Ghostly Peeps Fun: Brownie S’mores and Peeps Hot Chocolate!

Scare up some spooky and delicious fun with Ghostly Brownie S’mores and Peeps Hot Chocolate for Halloween.

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My surplus of Halloween PEEPS^®

 have been haunting me. . .

so I decided some Brownie S’mores

would be a timely treat. . .

The three main ingredients for s’mores are graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate.

These Brownie S’mores have a graham cracker crust, fudgy brownie layer and are topped with marshmallow Peeps, in this case, ghosts…BOO!

This Halloween treat is easy to scare up using your favorite boxed brownie mix!

Here are the ingredients you need for the graham cracker crust:

👻1 stick of unsalted butter, melted

👻 1 1/2 cups crushed graham cracker crumbs

👻 2 tablespoons sugar

👻 Pinch of salt

 Press the crumb mixture evenly over the bottom of a well-buttered 8 x 8 pan. . .the scarily perfect size for *3 rows of 4 marshmallow ghosts.

Bake crust 10 minutes at 350 degrees.

*Update: Peeps have shrunk in size since I posted this recipe and will take more Peeps than 12 to cover brownies, probably 15 – 16.

Mix up your brownies according to the box directions.

Pour your brownie batter on top of the graham cracker crust and bake according to recipe/ box mix directions.

I added a layer of chocolate chips on top of the brownies during the last 5 minutes of baking time

 to help the marshmallow spooks stick to the brownies.

Place your PEEPS^® Ghosts on top your chocolate chip/brownie layer and broil very briefly~ don’t walk away~ or the results will be frightening ;)

I experimented with the placement of the oven rack under the broiler.  After several attempts it became apparent the hand-stamped sugared faces didn’t stand a ghost of chance and melted immediately, so I added mini chocolate chips when they came out of the oven to create the nose & eyes.

Alternatively use a culinary / butane torch to toast the marshmallows. You could also skip the chocolate chip layer and use the frosting of your choice to adhere your marshmallow Peeps to the top of the brownies.

Print Recipe

Ghost Peeps Brownie S’mores

Scare up some Ghostly Brownie S’mores for Halloween and watch them disappear before your very eyes.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time38 minutes mins

Total Time48 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Ghost Peeps, Halloween Brownies, s'mores

Servings: 16

Equipment

• 8 x 8 pan

Ingredients

• 1 box brownie mix not family size + ingredients called for on box
• 1 stick of unsalted butter melted
• 1 1/2 cups crushed graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• Pinch salt
• 1 cup regular size chocolate chips
• Mini chocolate chips 3 per Ghost Peeps face
• Ghost Peeps to cover top of brownies 15 – 16

Instructions

• Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, salt and melted butter.
• Press the crumb mixture evenly over the bottom of a well-buttered 8 x 8 pan.
• Bake crust 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Remove from oven, mix brownies according to box directions.
• Pour brownie batter on top of the graham cracker crust and bake according to recipe/mix directions.
• During last 5 minutes of baking time, add a layer of chocolate chips on top of brownies.
• Remove from oven, place Ghost Peeps on top of chocolate chips. Set oven to broil.
• Watch Peeps carefully so they don’t burn. When brown, remove from oven and place mini chocolate chips for eyes and nose on ghost faces.

Notes

• Peeps have shrunk in size since I posted this recipe and will take more Peeps than 12 to cover brownies, probably 15 – 16.
• I experimented with the placement of the oven rack under the broiler.  After several attempts it became apparent the hand-stamped sugared faces on the Peeps didn’t stand a ghost of chance 😊  and melted immediately, so I added mini chocolate chips to replace the nose & eyes.
• Glass pans bake more quickly than metal and retain heat longer. As a general rule, if you use a glass pan rather than metal, you need to decrease the oven temperature by about 25 degrees to ensure that your brownies don’t bake too quickly and burn.
• Melted chocolate chips are added so Peeps adhere to the brownies. Alternatively, skip the chocolate chips and add a layer of frosting to brownies. Add Peeps on top of frosted layer and use a culinary torch to toast marshmallow Peeps or return to oven to broil. 

An average 5.5 million Peeps are made every day, adding up to 2 billion Peeps a year —

enough to circle the Earth three times!

Their long shelf life make them ideal for Hot Cocoa!

Halloween PEEPS^® Hot Chocolate fun!

Orange Hot Chocolate

Makes 10 Servings

 Ingredients

👻 12 oz. *premium white chocolate

*such as Baker’s Premium White Chocolate or Ghirardelli White Chocolate Premium Baking Bar

👻 8 cups milk

👻 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

👻 orange food color

Coarsely chop the premium white chocolate, transfer to a medium-size heatproof bowl and set aside.

Heat milk in a medium-size saucepan over medium heat, until bubbles begin to form at edge of surface, about 4 minutes.

Immediately pour milk over chocolate.

When chocolate begins to melt, stir until combined. Whisk in vanilla extract and orange food color to desired shade;

whisk until a light foam forms on surface.

Pour into mug and top with marshmallow Peep; serve immediately.

 – recipe from Halloween Tricks and Treats by Matthew Mead

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Orange Hot Chocolate with Halloween Peeps

Celebrate Halloween with a festive Orange Chocolate, served with marshmallow Peeps.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time15 minutes mins

Course: beverage

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Halloween, marshmallow Peeps, orange hot cocoa, white chocolate

Servings: 10 servings

Ingredients

• 12 oz. premium white chocolate such as Baker's Premium White Chocolate or Ghirardelli White Chocolate Premium Baking Bar
• 8 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• orange food color

Instructions

• Coarsely chop white chocolate, transfer to a medium-size heatproof bowl and set aside.
• Heat milk in a medium-size saucepan over medium heat, until bubbles begin to form at edge of surface, about 4 minutes.
• Immediately pour milk over chocolate.
• When chocolate begins to melt, stir until combined. Whisk in vanilla extract and orange food color to desired shade; whisk until a light foam forms on surface.
• Pour into mugs and top with marshmallow Peep; serve immediately.

Watch these ghosts vanish

before your very eyes :)

👻  👻 👻

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