↑

Crayons & Cravings

Food, Crafts, Family

  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Beverages
    • Breakfast
    • Dessert
    • Main Dishes
    • Side Dishes
    • Snacks
  • Crafts
  • Family
    • Parenting
    • Home Life
    • Pets
  • DIY
    • DIY Gifts
    • DIY Bath & Body Products
  • About
    • About
    • Media Kit
    • Disclaimer
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclosure Policy
You are here: Home » Recipes » Dessert » Peeps Twinkie Cars

Peeps Twinkie Cars

Dessert

Posts may contain affiliate links, meaning that I may earn a commission if you use a link provided.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Yummly
  • Email
Jump to Recipe
Peeps Twinkie Cars.

Peeps Twinkie car treats are the ultimate fun and festive no-bake Easter dessert idea. The cute bunny cars are sure to be the hit of your Easter party. Not only are they absolutely adorable, but they are delicious as well!

Our Peeps Cupcakes were such a hit last Easter that I wanted to share another fun Peeps themed dessert with you all this year – Peeps Twinkie Race Cars!

Marshmallow Peeps in Twinkies decorated with candies to look like cars.

These cute Peeps race cars are perfect for your Easter celebration, especially for the little ones. I honestly can’t get over how cute they came out!

I mean, it doesn’t get much sweeter than this – Twinkies, Peeps, licorice, Necco wafers, M&Ms, and sprinkles. Yum!

Putting together the Bunny Peep Mobiles is very simple, as the step-by-step Peeps mobile directions below will show you.

Be sure to get the little ones involved in putting them together as well for a fun, family Easter activity.

Twinkie Peep Car Ingredients

This section includes ingredient notes and substitution options. Get all measurements, ingredients, and instructions in the printable recipe card at the end of this post.

Peeps Twinkie car ingredients: Easter Peep candies, Twinkies, pastel M&Ms, white candy melts, easter sprinkles, black licorice ropes, and Necco wafer candies.
  • Twinkies
  • Marshmallow Peeps Bunnies
  • Black Licorice Ropes – If you don’t care for black licorice laces you can use cookies for the wheels instead.
  • White Candy Melts – white Wilton candy pouch or white melting chocolate.
  • Necco Wafer Candies – These will be the steering wheels. A mini pretzel twist could be used, too.
  • M&M candies – Regular M&Ms work, but the pastel color of the Easter M&Ms are perfect for this Spring treat.
  • Confetti sprinkles – You will use the yellow round sprinkles to make the car’s headlights.

How to Make Peeps Twinkie Cars

This section shows you how to make the recipe with step-by-step photos and instructions. For the full printable recipe, see the recipe card below. 

Step 1: Cut a small rectangle out of the top of the cream-filled cake without cutting through the bottom or the sides. Reserve these pieces, we will be using the cream filling later.

6 Twinkies with squares cut out of the top to place Peeps.

Step 2: Next, cut about a fourth off from the bottom of each peep so that they will sit flat in their Twinkie car.

Bottom of peeps marshmallows being cut off so that they will sit flat in the twinkie cars.

Step 3: Place the peeps into the holes of the Twinkies and make a small slit in front of the bunny to put a Necco wafer into for the steering wheel.

Peeps placed in the holes made in Twinkies and Nicco waffers placed in front of them to look like steering wheels.

Step 4: Now, take a small amount of the Twinkie filling reserved from earlier, and “glue” on 2 candy headlights (from the Easter Sprinkles) onto the front of each Twinkie.

Yellow candies placed on front of Twinkes to form headlights.

Step 5: To make the wheels, roll up a piece of black licorice. To do this, dip your fingers in water and run the licorice between them to wet the licorice, then roll.

Black licorice string being rolled up to form wheels.

Step 6: Let those sit and dry for a few minutes. Then, heat the candy melts or white melting chocolate per package directions, and use it to “glue” 4 licorice tires onto each twinkie car.

Six Peeps Twinkie cars on lined baking sheet setting after having their wheels stuck on with melted candy melts.

Step 7: Finally, take the candy pouch and “glue” on one M&M on the back of the peep bunny race car.

Finishd Peeps Twinkie car.

Now, your twinkie bunny cars are ready to serve! Enjoy and have a very Happy Easter!

More Easter Treat Ideas

Use your leftover Peeps and M&Ms for these sweet treats:

  • Easter Punch (kid-friendly!)
  • Easter Cookies
  • Spring Flower Pretzel Bites

Looking for more Easter recipe ideas? Here are 30+ easy Easter desserts to give you plenty of Easter inspo.

Peeps Twinkie Cars with Necco wafer steering wheels and licorice tires.

Easter Peeps Twinkie Cars

Peeps mobiles are sure to be the hit of your Easter party. Not only are they absolutely adorable, but they are delicious as well!
4.70 from 13 votes

↑ Click stars to rate now!

Print Pin SaveSaved! Rate
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 402kcal
Author: Jaclyn Shimmel
Prevent your screen from going dark

Ingredients

  • 6 Twinkies
  • 6 Marshmallow Peeps Bunnies
  • 24 black licorice ropes
  • 12 ounces White Candy Melts, or white chocolate
  • 6 Necco Wafers
  • 6 yellow confetti sprinkles

Instructions

  • Cut a small chunk out of the middle of the Twinkie without cutting through the bottom or the sides. Reserve these pieces to use the filling from them later.
  • Cut about a fourth off from the bottom of each peep.
  • Place the peeps into the holes of the Twinkies and make a small slit in front of the peep to put a Necco wafer into for the steering wheel.
  • Take some of the Twinkie filling reserved from earlier, and use it to “glue” on 2 candy headlights (from the Easter Sprinkles) onto the front of each Twinkie.
  • To make the wheels, roll up a piece of the black licorice. To do this, dip your fingers in water and run the licorice between them to wet the licorice, then roll. Let those sit and dry for a few minutes.
  • Heat the candy melts or melting chocolate per package directions, and use the melted candy to “glue” 4 licorice tires onto each car.
  • Finally, use the melted candy to “glue” one M&M on the back of the car. Allow the Twinkie Peeps cars to set, then enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 402kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 223mg | Sugar: 53g | Iron: 1mg

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by a third party and intended to serve as an estimate only. The accuracy of nutritional information is not guaranteed.

DID YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE?Please rate the recipe and leave a comment on the blog or share on social media and tag @crayonsandcravings!

This recipe was originally published on April 5, 2017 and updated on March 10th, 2023.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Yummly
  • Email

By Jaclyn Shimmel | 03/10/2023
Filed Under: Dessert, Recipes Tagged With: Candy, Easter, Kid Friendly, No Bake, Party food

« Slow Cooker Mississippi Pork Roast

Comments

  1. Kim Lennie says

    04/08/2017 at 1:30 pm

    How cute !!

    Reply
  2. Wanda Tracey says

    04/09/2017 at 5:35 pm

    These are so adorable for Easter! I think they are awesome to make and so easy to do too.Thank you for this cute idea!

    Reply
  3. shannon fowler says

    04/16/2017 at 8:26 pm

    This is so clever! They are adorable. I wish I had seen these before easter.

    Reply
  4. tammy ohagan says

    09/21/2017 at 7:49 am

    Thank you for sharing this! It looks absolutely incredible! I cant wait to try it.

    Reply
  5. Debbie Gregor says

    03/25/2022 at 1:33 pm

    How far in advance can you make them keeping them in a cool place

    Reply
    • Jaclyn Shimmel says

      03/25/2022 at 1:36 pm

      I would try to make them as close to serving time as possible.

      Reply
  6. nancy william says

    03/11/2023 at 7:28 am

    These Peeps Twinkie cars are such a fun and creative Easter dessert idea! I love how they are not only cute but also easy to make. The combination of Twinkies, Peeps, and various candies is just perfect for a festive treat. Thank you for sharing this recipe and step-by-step instructions on how to make them. I’m sure kids and adults alike will enjoy making and eating these adorable bunny cars. Great job!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Thanks so much for stopping by!
I am a NJ mom who loves to share easy recipes, fun crafts, DIY projects, and more. More About Me

Search the site:

As Featured In:

As featured in Buzzfeed, Yahoo!, Foodgawker, Red Tricycle, Elite Daily, Reader's Digest, Parade, Glamour, and MSN.


About | Privacy | Disclaimer | Media Kit

Copyright ©2023, Crayons & Cravings. All Rights Reserved. // Design by Pixel Me Designs