Cotton candy flavors at home — cotton candy smoothie, cotton candy grape electrolyte drink, cheesecake bombs, and cotton candy shots for fun nights.
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Open in Pepper →Cotton candy is one of those flavors that pulls everybody into the kitchen. Blended into a smoothie or folded into cream cheese, it turns an ordinary afternoon into something the kids talk about all week.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection on birthdays, summer sleepovers, and those Friday nights when dessert needs to feel like a small party without a lot of work.
Every recipe here leans on that sweet, nostalgic flavor: a cotton candy smoothie with frozen banana and cotton candy grapes, a cotton candy grape and strawberry drink with coconut water and lime, no-bake cotton candy cheesecake bombs, and cotton candy shots for the grown-ups.
Freeze the grapes first
Spread cotton candy grapes on a sheet pan and freeze 2 hours before blending so the smoothie comes out thick instead of watery.
Soften the cream cheese
Let 8 oz of cream cheese sit out 30 minutes before mixing, or the powdered sugar will leave lumps in the bombs.
Chill before rolling
Refrigerate the cheesecake mixture 45 minutes so it firms up enough to roll into 1-inch balls without sticking to your hands.
Add cotton candy last
Pour the tonic water over the cotton candy right at the table — it melts in about 5 seconds, so pour once everyone is watching.