Halloween Peeps in a Jar
Halloween Peeps in a Jar
I was going thru some old photos this morning and found this jar recipe for Halloween that I made a few years ago. It seems appropriate to share it now. The tags on the jar are made using Stampin’ Up stamps.
Halloween Peeps in a Jar
Author: Mary Ellen
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Ingredients
- 1 sleeve graham crackers to crumbs or 1 1/3 cups
- 8 marshmallow peeps
- 1½ c. Halloween M&M's
- 1/3 c. br. Sugar
- ½ cup and 2 tbsp . butter
- 1 t. vanilla
Instructions
- Reduce 1 sleeve graham crackers to crumbs or 1 1/3 cup and layer 2/3 of the crumbs in a 1 qt. jar.
- Place 8 marshmallow peeps standing up, facing out around the inside of the jar pressing them against the glass, but don’t squash them.
- Carefully, spoon remaining crumbs in the center of the jar to support the bunnies, pressing down to keep it snug.
- On top of this pour 1½ c. Halloween M&M's.
- Spoon 1/3 c. br. Sugar into center of M&M's gently pressing with a spoon.
- Decorate the lid of the jar however you please and tie curly ribbons around the neck of the jar.
- Directions: Empty the jar contents into a bowl. Snip the peeps into bits with kitchen scissors. Return the marshmallow bits to the mixture and mix well. Melt ½ cup and 2 tbsp . butter, add 1 t. vanilla. Pour this over the dry ingredients, mixing well. Pat into a greased 8 x 8 baking dish. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.
- *Option: leave the Peeps whole; combine remaining ingredients and place the Peeps on top; then bake as directed.
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