Gluten-Free Playdough
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 15 mins
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup baby rice cereal
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 cup unsweetened/unflavored applesauce
- Liquid watercolors or food coloring, optional
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine rice cereal and cornstarch together. In a separate small bowl, mix applesauce with desired amounts of liquid watercolors or food coloring, if using, and then add to dry ingredients. Mash with a fork until lumps form and cornstarch is matted down.
- Add olive oil and continue mashing the ingredients until they are blended enough that you can start kneading the mixture by hand.
- Continue to knead the mixture until you reach your desired consistency. For a softer dough, add more olive oil, and for a firmer dough, add more cornstarch.
- Use immediately for optimal play.
Notes
To add more oil or cornstarch, I find it helpful to have a little dish of either the oil or the cornstarch next to where I knead the dough. If I decide I need more of one, I place the dough in the little dish to gather a small amount and go back to kneading, much like if I were preparing pizza dough and needed a little extra olive oil or flour. I then continue to knead the dough with a little extra of either ingredient until I have the consistency I want.