How to Make Edible Sand

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

Graham Cracker Edible Sand^{[1]
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8 whole graham crackers
½ chocolate graham cracker
¼ cup (50 grams) white sugar

Cookie Edible Sand^{[2]
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8 light-colored cookies or biscuits (e.g Oreos, sugar cookies, etc.)
¼ cup (50 grams) brown sugar

Nuts Edible Sand^{[3]
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5 cups almonds
3 cups walnuts

Cake Edible Sand^{[4]
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3-5 cups leftover cake scraps
¼ cup white sugar
¼ cup brown sugar

Cornmeal Edible Sand

½ cup cornmeal
¼ tablespoon water
2 envelopes of yellow Kool-Aid or similar powdered juice packets

Method 1

Method 1 of 5:

Graham Cracker Edible Sand

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
Pour the crumbled graham crackers into a large bowl.

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

Method 2

Method 2 of 5:

Cookie Edible Sand

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

Method 3

Method 3 of 5:

Nuts Edible Sand

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
Pour the crumbled almonds into a large bowl.
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
Pour the crumbled walnuts in with the almonds. Stir with a mixing utensil.
5
Use the edible sand. The edible sand can be used for desserts (e.g cakes, pudding, cookies, etc.), decoration, or playing. Enjoy!

Method 4

Method 4 of 5:

Cake Edible Sand

1
Preheat the oven to 250° Fahrenheit (121° Celsius).
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Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3
Crumble up the leftover cake scraps on the baking sheet.
4
Bake the cake scraps for about 20-30 minutes. The scraps should be dry and slightly crunchy.
5
Let the cake scraps cool for about 10 minutes until warm.
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.
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Use the edible sand. The edible sand can be used for desserts (e.g cakes, pudding, cookies, etc.), decoration, or playing. Enjoy!

Method 5

Method 5 of 5:

Cornmeal Edible Sand

1
Pour the cornmeal into a medium-sized bowl
2
Add both packets of Kool-Aid. Stir well with a mixing utensil.
3
Pour in the water.
4
Mix until the mixture is a vibrant yellow color and it spreads evenly.
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.