Peanut Butter Playdough Recipe

I love the texture of this peanut butter playdough! It isn’t sticky and doesn’t feel super greasy either. It’s sort of fluffy actually, and the powdered milk adds a very slight crunchiness to the peanut butter balls.

There are a lot of peanut butter playdough/ peanut butter balls recipes that call for added confectioner’s sugar. I’m sure they must taste great, but I’ve never tried adding sugar to peanut butter balls and I still think they taste great! I grew up making them with three simple, healthy ingredients: peanut butter (just peanuts and a little salt), honey (not the kind diluted with high-fructose corn syrup), and powdered milk. When eaten in moderation, this makes a healthy snack. If you give your kids fruit for a snack and need something to make it a little more filling, hand them a peanut butter ball.

You can add in other ingredients like oats, flax seed meal, etc. for more nutrition, like I did in THIS recipe. We kept it simple this time and got some great playdough for the kids! They loved poking it, cutting it with a butter knife, and making thumb prints in the shapes.

Peanut Butter Playdough Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 (16 oz) jar Laura Scudder’s Smooth Peanut Butter
• 1/2 C. honey
• 1 C. nonfat instant dry powdered milk
• optional: bittersweet chocolate

Instructions:

1. Empty the jar of peanut butter into a medium mixing bowl. Stir slowly with a spoon until all the oil is blended into the peanut butter.
2. Stir in the honey.
3. Stir in powdered milk, a little at a time, until thoroughly mixed in with the peanut butter and honey.
4. Roll the peanut butter playdough into balls or worms or shape it into cubes, hearts, or any other shape.
5. Melt the bittersweet chocolate in a bowl in the microwave in about 20 or 30 second increments, stirring in between, until the chocolate is melted through. Dip some or all of the peanut butter balls/shapes in and set in a freezable Tupperware or pie pan. Be sure to try one after dipping it in the melted chocolate— it’s delicious!
6. Freeze or refrigerate until you’re ready to snack on them. 🙂

Suggestions: Have kids wash their hands well before playing with this playdough. You could give them a meal, snack, or drink of milk beforehand so they don’t overeat the playdough while playing. Be sure to save some to freeze for later!

Inspired by THIS recipe.