The 12 Weirdest Marshmallow Peeps Flavors

$5 from Amazon

We know what you must be thinking: How many flavors of Peeps are there if they had to bring Dr. Pepper in here just to mix things up? Though the Dr. Pepper-flavored peeps are the most tolerable of 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 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.

hot tamales marshmallow peeps — Wilder Shaw / Cheapism

2. Hot Tamales Peeps

Available from Walmart

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 a marshmallow Peeps than as a chewy candy, and the cinnamon could be kicked up significantly. This is one of those Peeps flavors that you'll forget about immediately.

cotton candy marshmallow peeps — Wilder Shaw / Cheapism

3. Cotton Candy Peeps

$7 from Amazon

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 it 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, the marshmallows themselves are not the ones we're accustomed to with Peeps; they're more like the tiny little marshmallows you get in Lucky Charms, swirled all throughout the cotton candy.

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. This is just … no. I’m sorry. It's a no.

kettle corn marshmallow peeps — Wilder Shaw / Cheapism

4. Kettle Corn Peeps

$7 from Walmart

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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sour watermelon marshmallow peeps — Wilder Shaw / Cheapism

5. Sour Watermelon Peeps

$8 from Walmart

Not all Peeps are sweet. Sour Watermelon-flavored Peeps are a little bit sour, a lotta bit watermelon, and fully disgusting. I wouldn't recommend this marshmallow Peeps flavor to my worst enemy.

chocolate pudding marshmallow peeps — Wilder Shaw / Cheapism

6. Chocolate Pudding Peeps

Currently sold out on Amazon

There's a world where this could have been my favorite Peeps flavor. I love a marshmallow dipped in milk chocolate, but yikes. This chocolate is so gross.

I don't think this would be solved if it was dipped in dark chocolate, either. Something about it is murky and off-putting. One bite and I'm done here, thanks.

marshmallow peeps gummies — Wilder Shaw / Cheapism

7. Gummies Peeps

$7 from Amazon

I love gummies. They are and always have been my favorite type of candy. Peeps figured out 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.

party cake marshmallow peeps — Wilder Shaw / Cheapism

8. Party Cake Peeps

$9.50 from Amazon

I just don’t know who this is even for. If you like Peeps candy and you like old birthday cake, congratulations, Party Cake-flavored Peeps 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.

fruit punch marshmallow peeps — Wilder Shaw / Cheapism

9. Fruit Punch Peeps

$7 from Walmart

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 tidal wave 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 Peeps eyes staring back up at me.

Halloween marshmallow Peeps — Wilder Shaw / Cheapism

10. Halloween Peeps

$14 from Amazon