April 1, 2010
Cooking with Easter Candy
Did you buy too much Easter candy to fit in a basket? Not sure you can stomach eating it all straight? Well, in the foolish spirit of the day, here are some alternatives:
Courtesy Flickr user hint of plum
1. Melt down a chocolate bunny and whaddaya know, you’ve got molten chocolate—perfect for fondue. You could also use bits of bunny in place of chocolate chips for cookies.
2. I think peppers taste good in stir-fry, and peeps sound kind of like peppers, therefore…I am amazed that someone has already gone there, with a side of “peeps and sour sauce.” The same brilliant mind conceived a “crunchy Peeps salad” which I would have loved back in my college days, when marshmallows and ramen noodles were my two favorite food groups. (These days, having a much more sophisticated palate and better knowledge of nutrition, of course I prefer lightly poached Peeps.)
3. Crack open those Cadbury Creme Eggs in the kitchen. Got milk? And flour, and a real egg? Then you can make chocolate pancakes with “goo” sauce (that would be what’s inside the candy egg). From chocolate tarts to goo-filled hearts, these recipes are truly…er…special.
4. Jelly beans can be a fun way to decorate a batch of cupcakes with spring flowers. And in the “candy with candy” category (also known as the “dia-what?” category), there’s also jelly bean bark , jelly bean fudge, and jelly bean egg nests. When you’ve eaten so many you can no longer bear the sight of them, disguise the rest in oatmeal and jelly bean cookies or snack mix and dump them at a party.
5. Finally, a perfect recipe for the unfortunate kids whose candy melted into a big, mixed-up mess before they found their basket: Leftover Easter candy cake.
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Wow, I’m so surprised that someone has tried adding Peeps to stir-frys and salads. I expected to at least seem them chopped up, but not fully-intact Peeps. I’d like to try the Chocolate pancakes with goo sauce, though I don’t think I could handle more than a few bites. That Cabury cream is sweet!
Now I’m excited for Easter candy!
Are they kidding? who in their right mind would think the peeps salad and stir fry sound good? Brilliant mind? They just came up with something disgusting that any 5 year old would have thought of.
Thanks for the idea of using the candy to sweeten and decorate oatmeal cookies. It’s so obviously sensible I hadn’t thought of it myself!
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