All of the Peeps Flavors, Ranked
Peeps are the ultimate Easter basket stuffer and have been delighting kids and adults alike with their marshmallow concoctions since 1953. (Though back in 1953 Peeps were shaped by hand and took 27 hours to create… one.). What began as simple, sweet chick and bunny confection has expanded to include year-round marshmallows including pumpkin-shaped Peeps and reindeer-shaped variants; Peep bath bombs and plushies; and an assortment of flavors that range from surprising to delicious to less than pleasurable.
In honor of the ultimate Peeps season — spring — I decided to try all the Peep flavors that are currently available. This ranking includes marshmallows that are only shaped like sweet little chicks, and the judgment is based on overall flavor, texture, and — if I’m being real — how cute and appetizing these sweet little sugary friends are. See the winners below:
17. Fruit Punch
These Peeps smelled like a combination of Hawaiian punch (a nostalgic, childhood favorite) and cough syrup. The flavor, somehow, was much worse. My editor compared it to the fluoride that fills your mouth at the dentist’s office — gummy, slimy, and a bit overwhelming.
16. Sour Watermelon
This is an extra cute Peep. It’s sugary green on the outside, with a bright, bubblegum pink center — a fun attempt at imitating an actual watermelon. It smells just like a watermelon Jolly Rancher or the watermelon-flavored Sour Patch Kids. The flavor, however, was too artificial, without the punchy sour pop you’d expect from a sour-flavored confection, and not very pleasant. If you love watermelon-flavored candies, this might be your jam.
15. Blue Raspberry
A waft of blue raspberry scent (what is blue raspberry, exactly?) definitely washes over you when tearing into these glowing blue chicks. And the taste didn’t surprise me at all: like a fake, fruity sugar bomb has blown up in your mouth. It’s not my least favorite flavor, but there’s something off-putting about tart, fruit flavored marshmallows.
