I made peeps in a jar.
I really liked Jami’s bunny peeps here: Gallery at Splitcoaststampers I was able to find lavendar, blue, pink and yellow bunny peeps so I alternated the colors in that order inside my jars. I love the way Jami stamped solid bunnies on her card with the words stamped over the top. I wanted to do this too, but I didn’t have a solid bunny stamp. I decided I could create a bunny template just by punching two circles and cutting out 2 ears. I then sponged the bunny on the card in lavendar lace. I used a ret message stamp from SU!’s “Miracle of Spring” set. To create the lid I sponged summer sun, pixie pink and lavendar lace on white cardstock then stamped the message over top. This stamp is an old one 1997 from stampendous H090 “He is risen”. I purchased #156 hot pink Offray grosgrain ribbon from JMK Products for a perfect match to my pixie pink card stock. I tied the ribbon around the lid with a big bow and just hung the card from a ribbon loop. I wasn’t able to find wide mouth jars so I recycled some plastic trail mix jars I bought at my Safeway grocery store. The jars come filled with a mixture of nuts, raisins and m & m’s. These are bigger than the quart size so I filled the mid cavity behind the bunnies with 3 wrapped snickers Easter eggs. I also used an entire package of m & m’s in each jar for a perfect fit. I searched the forums for the recipe and info on these and complied a list of tips. See comments below:
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PEEPS IN A JAR (Easter Bunny S�mores)
For 3 jars you�ll need:
3, 1 qt. widemouth jars
2 1/3 bags m&m�s (need 3 bags for 4-1 quart jars)
1 box graham crackers (1 sleeve for each)
24 peeps (8 for each jar)
1 cup brown sugar (1/3 c for each)
Yield: 9 to 12 bars
Ingredients
1-1 qt. wide mouthed jar [A wide mouthed jar is easier to work with, (about $8.00/dz. at Wal-Mart) but the narrow one will work using a knife and spoon to pat down the ingredients].
1 sleeve graham cracker crumbs
8 marshmallow peep bunnies
1-1/4 cups Easter M & M's
1/3 cup brown sugar
Reduce 1 sleeve graham crackers to crumbs using a rolling pin and a gallon ziplock bag. Layer � of the crumbs in a 1 qt. jar. Place 8 marshmallow bunny peeps standing up, facing out around the inside of the jar pressing them against the glass, but don�t squash them.
Carefully, spoon remaining crumbs in the center of the jar to support the bunnies, pressing down to keep it snug.
On top of this pour 1 � c. Easter M&M�s.
Spoon 1/3 c. br. Sugar into center of M&M�s gently pressing with a spoon.
Decorate the lid of the jar -tie ribbons around the neck of the jar � add a gift tag with baking instructions.
Directions: Enjoy eating some of the M&Ms to reduce the amount as desired. Empty the jar contents into a bowl. Snip the bunnies into bits with kitchen scissors or a knife. Return the bunny bits to the mixture and mix well. Melt � c. plus 2 T butter, add 1-t. vanilla. Pour this over the dry ingredients, mixing well. Pat into a greased 8 or 9 inch baking dish. Bake at 350 for 15-25 minutes. Cool 1/2 hour then cut into bars. *Option 1- leave bunnies whole; combine remaining ingredients and place the bunnies on top; then bake as directed. *Option 2- omit the vanilla, bake and serve warm over vanilla ice cream or use blender to mix with ice cream like a Blizzard.