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HOW TO MAKE EDIBLE BEACH SAND

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DIY EDIBLE SAND

You don’t need to go to the beach to make sand castles!

While trying to make cloud dough edible, I made up this taste safe, edible sand recipe by accident. I wasn’t really sure about it at first, but the texture is identical to beach sand when it is a little damp, which is the perfect texture to build with it. Colors come out super vibrant and the best part, you don’t have to be hyper focused on little ones eating it! Even better than real beach sand! This recipe is taste safe because it has a baking component to the flour! Flour is considered raw and unsafe to eat unless it is cooked, that is why it is important to bake it in the oven so that it actually becomes edible.

A great idea is to take this activity outdoors to give it a more similar experience of being at the beach. Also, it makes clean up a breeze! Just hose down the floor at the end and thats it.

EDIBLE SAND INGREDIENTS:

  1. 2 cups flour

  2. 1/4 cup water

  3. Food coloring

  4. 3oz vegetable oil

HOW TO MAKE EDIBLE SAND:

Preheat oven to 300°F.

  1. Pour the flour into an oven safe pan.

  2. Mix a few drops of food coloring into the water and add to the flour. Mix really well using your hands. Thrust the flour together in between your hands like in the video. You want to have very few clumps.

  3. Bake in the oven at 300°F in 10 minute intervals. Remove from the oven every 10 minutes and thrust with your hands. Repeat until dry.

  4. Once cool, add vegetable oil. Thrust well with your hands to remove the clumps. Add more or less oil depending on whether it clumps together or not.

  5. Place the sand in a large bin and add in some beach toys to make sand castles

This version of edible sand is fantastic for sensory activities. It’s certainly edible, but it’s not exactly the most delicious concoction. If you’re looking for an edible sand recipe that is just as tasty as it is fun to play with, consider blending graham crackers with a bit of brown sugar in a food processor. There’s no need for food coloring since a blended graham cracker looks just like real sand. And the brown sugar adds even more texture as well as a delicious touch of sweetness. I would definitely suggest going this route if you need a cupcake or cake topping for a beach-themed party!