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WEEKLY CANDY: Just Born Chocolate-Covered Peeps
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WEEKLY CANDY: Just Born Chocolate-Covered Peeps
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| Photo | Erin Finnerty |
Once a week, Team Meal Ticket shares its latest sugar-laden fixations. Do not tell 0ur dentist.
IN QUESTION: I love Easter for all of its pastel-hued pleasantries and for the nostalgic value — my mom is the best Easter Bunny ever — and it's an excellent time of year to be in a candy aisle. This week, we have a new spin on an Easter classic: Just Born's new Chocolate-Covered Peeps! I immediately decapitated (how macabre) the milk chocolate-covered classic-yellow peep and was a little disappointed. The Peep formula appears to have been altered: These peeps are 2D, lay on their back rather than on their bottoms, and they aren't crusted in sugar dust either, so it lacks that little crunch and strange aftertaste. BOO. These taste like any old marshmallow covered in just-OK chocolate. They lack true Peepiness.
WHERE TO BUY: I've spotted these at a few major retailers around town. These individual packs were found at Rite Aid at 17th and Chestnut (they should sponsor this column already).
HOW MANY DO WE USUALLY EAT IN ONE SITTING: I think I've met my match ... I could not finish ONE. They're not terrible, but I just am not feeling it. One individually wrapped Peep is plenty, but you can cop a pack of six that would fit snugly in a big ol' Easter basket.
FINER POINTS: I used to go bananas microwaving Peeps. If nuked for 20 seconds they quadruple in size and are perfect for whipping up some ghetto flameless s'mores if you have the other necessary elements on hand. I don't think the chocolate-covered version would yield the same results, though. The Just Born factory is located a few hours north in Bethlehem, making these almost local. Big ups to regional candy!
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