These Edible 'Easter Houses' Are Such a Sweet New Idea This Year
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If you've been looking for a fabulous new Easter tradition, we've got it right here: Easter houses! Just like gingerbread houses, these tiny candy-filled "homes" are a great way to get kids involved in the holiday (and they require far less clean-up than Easter egg decorating 😅). They're also every bit as inviting as their Christmassy counterparts, but they're "no-bake"—which makes them even more approachable and kid-friendly. Oh, and they double as Easter decorations. Win-win!
To help you get crafting as soon as possible, we spoke with blogger Kelly Dixon of Smart School House, who shared her best tips for making and decorating these sweet houses.
"I decided to try building an Easter house for Peeps because we love making and decorating gingerbread houses during Christmas," she shared. "Easter candies are so festive, so they're perfect for decorating—and the houses get my kids so excited about Easter."
How to Make an Easter House
First, gather your supplies. You'll need:
Vanilla wafer cookies (according to Kelly, approximately 18 wafers will make one house)
White candy melts
Pastry bag (or plastic sandwich bag)
Peeps
Edible decorations (jelly beans, spring-themed sprinkles, dried coconut flakes, candy eggs, and whatever else you'd like to use)
To begin, break apart the vanilla wafers—you'll use these as the walls and "roof" of your house. Next, melt the candy melts according to the package instructions, and pour them into a piping bag (you can also use a sandwich bag with a small hole cut in one corner). Assemble the house by piping along the edge of each wafer, leaning the top wafers together so that they resemble a miniature roof.
Finally, you're ready to decorate! Kelly used jelly beans and pastel-colored sprinkles as well as store-bought Easter grass, but remember, there are no rules here. Feel free to get creative with your favorite Easter candy, including chocolate Easter eggs, jelly beans, marshmallow chicks, or even a chocolate bunny. You can use whatever you've got in your pantry at home. After all, as Kelly reminded us, "Every Peeps house is unique. That's the fun thing about this: No two houses are alike!"
When you're done, place a Peep inside—after all, a house as wonderful as this deserves an equally wonderful tenant. And voilà! You've created your very own Easter house.
What next? Well, you've got a few options: You can snack on the houses right away, save them to use as Easter desserts, give them away as gifts, or use them as Easter table décor. How cute would one of these look as the centerpiece on your Easter brunch table? 😍
