Ice Cream Playdough
This amazingย Edible Ice Cream Playdough looks just like the real thing…and you only need two simple kitchen ingredients to make it!
Edible Ice Cream Play Dough
Playdough is one of my kiddos absolute favorite indoor activities. They will spend HOURS mixing and creating with both store-bought and homemade varieties.
I love to create homemade play dough with them because it adds somethings special to the activity when they actually had a hand inย making their own play dough!
Since my youngest daughter is three years old, we like to make edible play dough recipes (like this rainbow unicorn poop play dough) just in case. Preschoolers and toddlers are known for sticking things in their mouth, so I always look for ways to make non-toxic playdough and edible slime recipes.
This ice cream play dough is one of the best homemade playdough recipes we’ve tried yet! It’s silky and smooth and molds easily. And it looks JUST like actual ice cream!
The best part? You only need TWO simple ingredients, and you might just have them in your pantry already!
Related: Check out our foolproof homemade slow cooker play dough recipe too!
Ice Cream Playdough Ingredients
Only 2 ingredients needed!
- 1 cup frosting
- 2-3 cups powdered sugar
We used the traditional neapolitan ice cream flavors: chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. But you can use any flavor of frosting that you like!
How to make Play Dough with Frosting
- Combine 1 cup frosting (we used strawberry) and 2 cups powdered sugar in a medium mixing bowl.
- Stir frosting and powdered sugar together, slowly adding more powdered sugar (up to 3 cups total).
- When the dough becomes to thick to stir with a spoon, finish kneading by hand. Stop adding powdered sugar when dough no longer sticks to hands.
- Scoop and play!
Your finished ice cream play dough will be super soft and smooth, almost “cloud-like” in texture. It molds well and won’t stick to hands!
Prep Tips
- We use regular style frosting for our ice cream play dough. Feel free to try whipped icing if that’s what you have on hand, just keep in mind that the texture may be slightly different.
- Try greasing hands with a little bit of coconut oil before playing to make sure dough doesn’t stick.
- For more fun, try making other flavors of ice cream play dough using different frosting varieties โ we love this Birthday Cake Batter Edible Play Dough too!
- Gather up your favorite props to play with our ice cream dough: we used sundae dishes and ice cream cones! More tips below…
Ice Cream Parlor Invitation to Play
Add some simple props for an afternoon of pretend play fun scooping and serving your “ice cream” in your own ice cream shop! I’ve included shop-able ad links to some of our favorite ice cream theme play sets; disclosure policy available here.
- Kids play ice cream scoop
- Plastic ice cream bowls & spoons
- Chocolate syrup
- Ice cream shop play set by Melissa & Doug
Frequently Asked Questions
How Long Does Edible Play Dough Last?
Because edible play dough is made with food ingredients, it won’t stay good as long as regular play dough. However, if you play with clean hands on a clean surface, it should be able to last for a couple play sessions.
Here are tips for making it last as long as possible:
- Try using a tray or playdough mats to protect your table and keep all the dough in one place. It’s much easier to clean up!
- Always wash hands before playing to minimize contamination or adding dirt to your ice cream play dough.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator, up to a week.
- Allow to return to room temperature or knead slowly to warm before playing.
- If your dough thickened or hardened, add a couple drops of olive oil, coconut oil, or even water to re-hydrate.
- Since this is made with food items it is perishable – always check for signs of mold before playing after you’ve stored your dough.
Easy clean-up: Simply wash hands and play area with soap and water.
Can You Really Eat Edible Play Dough?
Though our frosting play dough is technically edible, keep in mind that it is not actually intended to be a food item or eaten in large amounts. We created this recipe as a taste-safe sensory play item for little kids, as they tend to put stuff in their mouths and lick their hands all the time.
Please, always supervise young children when playing with play dough or slime.
Click here for more slime safety tips!
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Edible Ice Cream Playdough (2 Ingredients)
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup frosting
- 2-3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Combine 1 cup frosting and 2 cups powdered sugar in mixing bowl.
- Stir frosting and powdered sugar together, slowly adding more powdered sugar (up to 3 cups total) until dough begins to form.
- When the dough becomes too thick to stir with a spoon, finish kneading by hand. Stop adding powdered sugar when dough no longer sticks to hands.
Video
Notes
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Love this recipe! I can’t wait to try this with my little girl this weekend. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you Jen! Hope you and your little one have a great time together playing with ice cream play dough!
Oh my word! What an amazing idea. So easy and safe for little ones. I can see my kids spending so much time playing ice cream parlor together. Thanks for such a fun idea.
Thanks for letting me know you love the recipe Jodi – ice cream play dough is one of our favorites!
Just curious, and no intention of negativity, but didn’t your little ones just want to eat the whole batch?? I can just imagine my boys eating that by the handful. I wonder if corn starch would work in lieu of he powdered sugar…
They definitely wanted to taste it, but it’s so sweet that they actually didn’t want to sit there and scarf it all down. ๐ Plus, they knew I was supervising haha. You could substitute cornstarch if you want to make it less sweet – we use cornstarch in a lot of our slime and play dough recipes.
Womanโฆ.. I went for it and decided to try. Super easy to make. My boys absolutely loved it, they have never had powdered sugar so I caught them sneaking it into their mouths every chance. They rolled it and cut it like playdohโฆ a little bit of a different texture because itโs frosting lol. I will not make it again though. Itโs a one time, tried it and never again thing. Too much sugar and too tasty and my kids would rather just eat it ?
Ummm…this is awesome! I’m going to try this with my kids today actually ๐