Horray! It’s almost time for Spring and I am so super excited for the sunshine and warmer weather! Springtime also means PEEPS bunnies and chicks and lots of delicious, fun recipes to make and eat! So when Christi of Love from the Oven and Michelle from Sugar Swings! Serve Some asked me to participate in the Spring Hop Along PEEPS Party, I jumped on the chance!
I mean seriously – look at all the bloggers participating in this… I am a HUGE fan of EVERY SINGLE ONE of them! Make sure you take the time to click over to their blogs and check out all the fun food and crafts they’ve made… all featuring PEEPS!
Oh… and guess what? There’s a PEEPS prize pack giveaway in this party too!! See below for all the details and to enter to WIN!
What I’ve made for this party are Spring PEEPS Truffles… but not just any truffles. I made Amaretto Truffles dressed them up super cute for Spring by rolling them in fun sprinkles and jimmies and topped them with a rainbow assortment of PEEPS bunnies!
A friend of mine said it looked like these bunnies were pooping truffles… hehe What do you think?
I think these cute little bunnies would look perfect on display at your Easter party! You wouldn’t even have to put a PEEP on every single one… maybe just a couple sitting on top of a few truffles on your display. SO CUTE!
Ingredients
- 250g Lindt Excellence 50% chocolate
- 3/4 cup heavy cream (I used 32%)
- 3 Tbsp flavoring (I used Disaronno - but you could use any liquor or flavoring you wanted)
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
- Sprinkles/Jimmies - pastel colors, Spring/Easter assortments
- Sanding sugar
- Sugar pearls
- 24 PEEPS bunnies
- toothpics
- Spring colored mini cupcake liners
- Baking sheet
- Wax paper
- Melon baller
- small bowls
- forks/spoons
- small plates
Instructions
- Finely chop the chocolate and place it in a medium glass bowl.
- Put the cream, butter and amaretto (or other flavoring) in a medium pot over medium-high heat.
- Stirring often, heat cream until it just beings to bubble. Remove immediately and pour over the chopped chocolate.
- Let the chocolate and cream sit, untouched, for 1 minute.
- Stir gently until smooth being careful not to create any air bubbles.
- Cool to room temperature, cover and place in the refrigerator overnight.
- Prepare all your supplies before you begin rolling truffles... Line baking sheet with wax paper. Place sprinkles, cocoa, sugar in small bowls and lay out forks & melon baller.
- Scoop 3/4in-1in balls of chocolate using the melon baller. Gently and quickly roll the chocolate in your hand until a ball forms. The chocolate will begin to melt by the heat of your hands, so work quickly. Place each ball 1in apart and in rows on your prepared baking sheet. Chill in the freezer for 5-10 minutes after all the balls are rolled. While they are chilling, prepare small plates by covering them with wax paper. Prepare one plate for each variation of coatings.
- Using a spoon or fork, lift one rolled ball at a time off the tray. Drop it into your desired coating and roll around until completely covered. Place coated truffle onto prepared plate. NOTE: Keep like truffles together... you don't want them to touch and get contaminate each other!
- Place each truffle in a mini cupcake liner.
- When ready to serve and display, press a toothpick into the bottom of a PEEPS bunny and place it into the top of the truffle.
- Store in a container with a lid in your freezer or refrigerator until ready to serve. Best served cold.
Ready for more fabulous PEEPS recipes and ideas?
- PEEPS bunnies in Chocolate Easter Eggs from The Decorated Cookie
- PEEPS Cupcakes from Hoosier Homemade
- Spring PEEPS Truffles from Java Cupcake
- Pavlova Peeps Nests from Crazy for Crust
- PEEPS S’mores from The Southern Institute
- Giant PEEPS Cereal Treat from Dollhouse Bake Shoppe
- PEEPS Candy Bars from The Domestic Rebel
- Rice Krispies PEEPS from Creative Food
- Easter Cake with White Chocolate PEEPS from Bird on a Cake
- Hula Bunny PEEPS from Sugar Swings! Serve Some
- Peeping Peeps from Miss Candiquik
- Bird House S’mores on a Stick From Kitchen Fun with My Three Sons
- Layered S’mores Brownies with PEEPS from Shugary Sweets
- PEEPS Brownie Pops from Munchkin Munchies
- Easter PEEPS in their Finest from Pint Sized Baker
- Peeps Get Married from Haniela’s
- Peek A Boo PEEPS Cookies from In Katrina’s Kitchen
- Spring Hop Along PEEPS Party from Love From the Oven
- PEEPS Eclair Cake Cups from Inside BruCrew Life
- Raiding the Carrot Patch – Peeps Pudding from Hungry Happenings
- Very Vanilla PEEPS Cake from Pink Little Cake
- Peeps Centerpiece Cookies from The Baked Equation
- PEEPS Magician Hat from Not Your Momma’s Cookie
NOTE: Since I’m 6-9 hours ahead of everyone else… other bloggers may not have their posts live on their blog yet. Be patient and check back often!
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Betsy Eves
Hi I'm Betsy- the owner of JavaCupcake.com! I'm also an Army wife, mother, blogger, writer, baker and traveler. I'm currently living in Germany... spending my days taking care of family, baking for friends and blogging! I also write for the world famous blog, Cupcakes Take the Cake and contribute to the coffee blog, Coffee Cup News.
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peeps are my favorite thing about Easter candy, I buy a bunch of them then eat them throughout the year
I love peeps every year me and my grandkids make cupcake’s and cookies last year I was sick taking chemo so this year we have a lot of making up to do this prizefighter would be great for them.
Such adorable little cupcakes…so cute
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I love Peeps and I love Truffles. Great combo!
I prefer my peeps fresh from the package.
Paint the inside of a plastic Easter egg with melted chocolate. Wait for it to dry, then put a peeps chick inside.
What a great topping on a truffle! Love it!
I love that you used them as truffle toppers!! TOO cute! And the truffles, um, YUM!
i never thought i’d say this but i like the pooping truffle peeps!
Hahahahah
SO super adorable!
Betsy, these truffles sound so yummy, I am printing the recipe. Love all the colorful sprinkles and Peeps
I have never tried making truffles. I think I am going to give a shot. These are too cute
They are really a lot easier than I ever would have thought!
Let me know how they turn out for you!
My favorite is to just EAT the peeps!! I LOVE them and Im so glad they make them almost year round now instead of just at Easter
Yay
I love them…and poop never even entered my mind.
The truffles look delicious!! Love them!
If eating peep poo is wrong I don’t want to be right… in this case anyway.
You literally made me LOL!
I’ve never seen brown PEEPS, love those.
Truffles and PEEPS, Whohoo.
Christi sent them to me! They’re chocolate! And my favorite!
Love the truffles, especially the rainbow peeps! Such a fantastic addition to the Peeps party! So glad we got to collaborate
-Lindsay Ann @ Dollhouse Bake Shoppe
I’m so glad we were all able to be a part of this! Great to meet you!
these are too stinking cute! And I bet they taste amazing too
They were SUPER YUM!
What could be better than chocolate truffles? Chocolate truffles topped with Peeps! So colorful too!
Oh yum! How great are those truffles!?!
~Liz@HoosierHomemade
I like peeps best by themselves & (get this) stale.
What an absolutely adorable truffle topper!!! I bet those tasted down right delicious!!!
I have such a weakness for “bad” holiday candy. I have ALWAYS loved peeps!
These Peeps truffles look so good ! The colors make want Spring to come soon ! Why is it still so cold in Germany