Chocolate eggs are the most popular Easter candy. What’s in second place? The almighty marshmallow PEEP! Here are some fun facts about Peeps you can amaze people with this Easter:
Peeps are popular all year, not just at Easter. An estimated 700 million are sold each year.
One Peep takes 6 seconds to make.
When Peeps debuted in 1953, it took 27 hours to hand create each marshmallow chick.
3,500 Peeps are created per minute. That equates to over 4 million per day.
Each Peep has 32 calories and 8 grams of sugar.
Yellow is the most popular colored Peep.