Kids love playing with dough, and kids love playing with their food. Let your kids have what they want, and make something they can play with and eat. Edible play dough is easy to make, it’s fun to play with, and it contains tasty and nutritious ingredients. Surprise your kids by making a batch of edible play dough, and after they make a few fun shapes, they will enjoy eating their tasty creations.
Precautions Regarding Edible Play Dough
If your kids are allergic to milk products, they can still enjoy a batch of edible play dough. Simply substitute all-purpose white flour for powdered milk in the following recipes that contain instant dry milk.
Due to the risk of choking, edible play dough isn’t appropriate for children under the age of three years, and all children should be properly supervised when playing with and consuming edible play dough.
Edible Peanut Butter Play Dough
Kids love the taste of peanut butter, and peanut butter combined with a couple of other nutritious ingredients makes fantastic edible play dough. Make this fun and tasty dough for your kids. They’ll have as fun eating this dough after they’re finished playing with their yummy edible creations.
To make a batch of edible peanut butter play dough you’ll need one cup of creamy peanut butter, one-quarter cup of honey, and one cup of instant dry milk. Combine these ingredients, and knead the dough until it reaches the proper consistency.
Edible Flavored Play Dough
This dough can be combined with any flavor extract to match any color you desire. Surprise your kids with a few different flavors. They’ll have fun combining flavors to make their very own yummy varieties.
Make a batch of edible flavored dough by combining one-third cup of margarine, one-third cup of light corn syrup, and one half teaspoon of salt. After these ingredients are well blended, add one and a half cups of confectioner’s sugar, and knead the dough until it reaches the right consistency.
If you would like to make a few different flavors and colors, separate the dough into four containers with tight fitting lids; add a few drops of food coloring to each separate batch along with one quarter teaspoon of flavor extract of your choice. Otherwise, add one teaspoon of flavor extract of your choice along with a few drops of food coloring. Knead each color separately, and store the container or containers in the refrigerator when not in use. Discard any leftovers after one week.
Edible Cheesy Play Dough
This dough is unlike most other types of edible play dough because it isn’t sweet. If your kids love cheese, let them play with their food, and give them the cheese they love. Although it contains cheese, it’s anything but cheesy!
To make a batch of edible cheese dough you’ll need a small jar of cheese spread and about ten white crackers. Roll the crackers into crumbs, and add the crumbs a little at a time while kneading the dough until it reaches the right consistency.
Edible Granola Play Dough
Textured play dough is always fun. Make your kids a batch of textured play dough using a healthy helping of granola. You’ll be amazed by the creations your kids dream up, and they’ll be amazed by the taste of this fun and unique edible dough.
You’ll need a half cup of pancake syrup, one cup of peanut butter, two cups of dry milk, and one cup of your favorite granola. Mix together the pancake syrup and peanut butter, and then add the dry milk and granola. Knead the mixture until it reaches the proper consistency, and add additional dry milk if necessary.
Edible Chocolate Play Dough
Kids love chocolate, and if you love chocolate you might want to keep a little of this edible dough for yourself. It’s rich, flavorful, and this edible chocolate play dough will satisfy any chocolate craving.
To make a batch of edible chocolate play dough you’ll need a sixteen-ounce container of your favorite chocolate frosting, one cup of creamy peanut butter, and one and a half cups of confectioner’s sugar. Combine the frosting with the peanut butter, and gradually mix in the confectioner’s sugar. Knead the dough as it starts to become firm, and add more peanut butter or confectioner’s sugar to achieve the proper consistency if necessary.
Tasty Creative Additions
Supply your kids with creative additions that will enable them to embellish their edible creations. Provide them with small pretzel sticks, candy sprinkles, mini chocolate chips, raisins, coconut, bits of nuts, and any other tasty toppings you can think of that go well with specific types of edible dough. Kids can use their imagination to create facial features, arms, legs, and anything else they desire before eating their fun and tasty edible creations.
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