Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Peeps Chick & Bunny Candy

Chick & Bunny CandyI stumbled across these little Chick and Bunny Candy at the Dollar Tree in January and have been hanging onto them every since.

Now it’s Easter season and time to trot out these cute little baby farm creatures. The package calls them Artificially Flavored Marshmallow candies, which doesn’t really explain them that well. Inside there are 10 little pouches that hold 9 or 10 candies in each.

The candies come in two shapes: Chick & Bunny (could you have guessed?). They also come in four colors: yellow, lavender, fuschia and turquoise.

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They’re really cute. The colors are vibrant and actually go through and through, the insides are soft pastel versions of the exterior colors.

Each is about the size of a Flintstone’s Chewable Vitamin, but happily tastes nothing like it. They’re not a compressed dextrose candy (like SweeTarts), these are made of sugar and corn syrup (like marshmallows, actually).

They’re very crunchy and have a light marshmallow flavor. Marshmallow flavor? Well, it’s kind of like the lightest fake vanilla and light sugar. Kind of like a tasteless Altoid.

Not really something I want to eat as a candy, but they are really cute and the bags are really tiny, so it’s an appropriate size indulgence. (Heck, each bag has only 36 calories.) They’re probably better as decorations ... on cupcakes ... scatter them around on the table or maybe in a mix of other candies. I suppose you could also use them for a Peeps Mash Up. They certainly maintain the Peeps appeal as being one primarily of appearance.

Tulip PeepsJust Born raised a bit of a controversy last year when they introduced their Spooky Friends individually wrapped Halloween marshmallows. Instead of being manufactured in Bethlehem, PA, they were made in China. Though the company says that this is the first time they has outsourced their production, it’s not the first time that they’ve licensed their name. Flix introduced the Peeps Lollipop Rings & Slider Pops last year, which are also made in China, just as these are.

Just Born also added new Tulip shaped Peeps to their line this spring.

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  4. Peeps
Name: Peeps Chick & Bunny Candy
    RATING:
  • 10 SUPERB
  • 9 YUMMY
  • 8 TASTY
  • 7 WORTH IT
  • 6 TEMPTING
  • 5 PLEASANT
  • 4 BENIGN
  • 3 UNAPPEALING
  • 2 APPALLING
  • 1 INEDIBLE
Brand: Flix Candy (licensed from Just Born)
Place Purchased: Dollar Tree (Harbor City)
Price: $1.00
Size: 3.5 ounces
Calories per ounce: 103
Categories: Chalk, China, FLIX Candy, Just Born, Peeps, Easter

POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:19 pm Tracker Pixel for Entry    

Comments
  1. The cuteness of Peeps continues.  Looking at the picture, I thought those little minis were mellocremes. 

    I bought the Tulip Peeps for my little cousin the other day, but I turned them upside down and told him they were octopuses (octopi?).  I think they’re cuter that way.

    Comment by Alicia on 2/20/08 at 1:56 pm #
  2. Oh wow, I had some of those last year for Easter.  My sister and I both thought they were awful.  Cute, yes.  But verrryyyy nasty tasting.

    Comment by Danielle on 2/20/08 at 7:38 pm #
  3. I just had a quick question! I am curious as to how you photograph your pictures? Do you have a white “box” or do you photoshop them? Just curious! Thanks

    Comment by emily on 2/22/08 at 7:30 am #
  4. Cybele, have you seen the “Sugar-free” peeps they have out now? Made with Splenda. T-T ‘Twas a sad day when I saw those.

    Comment by Tindy on 2/22/08 at 8:44 am #
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