Edible Cherry Limeade Slime

What’s Inside: A fun slime recipe inspired by our popular Copycat Cherry Limeade recipe, this Edible Cherry Limeade Slime is super easy to make and completely edible! Perfect for mixed age groups or just a fun kitchen science experiment!

Edible Cherry Slime Recipe

One of my favorite things to do with my daughter on rainy days is play around with different ingredients – whether we’re trying to make fun new recipes, or engaging in a bit of kitchen science!

We recently bought a few flavored drink crystals to make homemade lip gloss – and we had plenty left over! So, naturally, we started experimenting with them.

My daughter asked if I thought we could make a cherry limeade slime with our cherry limeade drink crystals, and while we could have made a normal glue-based slime and just added the drink crystals, I thought “why not try to make it edible?!”

Edible Slimes are so awesome for including younger kids in sensory play, plus they tend to be a bit gentler on sensitive skin than borax- or glue-based slimes. (Even if your kids are past the age of tasting things, I know a lot of kids struggle to not touch their face – including their eyes and mouth – while playing, and edible slimes make that less of an issue.)

I remembered my friend Stacey (my partner in crime on this site) had perfected a Jello Slime so I thought we could use some flavorless gelatin to make an Edible Cherry Limeade Slime!

We buy edible gelatine in bulk to make homemade bird feeders, but you could also use Knox brand plain gelatin, vegan gelatin or even a sugar-free cherry Jell-O packet. I would avoid using plain Jell-O as I think the sugar would make this recipe super sticky!

This slime turned out super stretchy, with a hybrid play dough-slime consistency that was less messy and stringy than traditional slimes. The slime does dry out due to the cornstarch, but if you knead in some water, it will stop flaking and come back into a cohesive slime. If your slime is too dough-like and tough, knead in more water to get a more slime-like consistency.

This recipe gets its base recipe from Stacey’s Edible Jell-O Slime recipe – she uses commercial (sugar-free) Jell-O in her recipe so if you’d rather do that than head out and buy flavorless gelatine, give her recipe a try! (Check out the bottom of this post for three more edible slime recipes your kids will love!)

Ingredients for Edible Soda Slime Recipe

• 3 Tablespoons gelatin
• 1/2 Tablespoon cherry limeade drink crystals (may be one or two packets depending on your brand)
• 3-5 Tablesoons water, as needed
• 1/2 cup cornstarch

Tip: you can use Knox-brand gelatine or for a cheaper route, hit up your local bulk store for plain gelatine powder.

Kitchen Tools You May Find Helpful

• Non-slip mixing bowls
• Fork, for mixing
• Measuring cups and spoons
• Storage containers, to store slime

How to Make Edible Cherry Soda Slime

In a large bowl, combine the plain gelatin and drink crystals.

You can either add the water or the cornstarch next – some people will find one easier than the other so do what works best for you. Stacey prefers adding the cornstarch first and adjusting the amount of water, but I like having more control over the cornstarch.

Either way, mix all ingredients until well combined and then knead for at least 2 minutes.

The slime should be stretchy and cohesive, without being sticky or goopy/messy. If it’s too sticky, add more cornstarch. If it’s not stretching well and is resembling a hard dough, add a bit more water.

 

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This Edible Cherry Limeade Slime is such a fun summer sensory activity for kids! Use the base recipe to make a variety of different edible punch and soda-flavored slimes!

For more fun edible slime recipes, check out our Edible Gummy Bear Slime, Stacey’s Edible Pudding Slime or my Edible Honey Slime.