If Peeps ever decided to rise up against us humans and take over the world, we’d all be in trouble. Delish paid a visit to Peeps’s parent company Just Born to see how the marshmallow candies are made. The process to create each package of Peeps is pretty impressive… and somewhat unnerving. Once you see naked Peeps without their sugar coating, you may look at your favorite Easter candy a bit differently.
Every day, Just Born produces a whopping 5.5 million Peeps — that’s about 2 billion Peeps per year. Each marshmallow chick takes about six minutes to make and only consists of four ingredients. With those numbers, a Peeps army would only need a few minutes to completely assemble.
As Delish found out, the Peeps process begins by combining sugar and corn syrup within a giant mixer. The concoction is briefly cooked and then funneled into a mixing kettle. It’s in this kettle that a gelatin solution is added, which will help the Peeps keep their shape. Flavor is then added, and the entire mixture is spun and pumped with air to become light and fluffy.
Each naked Peep is then formed on a conveyer belt that carries them to the dusting station. However, you must check out what naked Peeps look like. It’s horrifying:
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The ghostly Peeps are then blasted with yellow sugar and eyes are spray-painted onto each chick. Excess sugar is shaken off, and the Peeps are finally ready to wage war against the human race.
You Need To See How The Peeps Factory Makes More Than 5 Million Peeps A Day https://t.co/Y21NO7bRKI
— Delish (@Delish) April 7, 2019
As Today found out in 2017, each batch of Peeps must go through a Peep-spector who makes sure every individual chick is flawless. If they don’t pass inspection, they’re pulled from the lineup and discarded.
To us, this qualifies as motive to seek revenge.
[fm_youtube url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjbQ7YT2yfg"]“Did you eat any of those one-eyed Peeps?” Today’s Jenna Bush Hager asked co-host Dylan Dreyer. “No,” Dreyer responded, sternly. “You don’t eat the one-eyed Peeps, Jenna.”
It will be the one-eyed Peeps leading the Peeps rebellion. We know that for a fact.
And honestly, people, we’re giving Peeps a lot to be upset about. So many of you are spouting off about how they’re the worst Easter candy on the market.
Peeps won’t take this abuse much longer. Don’t try to soften the blow — the damage has been done.
I’m gonna say it:
— katie✨ (@katiemavis) April 8, 2019
Peeps are a terrible excuse for a candy. They suck. They’re cute. But they’re completely awful.
How dare you categorize them with cherry cordials and candy corn? Peeps have personalities, Johnathan!
Peeps are trash candy. They are worse than candy corn at Halloween, cherry cordials at Christmas, and those stupid chalk hearts at Valentine’s Day. Every last one should be thrown into a fiery pit where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth. ✌🏼
— Jonathan Merritt (@JonathanMerritt) April 2, 2019
Top 5 worst candies? Watch your tongue.
peeps and candy corn make up the entire list of top 5 worst candy.
— Tony X (@soIoucity) April 7, 2019
With each hateful tweet, the Peeps’s passion for destruction grows stronger. You can see it in their eyes.
Seemingly only some of us are trying to quell Peeps’s anger. Cotton Candy Peeps are great! We love you!
Cotton Candy Peeps are a gamechanger! #peeps #eastercandy
— Matt Pognant (@mpognant) April 4, 2019
It wouldn’t be spring without you, Peeps. Please don’t hurt us!
I think peeps are my favorite spring candy. I always eat the eyes first LOL #peeps #candy pic.twitter.com/lCeWkRX18e
— Keri (@apolloscloset) April 2, 2019
They’re just so lovable, wholesome, and charismatic. Peeps have a lot going for them and are admired by many. They would never wish anyone ill, nor try to take over the world. Right?
Listen, we’re trying to stop the war of the worlds before it happens. And you’re not helping!
Think before you tweet about Peeps. Otherwise, we could all be in for a rude awakening.
If you’d like to check out the Peeps factory and apologize to the Peeps army for the things you’ve said about them, you can do so by entering the Peeps Helping Peeps sweepstakes. Donate $5 to the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley via its website, or text “peepsunited” to 40403.
Good luck and remember — one-eyed or not, the Peeps are always watching.
