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Edible sand makes a great topping and decoration on cakes, cupcakes, ice cream, and pudding. It can also be played with or used as a decoration for parties. It adds a nice touch to beach-themed events or desserts, and luckily making a batch is easy and takes less than ten minutes.

  • Makes: 3-5 cups

Ingredients

  • 8 whole graham crackers
  • ½ chocolate graham cracker
  • ¼ cup (50 grams) white sugar
  • 8 light-colored cookies or biscuits (e.g Oreos, sugar cookies, etc.)
  • ¼ cup (50 grams) brown sugar
  • 5 cups almonds
  • 3 cups walnuts
  • 3-5 cups leftover cake scraps
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup cornmeal
  • ¼ tablespoon water
  • 2 envelopes of yellow Kool-Aid or similar powdered juice packets

  1. 1

    Blend the chocolate and whole graham crackers in a food processor. Blend on high speed for about a minute or two, until the graham crackers resemble the consistency of sand.

    • You can also crumble the crackers by placing them in a Ziploc bag and whacking it with a rolling pin. This process takes a little more effort but it works just as well.

  2. 2

    Pour the crumbled graham crackers into a large bowl.

  3. 3

    Add the white sugar. Stir in the sugar with a mixing utensil. If necessary, add extra sugar to make the sand lighter in color.

  4. 4

    Use the edible sand. The edible sand can be used for desserts (e.g cakes, pudding, cookies, etc.), decoration, or playing. Enjoy!

  1. 1

    Blend the cookies in a food processor. Blend on high speed for about a minute or two, until the cookies resemble the consistency of sand.

    • You can also crumble the cookies by placing them in a Ziploc bag and whacking it with a rolling pin. This process takes a little more effort but it works just as well.

  2. 2

    Pour the crumbled cookies into a large bowl.

  3. 3

    Add the brown sugar. Stir in the sugar with a mixing utensil. If necessary, add extra sugar to make the sand darker in color.

  4. 4

    Use the edible sand. The edible sand can be used for desserts (e.g cakes, pudding, cookies, etc.), decoration, or playing. Enjoy!

  1. 1

    Blend the almonds in a food processor. Blend on high speed for about a minute or two, until the almonds resemble the consistency of sand.

    • At this stage, you are welcomed to use the grounded almonds as your edible sand if you don't mind the pale color it resembles.

  2. 2

    Pour the crumbled almonds into a large bowl.

  3. 3

    Blend the walnuts in a food processor. Blend on high speed for about a minute or two, until the walnuts resemble the consistency of sand.

  4. 4

    Pour the crumbled walnuts in with the almonds. Stir with a mixing utensil.

  5. 5

    Use the edible sand. The edible sand can be used for desserts (e.g cakes, pudding, cookies, etc.), decoration, or playing. Enjoy!

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 250° Fahrenheit (121° Celsius).

  2. 2

    Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  3. 3

    Crumble up the leftover cake scraps on the baking sheet.

  4. 4

    Bake the cake scraps for about 20-30 minutes. The scraps should be dry and slightly crunchy.

  5. 5

    Let the cake scraps cool for about 10 minutes until warm.

  6. 6

    Blend the dried cake in a food processor. Blend on high speed for about a minute or two, until the cake resembles the consistency of sand.

  7. 7

    Use the edible sand. The edible sand can be used for desserts (e.g cakes, pudding, cookies, etc.), decoration, or playing. Enjoy!

  1. 1

    Pour the cornmeal into a medium-sized bowl

  2. 2

    Add both packets of Kool-Aid. Stir well with a mixing utensil.

  3. 3

    Pour in the water.

  4. 4

    Mix until the mixture is a vibrant yellow color and it spreads evenly.

  5. 5

    Use the edible sand. Although the sand is edible, it is best to use this for decoration, crafts, and playing only. It is not a tasty treat on top of desserts.

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  • Although edible sand can be eaten, it is usually for looks and entertainment. For example, edible sand might be added on top of a beach-themed cake or played with in a sensory box.

  • Edible sand can be varied as desired depending on your preference for taste and texture. For example, if you want to darken the color of the sand you could add more brown sugar.

  • Brown sugar on its own can be used as an edible sand. There are many different textures and colors of brown sugar that you can experiment with as an edible sand.

  • The edible sand can be stored in an airtight container and last about a month.[5]

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Things You'll Need

  • Food processor
  • Mixing utensil
  • Bowl
  • Oven
  • Baking tray
  • Parchment paper
  • Food processor
  • Bowl
  • Bowl
  • Mixing utensil

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