‘Tis the season of Cadbury eggs, Essie pastel nails and friends complaining about what they gave up for Lent.
That’s right- Easter is upon us. Grocery stores have shed their Valentine’s Day chocolate boxes to make room for complete marshmallow delicacy, also known as Peeps.
Peeps are the cilantro of Easter candy – people either hate or love them. If you identify with the latter, then you’re in luck because the following five cocktails contain the perfect combination of alcohol and your beloved marshmallow creatures. So, get concocting and catch that bunny buzz.
1. Cosmopeepatin
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There’s no easier way to feel like Carrie Bradshaw than sipping on a Cosmopolitan. Try this peep-infused take on this classic cocktail.
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: n/a
Total Time: 2 minutes
Servings: 1 drink
Ingredients:
1 cup SMIRNOFF Fluffed Marshmallow Vodka
¼ cup Triple Sec
½ cup Cranberry juice
3 teaspoons fresh lime juice
1 bright pink bunny Peep to garnish
Directions:
1. Combine vodka, triple sec and cranberry juice.
2. Stir to taste, add lime juice and garnish.
2. Marshmallows and Mimosas
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It’s no secret that mimosas are the perfect compliment to a Saturday morning brunch, but few people know that they go well with Peeps too. Its time to take advantage of how cheap a bottle of Andre really is.
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: n/a
Total Time: 2 minutes
Servings: 1 pitcher
Ingredients:
1 bottle Andre (or any champagne, for that matter)
1 cup Orange juice
Directions:
1. Combine champagne and orange juice.
2. Complete the cocktail with some yellow chick Peeps and enjoy.
3. The Bunny Bellini
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More bubbles and bunnies? Yes please.
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: n/a
Total Time: 2 minutes
Servings: 1 pitcher
Ingredients:
1 bottle sparkling wine (we recommend Prosecco)
½ cup Funkin White Peach Purée cocktail mixer
Directions:
1. Mix sparkling wine with peach puree.
2. Chill for at least 20 minutes.
3. Top it off with an orange bunny Peep to create a peaches–and-cream-esque cocktail.
4. Mallow-rita
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Is there anything better than an “oh-my-god-does-this-even-have-tequila-margarita?” In fact, yes it does (plus a side of marshmallow goodness).
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: n/a
Total Time: 2 minutes
Servings: 1 drink
Ingredients:
1 cup silver tequila
½ cup Triple Sec or Cointreau
¾ cup lime juice
Directions:
1. Combine tequila and triple sec.
2. Add in lime juice to taste.
3. Salt the glass rims and don’t forget to embellish with lime wedges and green chick Peeps for the final touch.
5. Peep Punch
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If there’s one thing Vanderbilt students love, it’s Cabana’s rum punch. Why not add some Peeps to the punch party?
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Cook Time: n/a
Total Time: 3 minutes
Servings: 1 pitcher
Ingredients:
2 cups Malibu Rum
½ cup grenadine syrup
½ cup orange juice
½ cup pineapple juice
¼ cup lime juice
½ cup Sprite (optional)
Directions:
1. Mix the rum and syrup.
2. Add in orange and pineapple juice.
3. Add lime juice to taste and a splash of sprite for a bubbly beverage.
4. Because Rum punch is always a medley of different juices, accessorize the cocktail with 3 different colored Peeps – perhaps blue, pink, and yellow? The possibilities are endless because those Marshmallow treats come in almost every color these days.
Peeps are a staple of Easter baskets but who says they’re for kids only? These 5 cocktails prove that the infamous marshmallow treats go great with alcohol too.
Disclaimer: No Peeps were hurt in the making of this article.