How to Make Peepshi = Peeps Sushi
This Recipe First Appeared In: The Peepshi Phenomenon: A Look at All of Your Peepshi Photos
[Photographs: Robyn Lee]
Looking to expand your Peeps palate this Easter Sunday? There's no place like Serious Eats to satisfy all your sugar-encrusted marshmallow needs and desires. Continuing in the grand Peeps Week tradition, here's our offering for any occasion that calls for awesome and fun all at once: Peepshi.
The first issue. What do we call this lovechild of Easter and Japan? Peepushi? Susheep? Sadly, this is where my Asian Studies major failed to come in handy. Maybe I should have asked my adviser? Too bad his specialty is Japanese economics. Thankfully, Erin saved us from self-destruction with "Peepshi," a term we'll be adding to our modern Peeps lexicon.
Crisis averted, we could now move onto beheading Peeps. Yes, Peepshi will require some hard decisions, but the end results are worth it.
With glossy spreads from Masaharu Morimoto's The New Art of Japanese Cooking book out for inspiration, Carey, Erin, and I proceeded to fulfill our deepest Peepshi boat fantasies.
A Primer on Peepshi Traditions
The Peepshi tradition calls for certain deviations from the standard sushi-eating customs you're used to seeing at, say, a sushi bar. Since Serious Eats has come to embody the contemporary Peeps revolution, I feel comfortable in providing a beginner's guide to enjoying Peepshi. It can be a roller coaster ride of sugar, and let me just say that you never want to be the first person booting at a Peeps party.
1. There is no wasabi. Same goes for ginger. Peeps are sassy enough on their own. (We tried smashing up a green Peep for a wasabi-esque condiment, but decided against this.)
2. Do not eat an entire Peeps roll. Unless it's a challenge. (Honor must be kept at all costs.)
3. Use the extra Peeps bodies (there will be many) to create your own Peeps diorama!
4. Room temperature water is the ideal companion to Peepshi. Too cold and the sugar feels gritty in a bad way. Too hot and then, you're just drinking hot water.
5. Don't let silent Peeps screams deter you from your task. You're a professional.
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Ingredients
- 6 Peeps per roll, 1 Peep per handroll, 1 Peep per nigiri
- 1 box of Rice Krispies Treats
- 1 box of Fruit by the Foot
Procedures
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Slice off six 3/16th inch slices lengthwise from a Rice Krispies Treat (Please don't kill yourself trying to get exactly 3/16 inches. There are more important things to worry about, like beheading Peeps!).
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Execute six Peeps of your color choice by decapitation. Cut off more neck than you think is appropriate. If necessary, you can trim off more later.
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Portion out a length of Fruit by the Foot slightly longer than the Rice Krispies Treat slice.
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Flatten and elongate the Rice Krispies Treat slice slightly and shape it into a hollow circle. It's okay if it breaks, just mold it back together again.
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Take a Peep head and tuck it into the top of the hollow Rice Krispies treat cylinder. Use a toothpick or tip of the a knife to help get it snug.
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Wrap the Fruit by the Foot strip around your roll. Some folding and nipping may be necessary to get the cleanest look.
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Serve at room temperature.
48 comments:
The thought of a diorama of headless peeps will haunt my dreams.
Canned Ice at 5:17PM on 03/31/10
I am overjoyed and terrified of this. Thanks Grace!
Linnea Covington at 5:25PM on 03/31/10
HOW FUN!
twopeasandtheirpod at 5:37PM on 03/31/10
6. They should be arranged in an authentic Peepshi boat, aka that bamboo-looking tray thing we found in the SE cupboard.
Thank you for spending your Spring Break with us and Peeps! You are truly a leader in the contemporary Peeps revolution. Morimoto bows down to your adept Fruit-by-the-Foot twisting in the handroll. We miss you!
Erin Zimmer at 5:40PM on 03/31/10
How original!!!!! Love it!! Have to see if anyone is interested in making and eating some Peepshi. I just can't eat those things.....way too sweet.
Janelle AR at 5:46PM on 03/31/10
I love it!
Cassaendra at 5:54PM on 03/31/10
How about serving it with Krake, sake brewed from Rice Krispies?
bab at 6:11PM on 03/31/10
This is hilariously awesome!
runnereater at 6:35PM on 03/31/10
This is awesome - this just takes peep-eating to the next level! How about using jam instead of wasabi? Sugar coma time!
Margherita Pizza at 8:31PM on 03/31/10
Peeps generally gross me out and I think this is fantastically brilliant.
Gah! I am giggling over this!!
UESchefgal at 8:36PM on 03/31/10
It's hard to pick my favorite part of this post, but I think it's that you had "The New Art of Japanese Cooking" open for inspiration. Hilarious!
organicchick at 9:21PM on 03/31/10
I'm giving this a go - what fun.
cmckenna at 10:29PM on 03/31/10
do you think home-made rice crispy treats would work better or worse with this? I'm thinking they'd be easy to shape.
cmckenna at 10:31PM on 03/31/10
OMG this is hilarious! SO funny!
Nicole's Nutrition at 10:35PM on 03/31/10
Grace...you are the best.
Robyn Lee at 12:06AM on 04/01/10
Absolute genius. I'll try this on Easter.
http://bittersweetsugarandsarcasm.blogspot.com/
Bitter Rick at 8:56AM on 04/01/10
YAY! I feel a sugary tooth decay coming on already and I love it!
SugarPuff at 10:58AM on 04/01/10
Ooh, I have an idea: green pepper jelly (jalapeno) as a wasabi substitute!
Deborahhh at 11:30AM on 04/01/10
These are full of Peepy goodness!
elle239 at 11:40AM on 04/01/10
Incredibly funny and yet vaguely troubling at the same time. The beheading of Peeps seems wrong on so many levels but be assured there will be a platter of them in our home this Easter!
anita1956 at 12:05PM on 04/01/10
Ha ha ha, this is fantastic and disgusting! Those little beheaded Peeps are equally disturbing and hilarious! Thanks for the creativity!
Abby D at 12:46PM on 04/01/10
The best laugh I've had all day! Thank you! What a fabulous idea!
annemax at 4:08PM on 04/01/10
Hehe... this is both highly disturbing and twisted, but totally genius as well! I've a feeling this would be unedible and gag-inducing (perhaps if you were to be challenged to eat a Peepshi whole, it'd have to be preceded by a couple of sake shots!), but I would totally make it just to revel in the Peeptastic color spectrum =)
(s^3)teph at 6:05PM on 04/01/10
SO cute. Here are some more marshmallows dressed in unfamiliar, deceiving ways: http://thehighheeledcontessa.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/playing-with-fire-on-april-fools/
HHContessaNYC at 6:49PM on 04/01/10
For many years, we actually made CocoKrispy treats, shaped them into bird's nests, put toasted coconut in (stuck it in with a dab of icing), a Peep on top of some chocolate or malted eggs and gave them as gifts to the kiddles at church. Kinda cool to see how far the Peeps makers have taken it!
cangaroo at 1:47PM on 04/02/10
Worst kind of kitsch.
rbave at 2:05PM on 04/02/10
Nothing kitschy about it. I think someone just learned a new word and wanted to use it.
The peepshi looks cute as heck.
ratbuddy at 8:53PM on 04/02/10
So I tried making them. MyTarget is low-grade and was missing pre-made treats and Fruit by the Foot. Instead I used homemade treats and softened and rolled out AirHeads candy. I just made a few and the Green Apple Air Head did not go with the other flavors. It was fun and they sure look cute!
Here is a photo (Facebook link)
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30966680&l=1ba117ebfc&id=157000181
remeriel at 9:58PM on 04/02/10
I made them last night using green apple fruit roll ups and my friends and I loved them! Thanks for sharing.
Mintaka at 11:38AM on 04/03/10
The hubby and I made these Thursday night and had such a good time coming up with different types of "rolls." I took them to work on Friday and everyone loved them. I put a small Japanese sauce bowl of wasabi (frosting tinted green) and soy sauce (chocolate syrup) in the middle of the plate. Here's one of the photos:
Enjoy!
hotcookies at 1:22PM on 04/03/10
My boyfriend and I made these last night and came up with a few additional tricks. I had some large white pearl sprinkles lying around, so we dyed them orange for ikura (salmon roe). For wasabi, we dyed marshmallow fluff. It's messy though, so we had to put it in little boats to keep it from going everywhere- hotcookies probably got it right with the frosting. For ginger, we cut slivers of candy oranges. It looks great! We put it in a sushi container donated by the neighboring japanese restaurant, and we're giving it to his sister & fiance tonight along with a bottle of sake in their Easter basket!
Somerville85 at 4:41PM on 04/03/10
It's strangely disturbing to see the peeps decapitated. i had no idea I cared so much. How do we preserve peeps in a good state for making this later?
@somerville: love the salmon roe idea.
lemonfair at 5:12PM on 04/03/10
Shear Genius!!!
I have never laughed so hard. This is the most perfect thing. I will be serving this tomorrow at Easter.
Thank you. Although, the ASPEEPSCA will probably not be happy with you.
FarmerBob at 8:53PM on 04/03/10
This is great. Somehow Dots have to be worked into these.
DessertBuzz at 10:13PM on 04/03/10
What a great way to involve the kids in making Easter treats as well!
DebbieBello at 2:28AM on 04/04/10
There's a sushi restaurant my husband and I frequent, they make a similar dessert w/rice crispy treats, fruit roll up (or fruit by the foot, I don't know the difference) and gummy bears, it's the only sushi I'll eat there!
silver star at 9:53AM on 04/04/10
Here's our effort - great fun. Used homemade treats and simply fruit rollups.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=162503&id=573976493&l=482ccd9510
cmckenna at 11:57AM on 04/04/10
Love it! I have to share this with my friends :) I just need to work twinkies in there somehow!
tofunator at 1:12PM on 04/04/10
I suddenly realize.. What should you use for soy sauce? Sushi always has soy sauce paired with it. What about Peepshi? Maple syrup?
Margherita Pizza at 11:28PM on 04/04/10
Dam,no way to post this onto Myspace?
My friends are spread out,friends from one state prefer one sight,friends from another state like the other one.
I am to tired to figure out how to make this a link right now,so,so tried.
Anneomaleigh at 2:21PM on 04/05/10
Here is the Peepshi we made for the Easter Holiday:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nate_marsh/sets/72157623770942532/detail/
Used fruit-roll-ups, twizzlers, gummi worms, peeps (of course), sour patch kids and homemade RKTs. Yum!
EmilyR at 7:18PM on 04/05/10
My love for Serious Eats has reached previously unimaginable heights. Thank you, friends, thank you.
crankycakes at 9:56PM on 04/05/10
I am laughing so hard I almost spit my overly sugared breakfast out. This - the post AND all the comments - is the best thing I've read in ages. Next Easter, the peepshi is ON!
Lindsey @ Spoon Saga at 6:36AM on 04/06/10
Wonderful stuff. Here's something to do with leftovers if they get stale:
http://whatdoyoumeanishouldstartablog.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-to-make-stale-peeps-dove.html#comments
Haggis at 10:14AM on 04/07/10
What a fun idea-This looks awesome! I made homemade Peeps for Easter this year and they were so delicious. I should try rolling them up as sushi rolls next time.
TwoHotPotatoes at 3:17PM on 04/07/10
I made this platter for our yearly spring house party (a.k.a. kittencon)...
http://picasaweb.google.com/108031514568128250117/Peepshi#
Peeps, RKT, Fruit by the foot, Swedish Fish, Sour Patch Kids, Sweet-n-sour filled Twizzlers, and Orange Slices. We also added some candied ginger (not pickled) as a side item. I expect people to be in a sugar coma. :D
Starknight at 2:40PM on 04/09/10
http://pocketfullofjellybeans.blogspot.com/2010/05/peepushi-peep-candy-sushi.html
laurenlee at 9:21AM on 05/25/10
Well, I did try to comment, but it never appears. Let's test to see if the comments are closed...
marijka at 7:37AM on 06/22/10