Peeps playdough is edible play dough made with Peeps candy. Kids of all ages will have so much fun transforming leftover Peeps with this easy playdough recipe into sensory play and the best part is that the smooth dough tastes delicious! This homemade marshmallow play dough is even cooler than regular edible playdough because it is made with Easter’s favorite candy, Peeps!
Edible Peeps PlayDough Recipe for Kids
Let’s look at an easy way to transform Easter candy into Peep playdough! Homemade play dough recipes are a favorite here at Kids Activities Blog and this marshmallow play dough is my kids absolute favorite and you can make it quickly with just 3 simple ingredients because the Peeps coloring acts as food coloring.
Related: More Edible Playdough Recipes We Love
About Peeps Candy
Around the Easter holiday is the best time to get Peeps candy because on average about 2 billion Peeps are sold each year. Despite high sales, Peeps candy is controversial as seen in a recent study:
“A full 49% of respondents indicated they don’t eat Peeps, which just means more Peeps for the rest of us.”
–Leavitt Group, Marshmallow Peeps Survey Results
Related: Extra Peeps? Try our Peeps Rice Krispie treats recipe
This edible playdough recipe is colorful and a fun activity for kids and if you are part of the 49% we are recycling something you don’t want to eat!
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Easy Peeps Play dough Recipe
Supplies Needed to Make Peeps Play Dough Recipe
- 3 Peeps – one color works best
- 1 Tablespoon of Coconut Oil
- 3 Tablespoons of Powdered Sugar (and some more for dusting)
Note: Each Peeps play dough recipe makes enough for one child. Repeat the recipe for additional kids and so you can use the other Peep colors.
Instructions to Make Peeps Playdough
Watch Our Short Video on How to Make Peeps Playdough
Step 1
Set the Peeps and coconut oil in a microwave-safe bowl. Place the bowl in the microwave for 10 seconds, just enough to watch the peeps “grow” with the heat.
Step 2
Add the powdered sugar to the melted Peeps and stir.
Step 3
As you stir in the bowl, the dough should begin pulling away from the edges.
Step 4
Lightly dust your lump with powdered sugar, and work out any additional lumps in your dough with your hands forming a ball of dough. The play dough consistency will be a little springy, but a smooth soft dough.
How to Fix Your Peeps Play Dough
- If your edible play dough is too sticky, add more powdered sugar.
- If the edible play dough cracks, add a touch more oil.
- If your edible play dough is too lightly colored, add some food coloring of the same color as the Peeps candy to intensify the playdough color.
How Peeps Playdough Turns Out
This is essentially marshmallow fondant. It tastes even better if you use the flavored Peeps. We had a box of blue raspberry Peeps – boy it was yummy!
How to Store Peeps Playdough
Your child can play with the marshmallow play dough as normal play dough, but it does not store well even in an airtight container.
We have used ours two days later, after storing it in an airtight baggie, but it was pretty stiff and not as pliable as it was on day one. So instead of playing with it like traditional play dough, we found it was good for cutting practice with scissors giving kids even more fine motor skills activities for hand muscles!
Our Experience Making Peeps Play Dough at Home
This idea of making Peeps play dough came up when our kids got a big box of Peeps and we already had so much Easter candy in the house. The Peeps reminded me a little of our Peanut Butter Playdough recipe which used three ingredients including regular marshmallows and made edible, candy-like, playdough and so Marshmallow Peeps Play Dough was born.
If you like this idea, but think it has too much sugar, check out this version by Still Playing School. They use cornstarch as their “thickening agent”.
How to Add Texture to Peeps Playdough Recipe
Want to add some texture to your dough? We had fun adding coconut flakes, chocolate chip shavings, and candy sprinkles.
Peeps Playdough Recipe
Make homemade candy play dough with this fun Peeps Playdough recipe for kids. And it is so fun, you will want to make a batch for yourself. Super easy and quick to do because it only has 3 ingredients! Sticky, squishy fun for play.
Materials
- 3 Peeps – one color works best
- 1 Tablespoon of Coconut Oil
- 3 Tablespoons of Powdered Sugar (and some more for dusting)
Tools
- Microwave
- Bowl
- Spoon or stick for stirring
Instructions
- Place the Peeps and coconut oil in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 10 second intervals until the candy Peeps "grow" with heat.
- Add powdered sugar and stir until it starts pulling away from the bowl's edge.
- Dust hands with powdered sugar and knead out any more lumps.
Notes
Add powdered sugar if the dough is too sticky. Add more oil if it starts to crack.
More Homemade Playdough Recipes from Kids Activities Blog
Even if you don’t have Peeps candy on hand, we have a ton of ideas of how you can make homemade playdough right now…
More Edible Play Dough Recipes
- Make homemade pasta playdough
- Birthday cake playdough recipe – great for a birthday party activity or goodie bag filler
- Another 3 ingredient playdough recipe that is edible!
- Think of this recipe as the Peppermint Patty playdough – yum!
- Fun to play with and fun to eat?? Check out our edible peanut butter play dough!
More Traditional Homemade Playdough Recipes & other activities
- Twist your white playdough with red playdough into a candy cane ornament
- Make Kool Aid Playdough…it is fun and colorful
- Try this “sick day” playdough which is playdough with essential oils to help everyone feel better or the unwinding playdough which is essential oil playdough!
- Homemade pumpkin playdough smells amazing
- Make easy cornstarch playdough
- Make a melting dough that is super fun to play with…
- And one of my favorites is the soft playdough recipe. It feels amazing.
- Don’t miss our BEST playdough recipe!
- You have got to make this cloud dough from us!
- Toddler-safe cloud dough recipe is sensory fun…
- Cool marshmallow snowman edible craft for kids!
- Make the CUTEST Peeps bunny pancakes for Easter breakfast with this Peeps pancake skillet!
- Make fun fall clay pie crafts for kids!
What did your kids think about edible play dough, the first time they played Peeps Play dough?
Thank you very much for this post and recipe. Not an everyday dough but what fun…just like playing with bubblegum. I used regular cooking oil instead of coconut oil and it worked great. I mixed up two batches one with the powder sugar and one using the alternate you posted of with cornstarch. I like the squish of the cornstarch my husband liked the sugar version for its stretch-ability. I now combined them to hopefully get the best of both. Now the true test…let the children try it. Thank you again. Happy creating.
For anyone that suggested the crisco..do u know how much crisco to use as it relates to this recepie? Also I have never used crisco. How do I get it to liquid form?
Merci pour cette idée !! Thank you for this recipe. I am a children minder in France, I will try this. It could be fun with little kids 😉 .
Marie or if someone can tell her I would be happy to mail her some Peeps If she can’t find any.
I love this activity! I am a former preschool teacher turned Homeschool Momma and no Nonna to two of the most wonderful toddlers around! I like this because it is safe to eat, however, it is a safe way to teach children NOT to eat it. This is in no way a daily activity, but a great teaching tool!!
If you can’t use coconut oil use a little crisco…that’s what I use to make marshmallow fondant…and to store wrap it tightly in plastic wrap twice…after setting for awhile just microwave it for about 5-10 seconds and kneed it back to life with a little more coconut oil or crisco…marshmallow fondant lasts a long time…I keep my extras for months just to snack on and practice making new things lol.
My kid and I are allergic too coconut and I can’t touch it can I ues Olive oil
Yes, It should be fine.
Peeps are a colored (in this case blue) sugar coated marshmallow shaped like a baby chick, usually available around Easter here in the states. They are the three blue things you see in the picture in the far left bowl with the other ingredients listed.
Most commonly they are yellow, but they have since begun to create other colors and flavors.
Great idea by the way. I’m going to make some tonight with the kids 🙂 Thanks!
My son is allergic to coconut could i use olive oil?
When I make marshmallow fondant for cakes I use Crisco. So you could try that instead of the coconut oil
What is peep? And what could i use instead of it?
I live I New Zealand and sometimes we call things by different names or they don’t exist here lol
Sorry Marie, I actually attempted to respond in my comment.. but Peeps are a colored (in this case blue) sugar coated marshmallow shaped like a baby chick, usually available around Easter here in the states. They are the three blue things you see in the picture in the far left bowl with the other ingredients listed.
Most commonly they are yellow, but they have since begun to create other colors and flavors.
is there a substitution for the peeps? or can you just use normal marshmallows?
Yes, go ahead and use regular marshmallows. Generally, use half as much marshmallow to sugar by weight and add some food colour. What you’re making here is essentially marshmallow fondant.
Marie, Peeps are made in my hometown of Bethlehem, Pa. I know they ship to many countries, made by Just Born Candy Co. I’ll try to see if they’re shipped and sold in New Zealand. If you can’t find them, let me know and I’ll send you some. Patti