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February 28, 2018 11 Comments

Peanut Butter Playdough

Peanut Butter Playdough is one of the coolest recipes ever! I mean, who doesn’t love playing with their food? For more fun activities that involve food, check out these posts: Witches Hats and Broom Sticks and Graham Cracker Gingerbread Houses and Royal Icing Recipe.

Besides being a really fun interactive eating/activity, Peanut Butter Playdough actually tastes pretty great. With a cup of peanut butter and 1/2 cup of dried milk, it’s got a decent amount of protein for a little snack.

Peanut-Butter-PlaydoughI remember my mom making this a few times when I was a kid. The recipe she used was honey, peanut butter, and dried milk. It was good, but even as a kid, I remember it having a little dried-milk aftertaste. Don’t get me wrong. I wasn’t complaining about it. After all, my mom was letting me EAT playdough.

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A couple of weeks ago, I was trying to think of something fun to keep my kids busy, and “Peanut Butter Playdough,” popped into my head. I searched my family cookbook and couldn’t find the recipe. So I turned to the internet and decided to make a recipe that combined two different recipes I found.

One was from Oh Sweet Basil, and I found the other one on Instructables. One called for honey, powdered sugar, and peanut butter. The other was more like the recipe my mom used that had powdered milk instead of powdered sugar. I decided making one that had both powdered sugar and powdered milk sounded pretty delicious!

Peanut-Butter-PlaydoughIt is incredibly easy to mix up a batch of peanut butter playdough. All you need is a medium-sized mixing bowl, the ingredients, and a wooden or metal spoon. If you wanted to, you could use a hand mixer, but it is not necessary.

How to Make Peanut Butter Playdough

  • Combine peanut butter, powdered sugar, and dried milk in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Add 1/4 cup of honey and mix until combined.
  • If the mixture seems a little dry add another tablespoon or two of honey. Try not to exceed 1/3 cup total honey in the recipe.
  • Next, form into a large ball once the peanut butter mixture is mixed. You can wrap it in plastic wrap and store it in the fridge until you need to use it, or you can immediately give large pieces to children to play with.
  • Store leftover playdough in airtight bags, plastic wrap, or containers in the fridge. When ready to use it again, let it sit out for 30 minutes to become pliable again.
  • Enjoy!

In minutes, I had a fun activity and snack for my kids. They loved it and are looking forward to making it again.

This is a great activity for pre-schoolers or even 3rd and 4th graders. It’s a great too-cold-to-play-outside activity for wet and cold winter days. Just make sure that no one is allergic to peanut butter.

Peanut-Butter-PlaydoughMy sister’s kids have milk allergies, so she is going to make it with dried coconut milk. I bet that will give it a delicious hint of coconut flavor. This snack is also naturally gluten-free!

Tips for making Peanut Butter Playdough
  • To store leftover playdough, put it in an airtight container or bag and keep it in the fridge. I prefer to wrap mine tightly in plastic wrap. When you are ready to play with it again, you will need to let it sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes so it will be pliable again.
  • You can substitute the dried milk with dried coconut milk if you have milk allergies.

Chef’s Tools:

  • Creamy Peanut Butter
  • Dried Milk
  • Coconut Milk Powder
  • Mixing Bowls
  • Plastic Wrap
  • Ziploc Bags

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Peanut Butter Playdough
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Total time
10 mins
 
A fun and tasty snack/activity to keep kids busy. Made with peanut butter and dried milk, so it is packed with protein.
Author: Adapted from Oh Sweet Basil and Instructables.
Recipe type: Snack/Activity
Cuisine: Kid Food
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • ½ cup dried milk
  • ¼-1/3 cup honey
Instructions
  1. Combine peanut butter, powdered sugar, and dried milk in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Add ¼ cup of honey and mix until combined.
  2. If the mixture seems a little dry add another tablespoon or two of honey. Try not to exceed ⅓ cup total honey in the recipe.
  3. Next, form into a large ball once the peanut butter mixture is mixed. You can wrap it in plastic wrap and store it in the fridge until you need to use it, or you can immediately give large pieces to children to play with.
  4. Store leftover playdough in airtight bags, plastic wrap, or containers in the fridge. When ready to use it again, let it sit out for 30 minutes to become pliable again.
  5. Enjoy!
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11 Comments

  1. run 3

    March 24, 2018 at 6:14 am

    I will try this recipe tomorrow for my family

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    • Maria

      April 18, 2018 at 7:50 pm

      great! I hope they like it!

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      • Patience

        January 20, 2021 at 6:30 pm

        Can we use regular milk?

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        • Maria

          January 21, 2021 at 2:58 pm

          Hi Patience. No regular milk won’t work, it has to be dry milk to get the right consistency.

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    • Serenity

      November 23, 2022 at 11:33 am

      I’m 11 and I’m going to try this

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      • Maria

        November 23, 2022 at 4:53 pm

        Awesome!You’re going to love it!

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  2. unfair mario

    June 6, 2018 at 7:58 am

    I like it.its very tasty.

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  3. cmr

    November 27, 2018 at 2:03 pm

    Did you mean 1/2 Cup of dried milk??

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    • Maria

      May 14, 2020 at 6:33 am

      Yes, I fixed it on the recipe now. Thank you for bringing that to my attention.

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  4. Lisa

    January 13, 2022 at 4:43 pm

    I’ve also made some with 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1/2 cup cocoa for a different color and flavor

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    • Maria

      January 14, 2022 at 9:19 am

      Yum! What a good idea!

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