I Tried 8 Bizarre Flavors of Peeps and 1 Almost Made Me Throw Up

I am somebody who has eaten Peeps so infrequently that I honestly don’t know if I’ve ever had them at all. I mean, seriously, how many Peeps flavors are there? At this point, the lineup is evolving so much it seems infinite. For 70 years, the classic yellow marshmallow bunnies and marshmallow chicks have been synonymous with Easter (I never grew up eating Easter candy – let’s just say I’m the type of person Kanye doesn’t like very much), and I don’t see the original Peeps flavors going anywhere any time soon. But you’ve tasted the classic marshmallow bunnies. You’ve had them dipped in dark chocolate and you’ve had them dipped in milk chocolate. What you haven’t tasted, probably, are the freak show Peeps flavors.

These days, you can stuff your Easter basket with Peeps flavors like Dr. Pepper, Kettle Corn, and Cotton Candy. Are these a good idea? That’s a great question. I found out for you.

Editor's Note: This story was updated in March 2024. Prices and availability are subject to change.

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Not all Peeps flavors are sweet. This one's a little bit sour, a lotta bit watermelon, and fully disgusting. This is not one of the marshmallow Peeps flavors I'd recommend trying, not even to my worst enemy. 

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We know what you must be thinking: How many flavors of Peeps are there if they had to bring Dr. Pepper in to the mix just to mix things up? Though this is the most tolerable of all the Peeps flavors I tried, that is by no means an endorsement. It isn’t a full-frontal assault on my sanity, which is more than I can say for most of the rest of the marshmallow Peeps flavors I suffered through. It tastes like Doc Pep quite a bit, but there’s still no way I could get through an entire chick.

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I just don’t know who this is even for. If you like Peeps candy and you like old birthday cake, congratulations, they made Peeps that taste like old birthday cake. Gone is the yellow marshmallow you might be picturing. Instead, you’ll find rainbow speckles on a shade of a white I could only describe as “dirty wall.” Huge pass.

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It smells exactly like kettle corn. I will give them that. I’m not sure what it does taste like, but big surprise, I’m not into it. This isn't far off from the buttered popcorn Jelly Belly beans. Marshmallow bunnies and chicks are a far greater adversary than I’d ever expected and the off-the-wall Peeps flavors appear to be better off left on the shelf.

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For a few moments, I thought nothing was wrong. Then, it came for me; suddenly, quietly, without warning. A tropical burst in the worst way. A fruit punch-soaked nightmare from which I couldn’t escape. Of all the marshmallow Peeps flavors, this is absolutely the worst. I couldn’t have thrown this into the trash faster, even with all those lopsided fruit punch flavored Peep eyes staring back up at me.

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I love gummies. They are and always have been my favorite type of candy. Peeps managed to find a way to ruin them. There is zero marshmallow flavor. Instead, these taste like pure frosting, and when it comes to chewing through frosting-flavored gummies, the experience is just a little too weird to handle. It almost tastes like a Peep that’s gone horribly stale. I’d avoid these if I were you.

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Aroma-wise, this is a dead ringer for a real Hot Tamale. Everything else-wise, it doesn’t compare. The consistency is obviously way worse as marshmallow Peeps than as a chewy candy, and the cinnamon could be kicked up significantly. This is one of those Peeps flavors that barely gives anything.

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I would start by apologizing about the photo above, but it is not I who owes you an apology. It is the Peeps corporation, and the scoundrels that invented this product. This is a bag to read very carefully; I only sort of skimmed it before I opened the bag to take photos, and wow, everything was much different than I anticipated. 

First of all, this is actual cotton candy, not cotton candy flavored marshmallow bunnies. Second, this is stuffed with tiny little cereal-style marshmallows. The textural difference surprised me so much that I actually dropped the bag for a minute. Upon dropping the bag, I noticed my fingers were completely encrusted with the cotton candy, the way a kid smears Elmer’s glue on their hands. I honestly thought it would start crawling up my arm like Venom.

I had to walk off my traumatic experience before I came back to taste it. It was bad. A bomb of artificial sugar like you couldn’t believe. I’m not typically one for cotton candy, but it’s another story when it comes out of a bag and has tiny, crunchy, surprise morsels. Not sure I can call this the worst of all Peeps flavors, but it's definitely the worst product Peeps put their name on. This is just… no. I’m sorry. It's a no.