Chocolate Covered Peeps

As mostly always I got this idea from Pinterest! I love chocolate covered marshmallows and this seemed appropriate to my liking. I included the picture of my inspiration down below, with the ones I did, I just did the entire thing, because I wanted to see how it would really turn out, and I also wanted  more chocolate!

This is how one of them turned out the in end, kinda boring, but kinda cute at the same time.

                                               

                                               

So here is my version of the chocolate covered peep. ^

First of all, I just used all the items that I already had in my house, the only thing that I went out and bought was 2 packages of peeps from the Dollar Store.

I had this big ole package of dark chocolate from Trader Joe's lying around. You can use just about any kind of chocolate that hardens when cooled.

First thing you wanna do is melt the chocolate in a double boiler. I used a bowl a little larger than my sauce pan and put some water at the bottom of the pot. On med-high heat I had the water at a nice steady boil, using a wooden spoon stirring the chocolate frequently.

While that's melting(it'll take a little while)start skewering your peeps! Now you can use actual wooden sticks that are for the job, or you can just use what you got like I did! These were kinda long for the job, but it worked out just fine for me.

Aren't they cute? :)

Now once you got all them skewered and the chocolate is completely melted, start dipping! I use the spoon to kinda drizzle over it more than dip it. I was afraid the marshmallow would've fallen off.

Let the peep sit over the chocolate for awhile to get the extras off, if you have too much hot chocolate sitting on it your peep will start sliding down from the weight of the chocolate.

Next, you'll want something to have them standing straight up, with this I suggest some kind of old styrofoam lying around your house. Unfortunately(but fortunate ;))my husband cleaned out our sons closet, which had a ton of these, and now we have none. 

So, instead I used an apple, yes, and apple. :) I got to eat it afterwards! :) It looked kinda silly with all these little peeps sticking out of it. But that's alright!

Finally, after about an hour or two of hardening, they are done and ready to be put into something a little cuter. Or in my case, more convenient and out of the way.

My bouquet of peeps! They aren't perfect, but boy do they taste good!