I LOVE this edible playdough recipe. Seriously, kids of all ages like toddlers, preschoolers, and even kindergarten kids will love this peppermint and chocolate scented and flavored edible playdough. This edible playdough smells of chocolate, and mint, the perfect sensory activity regardless if you’re at home or in the classroom. And the best part is, you can make this edible playdough smell like your favorite scents!

Edible Playdough- brown chocolate playdough and white peppermint playdough stretched and balled against white wood back ground- peppermint patty play dough- kids activities blog — This peppermint and chocolate scented playdough is so much fun and smells amazing and tastes even better!

Scented and Edible Playdough

I have a weakness. Chocolate. I love chocolate and need a daily dose… my favorite chocolate candy of all time are peppermint patties. This activity was an accident, the best, tastiest accident!

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I originally was making marshmallow fondant and was adding flavor too it and rolling it and that’s when it hit me. Edible playdough! And so, I began playing around with the scents and flavors, and I feel like I really nailed it! My kids loved playing and tasting this fun edible playdough.

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SUpplies Needed For This Edible Playdough Recipe

This recipe is for a single portion! Each ball pictured is 3x the amount. For a handful, playable amount, quadruple the recipe.

Peppermint Flavored Dough

3 Fresh Marshmallows – stale ones don’t work as well
1 teaspoon of Olive Oil
2 Tablespoons of Powdered Sugar (and more for dusting)
1-2 Drops of Peppermint Candy Oil

Dark Chocolate Edible Playdough

3 Marshmallows
1 teaspoon of Olive Oil
2 tablespoons of Dark Chocolate Coco Powder
1 teaspoon of Powdered Sugar

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How To Make This Chocolate and Peppermint Edible Playdough Recipe

Step 1

Heat the marshmallows and the olive oil in the microwave for 10 seconds, until the marshmallows begin to expand slightly.

Step 2

Stir and if you are making peppermint flavored dough, add the flavoring drops.

Step 3

Add powdered sugar or coco powder.

Step 4

After it is no longer sticking to the edges of the bowl, mix the rest of the sugar in with your fingers.

Step 5

Play, create and taste your dough!!

Edible Playdough- Peppermint playdough and chocolate playdough squished together into a peppermint patty against a white wood background- kids activities blog — We loved mixing the balls together to make our own peppermint patties.

Edible Playdough Variations

You don’t just have to do peppermint patty scented playdough. You could have chocolate or vanilla. Cotton candy. Almond. There are so many great food grade and food safe essential oils that you could use.

Edible Playdough- Peppermint Patty and Marshmallow

And one kiddo doesn’t like the taste of marshmallows (honestly, I don’t either), so we dug out our candy oils. These little jars are potent. We have a collection of flavors ranging from root beer, to raspberry, and cotton candy.

Our friend said they wanted peppermint. The best decision ever! The dough tasted just like the insides of a peppermint patty. Yummy! Addictive!!

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This Edible Playdough Recipe Is Very Sweet… and Fun

You don’t want your kids to eat this much sugar, but if you have a sweet tooth like I do, you’ll want your kids to wash their hands really well before they make it so *you* can snack on the dough over the next few days once they are done playing with it!

Edible Playdough- Brown playdough and white playdough squished together and on a white wood background- chocolate and mint- text: peppermint patty edible play dough - kids activities blog — If you don’t like chocolate or peppermint, you can easily change the flavor using other extracts like almond, vanilla, butter, etc.

How To Store Your Edible Play Dough

The dough keeps for 2 to 3 days if in a sealed zip lock baggie. It will become hard if exposed to air for too long (but still, really, really tasty!).

You know you want a batch all to yourself!!

Chocolate and Peppermint Edible Playdough Recipe

This edible playdough recipe tastes and smell like chocolate and peppermint. It's great for kids of all ages including small kids. It's sweet and sugary, but squishy and fun! This edible playdough also doubles as a sensory activity.

Materials

Peppermint Flavored Dough
3 Fresh Marshmallows – stale ones don’t work as well
1 teaspoon of Olive Oil
2 Tablespoons of Powdered Sugar (and more for dusting)
1-2 Drops of Peppermint Candy Oil
Dark Chocolate Edible Playdough
3 Marshmallows
1 teaspoon of Olive Oil
2 tablespoons of Dark Chocolate Coco Powder
1 teaspoon of Powdered Sugar

Instructions

Heat the marshmallows and the olive oil in the microwave for 10 seconds, until the marshmallows begin to expand slightly.
Stir and if you are making peppermint flavored dough, add the flavoring drops.
Add powdered sugar or coco powder.
After it is no longer sticking to the edges of the bowl, mix the rest of the sugar in with your fingers.
Play, create and taste your dough!!