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How Unhealthy Is Easter Candy?

Easter candy isn't healthy for you. Also, the sun is hot. You know Easter candy (or any candy for that matter) isn't good for you, but how unhealthy is it? Newsweek gives an overview of the nutritional information of eight popular Easter candies. For instance, eat four Peeps and you've got 32 grams of sugar in your belly. Eat a Reese's Peanut Butter Egg and you'll add 10 grams of fat to your system. Eat any candy and you'll probably eat more sugar and/or fat than you're supposed to. Will any of these nutrition facts cause you to eat less Easter candy? I know I'll still mindlessly dip into the bag of jelly beans on my desk. Related Repurposed...

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Most Brain-Like Chocolate Easter Egg Confection

When I was little, I was always disappointed by hollow chocolate Easter eggs or bunnies. Hell, I'm still disappointed in them. I don't care if I'm eating a piece of chocolate molded into a fun shape if it's mostly air. But when we got this Rocky Road Egg from See's Candies, a milk chocolate egg filled with honey marshmallows and walnuts, I was kind of scared. It was big. And heavy (9.5 ounces). I felt a surge of power flow through me as I held that 1200-calorie bomb of chocolate-mashmallow-nut goodness in my palm. And then I cut it open. And it looked like this....

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Making Peeps from Scratch: Interview with Chef Brian Robinson

Homemade Peeps (and a flamingo and shark for good measure) at Restaurant 3 If you took a nap, worked-out twice, built a hospital, and still had all the time in the world, would you then consider making Peeps from scratch? It just doesn't seem like a priority list topper, but hey. Chef Brian Robinson of Restaurant 3 in Arlington, Virginia, went for it. All week until Easter Sunday, he's treating his dinner guests to the beady-eyed confection. We had a little chat with him. First thing's first: Why?! I always loved Peeps as a kid, but as an adult and chef, I just can’t get past all the random ingredients on the label. It's a marshmallow! Let’s leave it...

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Simple Ways to Dye Easter Eggs

Our roundup of kitless Easter egg–dyeing alternatives.

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How to Make S'meeps: S'mores Plus Peeps

S'meeps? That's right, I went there. S'meeps are the Brangelina of the Peeps world. A classic treat (s'more/Brad Pitt) coupled with a sparkly chick (Peep/Jolie). This is a twist on the traditional s'more in honor of Peep Week and the glut of Peeps in stores everywhere. The s'meeps taste just like s'mores with an extra crunch of sugar and a happy dose of color. Consider making these as doing the rest of the world a favor. What's going to happen to all the Peeps that aren't bought and consumed/melted/frozen/mauled during the Easter season? Do they go to the old Peeps farm over in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania? Are they secretly plotting to take over the world in their Peeps lair? The...

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Peeps Lip Balm, Reviewed

Peeps flavored lip balms do in fact exist. Available on Amazon for $3.99, or apparently in the Target $1 bins, they come in four different marshmallow cream flavors: grape, strawberry, vanilla, and cotton candy. The best part? None of these are even real Peeps flavors. We had to order one of the intriguing sticks. Peeps Lip Balm FAQ Does it taste like melted Peeps spread all over your lips? A little. Will the Peepsy flavor linger a couple hours later when you take a sip of water? Yes. Does it moisturize? Oh my gosh, yes. Were any Peeps killed in the process? No. The ingredients, after the jump....

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Inside the Peep Factory, Bethlehem, Penn.

Chicago Tribune The Chicago Tribune goes inside the Just Born Peep factory in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and comes out with a slideshow of behind-the-scenes chickie production....

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Bissinger's Chocolate Inside a Real Hen's Egg for Easter

The St. Louis-based confectionery Bissinger's makes something called "the ultimate egg" for Easter. An actual hen's egg shell around a chocolate praline center. Except, wait. How did the chocolate get shoved in there? Eerily, there are no cracks or signs of entrance. As the company asks on their website, "Which came first? The chocolate or the egg?" Some things are better left un-figured out. A set of three eggs is $28.75. [via Mighty Goods] Related The Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry at British McDonald's Peep Inside a Chocolate Egg: The Must-Have Easter Candy Washington Post's 2009 Peeps Diorama Contest Now Accepting Entries...

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Washington Post's 2009 Peeps Diorama Contest Now Accepting Entries

Last year's winner, "The Tomb of King Peepankhamun." Some would argue that Peeps are edible, others would say they're perfect objects for arts and craft projects. Behold the Washington Post’s Third Annual Peeps Diorama Contest, now accepting entries. The diorama should encapsulate a famous event or concept, whether past, present, or future. Judging by the last two years, timely is good, but not too predictable (SlumPeep Millionaire could be overblown). Since it's judged by the D.C.-area hometown paper, any D.C. references are good. Punny titles are also appreciated. Though the contest is open to anyone in the U.S., the five finalists must reside in D.C., Maryland, or Virginia. Photo submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. March 15; send in...

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The Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry at British McDonald's

All That Klausner From the blog of comedy writer Julie Klausner: Easter is tantalizingly around the corner, quoth the candy aisles of Duane Reade (which has Whoppers Robin's Eggs) and Walgreen's (which has Milk Chocolate Praying Hands). But according to my friend Jocelyn, who has BEEN TO ENGLAND, our candy may as well be pushpins and gravel. Because across the pond, come Easter, the Brits are doing what they do all year round: making us Americans look like potato salad-shucking morons. Behold, the CADBURY CREME EGG McFLURRY. Of course, there's nothing stopping you from making your own Cadbury Creme Egg shake at home. [via Buzzfeed]...

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