This Pop Tart bunny house is perfect for spring! A fun centerpiece that kids can make using their favorite Easter candies.
You might also like our other Pop Tart house variations: Pop Tart leprechaun house, Pop Tart gingerbread house, or our Pop Tart haunted house! Looking for another sweet Easter dessert? Here is a bunny cake that is easy for kids to help bake!
Watch our step by step video!
We had so much fun in the fall making our Pop Tart haunted houses and Pop Tart gingerbread houses that I doubt it comes as any surprise that we’re back with an Easter version. The kids and I made sugar cookie bunny huts (houses) years ago and these look JUST LIKE THEM only in Pop Tart form. Pop Tarts are easy to work with, hold together beautifully, and come in so many fun flavor combinations! Pop Tarts are a lot easier to work with than graham crackers. Give them a try and you'll see!
Pop Tart Bunny House
We don't eat our Pop Tart houses, but many people do, so find a flavor that you love and go from there! I wanted something pink so I used Strawberry Milkshake Pop Tarts. Did you even know those existed? The color is perfect for spring!
Best Icing For Pop Tart Houses
I like making a simple royal icing out of powdered sugar and water. It dries hard and works well. Here is my recipe:
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2-3 teaspoons water
- Mix sugar and water together until it reaches the consistency of craft glue. You don’t want it to be too runny.
- Spoon it into a baggie and cut off the corner of the baggie using a pair of scissors (you can also use a frosting piping bag).
Note: You can also use a store-bought tub of vanilla icing/frosting. Works great, too!
How To Assemble a Pop Tart Bunny House
- Squeeze icing onto 4 Pop Tarts and gently press them together to create the 4 walls (you can also add icing to the bottom of each pop tart to better secure the bottom of the house to your plate/platter if you'd like).
- Then add more icing around the top edge and add a 5th Pop Tart for a roof.
- Let the whole house dry for 30 minutes before decorating.
Note: You'll notice that we didn't cut our Pop Tarts with a sharp knife like we did for the haunted house and gingerbread version. Since we were going for more of a bunny hut theme this was easy and worked great. You can totally make an angled roof though by following our tutorial.
Bunny House Candies
I found so many fun Easter candies at Target and Walmart. This divided tray works great for making several houses at a time. I use it during every holiday season. Place it in the center of the table and cover it with the lid when you are done! I'm not a huge fan of Peeps, but bought some for my kids to use if they wanted. While I don't care for the flavor, they are very cute and a Peeps house is so festive for Easter!
Use the rest of the royal icing in a baggie to decorate the house.
More edible candy and decoration ideas: edible grass, jelly beans, mini marshmallows, bunny graham crackers, Peeps chicks, fruit snacks, Cadbury Mini Eggs, Necco Wafers, white chocolate chips, etc.
Tip: To add heavier candies to the trim (see M&Ms in photo), add a bead of royal icing to the house and let it sit for a couple of minutes before adding candy. This allows the icing to begin to get tacky. Add the candy, then adjust as necessary if you see any drooping. The icing will harden and hold everything after 10 minutes or so.
And just for kicks, here are our old school bunny houses that the kids made in in 2010 using square sugar cookies! 🙂 We used Easter grass as a decoration, but colored coconut or edible grass would have been cute!
Pop Tart Bunny House Tutorial
Pop Tart Bunny House
Equipment
- plastic sandwich bag
Ingredients
- 5 Pop Tarts
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2-3 teaspoons water
- Easter candy, jelly beans, Easter peeps
- sprinkles if desired
Instructions
- Combine powdered sugar and water to make a royal icing glue. Add water ½ teaspoon at a time until desired consistency is achieved (2 ½ teaspoons works well for me).
- Spoon icing into a Ziploc bag and cut the tip off.
- Glue the 4 walls together with icing and hold in place for a minute or so.
- Add a bead of icing around the top edge and place the 5th pop Tart on top for a flat roof.
- Let houses stand AT LEAST 30 minutes before decorating. If making these with kids, assemble the houses an hour or so ahead of time so that they are nice and sturdy.
- Dip decorations into icing or pipe icing onto houses to decorate.
Notes
- Icing should be the consistency of craft glue.
- To add heavier candies to the houses, like M&Ms, add a line of icing to the house and let the icing stand for a couple of minutes before placing the candy on it. This will allow the icing to dry a little and become tacky.
- You may need to hold the candy in place, or readjust the candy that starts to move as you wait for the icing to dry.
Nutrition
Store bunny houses at room temperature until after the holidays.
atnumber29 says
This is a cute and original idea! Thank you!
Amy says
Oh, toooo cute! That's such a fun idea! I'd love for you to share it here if you have a minute:
http://oneartmama.blogspot.com/2012/03/shine-on-fridays-19-and-some-fabulous.html
Andy Porter says
I would have never thought to make houses for bunnies! Great idea, it'll give us something to do with the kids this weekend! Thanks for linking up!
Jenn @ Delicious Ambiguity says
Hi Brandy,
You've been FEATURED on Tot Tuesdays this week. I hope you'll stop by & grab a FEATURED button from the top left side of my blog. Happy Easter!
Beth@The Stories of A to Z says
I've done gingerbread houses but hadn't thought of making bunny houses! My guys would LOVE this. Thanks :).
Lenetta @ Nettacow says
How fun - what a great idea! I linked on my weekly roundup - thanks so much for sharing! (And now I'm strangely hungry for sugar cookies... :>))
fawnda says
Looks fun and yummy! What a great idea! : )
Jenn @ Delicious Ambiguity says
Thanks for linking up. I hope you'll join me next week for another Tot Tuesday!
Sherrie says
My daughter would have loved to have made these when she was younger. Our best memories are of mother/daughter time in the kitchen. I am joining in the Spring Blog Hop with my edible gumdrop flowers that I made with my own mom growing up. I hope you have a chance to stop by and see them.
cookies and cups says
what a cute idea!! found you though the spring blog hop!
my kids would love this idea 🙂
Jenn @ Delicious Ambiguity says
What a great idea that is perfect for little hands. I've got a MckLinky party called Tot Tuesdays. I hope you'll stop by & share:
http://delicious-ambiguity-nennyk.blogspot.com/2010/03/tot-tuesdays-2.html
Melissa says
So sweet - I bet your kids had a blast making them!!
Pam Ponder says
those are just darling, a must try thanks for posting!!!
Hoosier Homemade says
These are adorable! I bet the kiddos had a blast making them!
I'd love for you to join in the fun at the Spring Blog Hop!
http://hoosierhomemade.com/cupcake-tuesdayeaster-egg-cupcakesspring-hop-party/
~Liz
Kelley says
awesome idea! I have a scout meeting coming up and was thinking of a fun, easy and fast craft... great idea.
Judy@cutest-little-things says
What a cute & sweet idea!
Judy@cutest-little-things
Mary Beth @ Live. Laugh. Make Something says
absolutely adorable! They just ooze precious...
MessyMissy says
AWWWW. That is really sweet. My munchkin would love that project (and that dessert).
http://www.marvelouslymessy.blogspot.com
Kaysi says
what a fun idea, my kids would love doing this!
Linda says
Neat and simple idea...luv it! Hope you have a FUN week:)
Blessings,
Linda
Alison says
Forgive me for having a blonde moment in my first attempt at a comment!
These are absolutely darling!! I never would have thought to make them out of sugar cookies. Kids would LOVE to make these. Fabulous idea, thanks for sharing!
Alison
http://oopsey-daisy.blogspot.com/
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{Bobbi} says
I've never seen anything like these before! SOOO cute and I like how they don't look too complicated to make. Gingerbread houses drive me crazy to bake!Thanks