Cooking With Kids: Edible Play-do

Play-do, play-dough, however you spell it kids love it. There are so many wonderful things about it, learning experiences, motor skill development..but one thing that isn’t fantastic about it is the taste.

I don’t know about your kids but mine always seem to go through a stage where they are putting the art supplies in their mouths. I have always been careful about environmentally friendly things but still the idea of salt dough in my child’s mouth was kind of ucky.

Here are some recipes that you can not only make with your children but you can let them create sculptures and then eat them! Fun..fun…fun.

Chocolate Modeling Clay

I learned to make this when I was doing wedding cakes. You can make awesome chocolate flowers by manipulating the chocolate with your fingers.
10 ounces semisweet chocolate
1/3 cup light corn syrup
In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate in microwave for 2 minutes; stir. If chocolate is not melted, put back in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time and stir until smooth. Be careful, if the chocolate gets over 100 degrees it will seize up and not work.

Add corn syrup to the chocolate and mix well until the chocolate play-do forms a clay like substance. Knead to get it the right consistency

Peanut Butter Play-Do

18-oz creamy peanut butter
1/3 c honey
3/4 cup non-fat dry milk

Mix ingredients together, using varying amount of dry milk to achieve the correct consistency.

Another Peanut Butter Play Do

1 c. peanut butter
1 c. corn syrup
1 1/4 c. powdered sugar
1 1/4 c. powdered milk

Cream Cheese Play Dough

8 oz package of cream cheese
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Mix together using more dry milk as needed for the correct consistency. Food coloring or Koolaide powder may be added for color.

Vanilla Playdough

1 c. butter
1 1/4 c. powdered sugar
1 1/4 c. powdered milk
1 c. white corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla

Candy Play-do

1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup light corn syrup
1 pound powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Food coloring (or kool aide)
1/4 tsp salt

Mix all other ingredients then add powdered sugar. Knead until smooth, then sculpt and eat.