Sweet Peeps Casserole

Instead of doing nothing for Easter, as usual, I decided to get a little festive for about an hour today. Honestly, weird conglomerations of sugary substances are not one of my favorite things, but sometimes seasonal candy really hits the spot.

Despite my thoughts on most candy, Peeps will always have a special place in my heart. This may be because they're so cute (little bunnies and birds), or it may be because they are one of the candies my mother would never let me buy (I think she just doesn't like them). Either way, I wanted to do some cooking with Peeps this year. Peepshi (peep sushi) sounded like too much work, and most of my Google search results appeared to be jokes. I was discouraged until it occurred to me to do a variation on a "classic" that I would otherwise never make. A similar recipe can be found here.

Ingredients:
3-4 large sweet potatoes or yams
12-14 Marshmallow Peeps, birds of any color
2 tablespoons syrup (any sweetener will do)
1/2 stick of butter
2 tablespoons lemon juice
A pinch of salt
A pinch of cinnamon

Peel your potatoes and boil until soft. Drain and mash with the butter. Add syrup, lemon juice, salt and cinnamon. Stir very well and add this mix to a baking dish.

Decorate with Peeps on top. Eat remaining peeps, savoring the fact that there are very few excuses as good as this one to eat sugary marshmallows. Consider taking photos of the Peeps doing cute things. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes. Serve when cool.