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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
Steps
Method 1
Method 1 of 5:
Graham Cracker Edible Sand
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1Blend 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.
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2Pour the crumbled graham crackers into a large bowl.Advertisement
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3Add the white sugar. Stir in the sugar with a mixing utensil. If necessary, add extra sugar to make the sand lighter in color.
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4Use the edible sand. The edible sand can be used for desserts (e.g cakes, pudding, cookies, etc.), decoration, or playing. Enjoy!
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Method 2
Method 2 of 5:
Cookie Edible Sand
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1Blend 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.
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2Pour the crumbled cookies into a large bowl.
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3Add the brown sugar. Stir in the sugar with a mixing utensil. If necessary, add extra sugar to make the sand darker in color.
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4Use the edible sand. The edible sand can be used for desserts (e.g cakes, pudding, cookies, etc.), decoration, or playing. Enjoy!
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Method 3
Method 3 of 5:
Nuts Edible Sand
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1Blend 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.
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2Pour the crumbled almonds into a large bowl.
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3Blend the walnuts in a food processor. Blend on high speed for about a minute or two, until the walnuts resemble the consistency of sand.
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4Pour the crumbled walnuts in with the almonds. Stir with a mixing utensil.
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5Use the edible sand. The edible sand can be used for desserts (e.g cakes, pudding, cookies, etc.), decoration, or playing. Enjoy!
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Method 4
Method 4 of 5:
Cake Edible Sand
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1Preheat the oven to 250° Fahrenheit (121° Celsius).
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2Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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3Crumble up the leftover cake scraps on the baking sheet.
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4Bake the cake scraps for about 20-30 minutes. The scraps should be dry and slightly crunchy.
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5Let the cake scraps cool for about 10 minutes until warm.
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6Blend 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.
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7Use the edible sand. The edible sand can be used for desserts (e.g cakes, pudding, cookies, etc.), decoration, or playing. Enjoy!
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Method 5
Method 5 of 5:
Cornmeal Edible Sand
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1Pour the cornmeal into a medium-sized bowl
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2Add both packets of Kool-Aid. Stir well with a mixing utensil.
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3Pour in the water.
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4Mix until the mixture is a vibrant yellow color and it spreads evenly.
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5Use 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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Things You'll Need
Methods 1-3
- Food processor
- Mixing utensil
- Bowl
Method 4
- Oven
- Baking tray
- Parchment paper
- Food processor
- Bowl
Method 5
- Bowl
- Mixing utensil
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