How to Make Edible Slime (from Peeps!)

Hey my peeps, stop right there – instead of eating those marshmallow Peeps, learn how to make edible slime out of them!

True confession: Peeps marshmallows are not my favorite Easter candy.. I’m more of a chocolate gal or even gummy bears (especially those Tajín gummy bears from Costco!). Feel free to agree or disagree with me in the comments below. 😉

Now factor in the reality that I’m trying to reduce our overall consumption of refined sugar and Peeps are… well, very refined… then it’s not hard to understand why I prefer playing with Peeps to eating them!

When the kids were given SIX 10 packs of Peeps on Easter (from well-meaning relatives) I knew we weren’t going to be eating them.. we were going to feed our minds with Peeps science instead!

Which leads me to a point that although this slime IS edible (because it’s 100% made out of food products), we didn’t opt to eat it. When my kids were toddlers, I would have been REALLY happy to have to reassurance that my littles wouldn’t get sick if they stuck this slime in their mouth!

How To Make Edible Slime With Peeps Candy

At first we were just microwaving them and talking about how adding heat can cause big changes, but then inspired by this gummy bear slime recipe, we decided to take things one (famous) step further..

We made edible SLIME out of Peeps!

Quick note, this is NOT the kind of slime you’ll want to make and then store for later. I recommend that you make it, play with it, and then throw it away because it’s a bit sticky and food-based. (If you want slime that keeps longer, check out this totally rad color-changing slime recipe!)

So what’s the magical process to turn sprinkle-coated marshmallow birds into stretchy slime?

Ingredients for Making Peeps Edible Slime

Gather these ingredients:

• Peeps (a 5 pack per slime batch)
• Coconut or vegetable oil (sort of optional – see note below)
• Cornstarch or powdered sugar

Instructions on How to Make Edible Slime

First up – nuke ’em. (You know, the microwave!) 30 seconds should do it. Admire their puffed-up appearance! Weirdly enough, the “party cake” Peeps just got melty, they didn’t puff up as much.

Mix in a bit of coconut oil. About 1 tsp per 5 Peeps.

Add in the cornstarch (1 TBSP per 5 Peeps). Yeehaw, it’s getting fun now!

Mix in the cornstarch at first with a fork, but once it’s not wretchedly sticky, coat your hands in a bit of cornstarch and start kneading. As needed, add more cornstarch, about one teaspoon at a time. You’ll notice a point where it feels considerably less sticky, but still is nice and stretchy.

Now it’s play time! Stretch it!

Twist it!

I recommend keeping the cornstarch out because as we played with the slime, it eventually became sticky again – keeping a dusting of cornstarch on our hands made it easy to keep playing without it sticking to us!

Do I Have To Use Coconut Oil in Peeps Edible Slime?

I was wondering if it would work to make Peeps edible slime without any oil – just to make it even more simple!

So, we did an experiment and made one batch without coconut oil.

The good news is, it still turned into slime! It wasn’t as great as the coconut oil slime, but it was still play-with-able.

(Yep, I made up the phrase “play-with-able.” I hope you go use it too!)

Below is a photo of the three batches of edible Peeps slime next to each other. You can tell the one on the right is definitely different than the rest.

 

So for BEST results, use the oil. It was still fun without the oil, and yes, it’s still worth it to make this edible slime recipe even if you don’t have coconut or vegetable oil around! But just be aware that the end result is a bit different.

Have fun making this slime and embrace the slime craze (it’s excellent sensory playa after all!) with even more slime recipes:

• EASY No Mess Slime Recipe
• Glow in the Dark Slime
• Snot Slime DIY Slime Recipe

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