With this fun, brightly colored Edible Play Dough your kids can play with their food all they want! Made with safe-to-eat ingredients it’s perfect for those little creators who just can’t help themselves!
Permission to Play With Your Food
Get ready to play with your food! This Edible Play Dough is made with safe-to-eat ingredients so you don’t have to worry about your little ones putting it in their mouths. In fact, it’s encouraged! It has the same great texture of store-bought play dough, but with none of the worry!
There’s no end to their creativity…or yours! Blend custom colors to make your creations, or stick to the basics. Whatever you do, it will be a yummy blast! Smash it, roll it, cut out fun shapes with cookie cutters and sneak in a nibble here and there. It’s sweet, sweet fun for everyone!
What Do I Need to Make Edible Play Dough?
- 1 (12 ounce) container whipped frosting
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- Food coloring
How to Make Edible Play Dough
- Using an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the powdered sugar and frosting until smooth.
- It should be the same consistency as store-bought playdough.
- If you don’t have an electric mixer (or want to entertain the kids a little longer while making it), you can mix it in a large bowl. Start mixing with a spoon and stir as long as you can and then use your hands to kneed the dough until smooth.
- If your dough is too sticky, mix in more powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it’s smooth and of the desired consistency.
- If the dough is too dry or hard, add a drop or two of water and mix until it is soft and smooth.
- Divide dough to color it with food coloring. This is easiest done in the electric mixer. Just wash the bowl between colors.
Or you could mix them in individual bowls, but it gets a little messy because you need to use your hands so I would recommend wearing gloves.
How to Store Edible Play Dough
Once it’s been played with, I don’t recommend reusing it. Store clean, unused edible play dough wrapped in plastic wrap or in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five days. Allow to come to room temperature before playing.
Have More Fun with Kids in the Kitchen
Cooking with kids can be so much fun with a good plan and the right recipes! Here’s a round-up of several great recipes that are perfect for making with kids or letting the kids make on their own. Let’s get cooking, kiddos!
If you make this Edible Play Dough, be sure to snap a picture and share it with me or tag me on Instagram @thebakermama so I can see. 😍 I love seeing how inspired and creative y’all get with the recipes I share. Enjoy!
xoxo,
Edible Play Dough
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
Description
With this fun, brightly colored Edible Play Dough your kids can play with their food all they want! Made with safe-to-eat ingredients it’s perfect for those little creators who just can’t help themselves!
Ingredients
- 1 (12 ounce) container whipped frosting
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- Food coloring (at least 4 colors)
Instructions
- Using an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the powdered sugar and frosting until smooth.
- It should be the same consistency as store-bought playdough.
- If you don’t have an electric mixer (or want to entertain the kids a little longer while making it), you can mix it in a large bowl. Start mixing with a spoon and stir as long as you can and then use your hands to kneed the dough until smooth.
- If your dough is too sticky, mix in more powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it’s smooth and of the desired consistency.
- If the dough is too dry or hard, add a drop or two of water and mix until it is soft and smooth.
- Divide dough to color it with food coloring. This is easiest done in the electric mixer. Just wash the bowl between colors. Or you could mix them in individual bowls, but it gets a little messy because you need to use your hands so I would recommend wearing gloves.
I used this to decorate a cake (actually beside the cake) for my grandson. I made an octopus. I used gel food coloring for the cake (body) icing and could match the tentacles around the cake to the icing by making them out of edible playdough and matching the color. Worked perfectly!!
Hi, Jean. That is so clever!! I love it. I would absolutely love to see a picture.
I think this sounds really fun, and its smart to call it “Kitchen Play-Doh” so little kids know only to play with it at home.
I personally do not like the idea of edible play dough for with past experience with a few of children in my class was always trying to eat the dough one ate it and had to go to the hospital so we all decided not to use the play dough anymore.
That’s great feedback, Leslie! Certainly want to make sure the children are old enough to know not to eat the play doughs that are not edible. We call this our “kitchen play dough”. All other play doughs are not to eat.