How To Make Edible Sand
We love eating Edible Dirt so we decided to make Edible Sand! This is a delicious vanilla-flavored version of the original “dirt” recipe. My boys were so excited to make this the day that got out of school for the summer!
It is so delicious, I had several more helpings than I should have. This is great to serve for parties or get togethers as it can easily be made in individual size clear cups (or even tiny sand pails). Just add an umbrella for an extra special touch!
Edible Sand Recipe
Ingredients for Edible Sand:
Edible Sand Directions:
1. In a large bowl, mix the pudding mix and milk according to the package instructions.
2. Add the Cool Whip to the pudding.
3. Cream butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar together. Add to the pudding mixture.
4. Using a food processor (or blender), grind the Golden Oreo’s until they are a sand-texture. My wimpy food processor can only handle 6 Oreo’s at a time.
5. Alternate the pudding mixture and Oreo’s in a sand pail. End with the crushed Oreo’s on top.
Serve your edible sand in cute pails for a sand bucket dessert!
This post was first published August 2010. Last updated 2018.
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Teaching Heart Mom says
August 24, 2010 at 3:48 pmUh-O! It tastes really yummy when you follow the recipe. I am sorry it did not work out for you. Thanks for sharing!
Stacey says
August 24, 2010 at 10:45 pmThis sounds great! I will try it out this weekend! I also forwarded to a friend:)
Laurie says
December 3, 2010 at 9:38 amJust so you know, I read "puddingish" without a second thought, and it wasn't till you pointed it out that I looked back and thought, "Hum, I guess that really isn't a real word…" ;o)
Cj says
July 14, 2011 at 7:46 amI made a sand bucket birthday cake for my son'd 3rd birthday. I just baked a cake, broke it up in chunks and threw it in the bucket layering with frosting – then crushed up generic biscuits (sorry 'cookies' – I am Australian! he he he) on top. It looked sooooooo much like sand, I had to make sure I put it far away from the sand play area that we had at the party. It was also great serving it up to the children with a sand spade – and it tasted delicious! I did the same thing this year, but a water bucket – with a layer of Jello on the top to look like a bucket of water for our water play party – it was great!
Mimi says
May 13, 2012 at 5:48 pmAbout how many servings does the summer sand recipe make? This sounds really cool. I’m making it for a Beach Bunko party!
Leslie Scheuering says
June 2, 2012 at 3:50 pmJust made this with my kiddos yesterday….huge success! Cute blog, I linked this page in my blog!
http://asimplychaoticlife.blogspot.com/2012/06/ocean-fun.html
Lea says
June 20, 2012 at 7:49 pmI made something similar over the weekend, but I used a box on Nilla Wafers and 4 chocolate oreos. Everyone loved it and it looked exactly like sand.
Brandi Koehm says
June 11, 2018 at 12:43 amHow many servings does this make? I’m making it with a summer science class I’m teaching and inviting all the parents to come join us the last day and want to be sure to have enough for everyone. I have 20 kids in my class.