something with them, if you ask me, but I’d like a stronger milk flavor to my chocolate in this case or something darker to offset the sugar crust. The foil is pretty thick and makes it easy to save at least half of the shell for later (the package says there’s two portions ... I’m not sure if they mean that you eat half of the Peep for each portion or not. It was a bit pricey at $2.99 for mediocre chocolate ($1.00 an ounce). I think you’re better off getting the classic Lindt Gold Bunny (and you get to choose milk, dark or white these days usually for about $1.00 an ounce) for about the same price and then just get a whole tray of Peeps. However, as a learning experience, if you have kids and want to talk to them about where birds come from, this is actually a pretty accurate little candy ... you know, there’s a tiny baby bird inside a chocolate shell. It’s absolutely better than giving live animals to a kid for Easter. (Don’t forget the Make Mine Chocolate campaign.) Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 11:27 am 
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Did you buy two? You say gold foil but it’s pink in your photo.
grab a couple of ghram crackers and you have a smore in the making there, don’t you?
Very cool idea. So is making it into a s’more. Just toss the whole thing in the microwave. I think Hatchlings would be a good name, maybe you should write them.
Looks pricey for an egg shaped chocolate. I always thought that candies and chocolates are cheaper in the U.S. Maybe because of the unique design it cost more than the average chocolate.
I think the price may also come from the packaging too. It seems like an awful lot for a single chocolate egg/peep.
Great observation about the lone peep and how there are no signs of ever being conjoined. Very interesting! Nice job getting on Serious Eats too!
Peeps are best when roasted and caramelized with a kitchen torch.
i have had thoughs before. to me, at least, i found them sort of ... idk, cheap?
Where are mashmallow peeps with milk chocolate eggs available in NYC?
OMG, I do think that this is a very smart idea, for small children! because, its a fun way to show your children that chocolate is good! so are peeps!
♥ -peep,peep! lol
i love chocolate! sometimes it gives me a gut ache, and ofcaourse thats not y i hate it! thats the one reason i hate it
i love chocolate!
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