{"id":19344,"date":"2015-11-30T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=19344"},"modified":"2023-08-30T15:21:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T01:21:00","slug":"review-peeps-sugar-plum-delight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/11\/30\/review-peeps-sugar-plum-delight\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Peeps Sugar Plum Delight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Peeps<\/a><\/p>\n

And so it was, not 72 hours ago, that I descended upon the Target, clawing like a manic puppeteer on a shopping spree at Joann\u2019s Fabrics as I wrestled through the bips, bobs, and bags for anything in a green-and-red aluminum. I bought 3 bags of Reese\u2019s Bells. I am not ashamed.<\/p>\n

Indeed, I have ardent, unapologetic feelings about seasonal candy, which, unlike the rest of my life, can be expressed succinctly: EAT \u2018EM ALL! So, when I finally came up for air from my shopping spree, half entranced by chocolate and fa-la-la-la-la\u2019s, I was surprised to spot this dapper trio of chicken-shaped marshmallows in a shade of purple that seemed stuck between a grape SweetTart and a very sad Easter Bunny. I had never been so simultaneously filled with curiosity, terror, and excitement. <\/p>\n

\"Peeps<\/a><\/p>\n

They come out of the wrapper smelling of dried plums. It\u2019s not a familiar candy smell, but, as a plum appreciator, I can\u2019t help but admire the little buggers for going all-in to their pruney identity.<\/p>\n

And the Peeps got all mid-level, budget-string classy up in here, what with each little chicken sporting a white fudge tux-and-tails on its rump. I love this stuff. It may not be actual chocolate, but, each time I\u2019ve tried it, I can\u2019t deny how its smooth melt and sugary vanilla sweetness adds a little something special to anything it touches. Fact: the easiest way to improve a mediocre marshmallow is to shroud it in fudge.<\/p>\n

The taste of these plumy poultries is new, where \u201cnew\u201d is defined much in the same way that a hamster might feel if it were to take a trip to an anti-gravity room at NASA: unfamiliar, wacky, and a little off. <\/p>\n

Like all Peeps, they highlight the cool, sugary realms of the marshmallow before allowing the artificial flavoring to take hold, and that flavoring? Never lets go. It has a certain figgy jaminess followed by a bitterness that\u2019s pretty jarring. Of course, really old dried plums (prunes) do have a certain bitter note on their tails, so maybe the bitterness makes them true-to-form and complex, which may make them trendy according to the Tastemakers of America\u2026but who are these Tastemakers of America? And why do they like old prunes so much??<\/p>\n

Mysteries-that-can\u2019t-be-solved aside, the smooshy texture of the Peep itself mimicked that of a plum\/prune: gritty, squishy, gooey. While the bitterness overran my tasting experience, the texture, coupled with the sweet, smooth white fudge, made for an inoffensive, new perspective in marshmallow potential. <\/p>\n

\"Peeps<\/a><\/p>\n

What is it about these three chickadees that keeps me coming back? They\u2019re but mere overpriced marshmallows in cellophane, and yet there is something I admire about them. Is it their chicken shape? Their peculiar flavor options? The way they stare out in misshapen, googly eyed wonderment? <\/p>\n

I do not have the answer, but sometimes curiosity outweighs logic. As for these three chicks, I\u2019m not sure if I liked \u2018em. The bitterness overpowered what could\u2019ve been an innovative new take, but I wasn\u2019t completely appalled by them either. They\u2019re fascinating, if only for the high degree to which they mimic a prune in candy form. Peeps, I give you an \u201cA\u201d for effort, but the bitterness just knocked \u2018em off the running. But, hey, don\u2019t feel down. Sometimes you swing for the fences and hit a home run. Other times, you hit it into the dugout and knock the Gatorade cooler onto the manager. <\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 3 chicks \u2013 150 calories, 30 calories from fat, 3.5 grams of fat, 3 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 25 milligrams of sodium, 31 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of dietary fiber, 29 grams of sugar, and 1 gram of protein..)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Peeps Sugar Plum Delight
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $1.79
\nSize:<\/b> 3 Chicks\/1.5 oz.
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Target
\nRating:<\/b> 4 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Kinda tastes like a sugared prune. Not appalling. Sweet fudge. Googly eyes. Hamsters in Anti-Gravity.
\nCons:<\/b> Kinda tastes like an especially old prune your grandmamma left out in the jar. Pricey. Metallic aftertaste. The color of a sad Easter Bunny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

And so it was, not 72 hours ago, that I descended upon the Target, clawing like a manic puppeteer on a shopping spree at Joann\u2019s Fabrics as I wrestled through the bips, bobs, and bags for anything in a green-and-red aluminum. I bought 3 bags of Reese\u2019s Bells. I am not ashamed. 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