Q&A for How to Make Edible Slime

Marshmallow slime with sprinkles mixed in makes a great birthday slime. Use confetti or star-shaped sprinkles for an even more festive look.

Put a gummy candy in the microwave for 10-20 seconds. Try the shortest time, then zap it for a few more seconds if it doesn’t melt completely right away. Once it’s melted, stir it up with a fork, then knead it with your hands when it’s cooled down a little. It will become a gooey blob of opaque slime!

To make a slime you can drizzle over a cake or cupcake, mix ½ cup of corn syrup and 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar with a few drops of food coloring. Green is a good bet if you want a nice “slimy” color. Drizzle the slime on with a spoon or fork.

Not exactly. You can use a stove or any other heat source instead to melt the marshmallows.

Gradually add a little more of the liquid component of the recipe. Go slowly, as adding too much liquid will make the slime very runny and difficult to adjust back to a good consistency.

If you keep it any longer than that, the slime will harden and it will not be very fun to play with.

It depends what kind of slime you are making. Adding oil will work only if you are making specific slime, like fluffy slime or cloud slime.

Powdered sugar works as a good substitute. Tapioca powder contains cornstarch, so you can use that as well.

You can use Starbursts and gummy bears instead of marshmallows. Then just add it powdered sugar.

Add more of the cornstarch or powdered sugar. If it's too hard, add more melted candy.

If you play with it a lot and drop it/put it on dirty surfaces, it will pick up germs, but if you don't do these things, it should be safe to eat.

Grocery stores and supermarkets should carry cornstarch. Other convenient stores may also stock it.

Anything edible can attract ants, so yes.

Not for method 1, but for methods 2 and 3 it may be useful to keep the slime from sticking.

Baking powder is the best alternative instead. It's not the same but it'll work.

Yes! Well, they are actually more of "taste safe", because it might not be a good idea to gobble up the batch of slime all at once! Think of these slimes as taste safe, not as snacks. And you won't really gobble the whole thing at once because it doesn't taste that great and you might get a stomachache.

Put some wax paper over the top of the container. That always works when I put thicker liquids in the microwave. If it does explode, stop the microwave, take out the container, and clean the interior of the microwave thoroughly with paper towel and disinfectant wipe/wet wipes.

Yes! You can use a double-boiling method above and there are many other freezer-slime methods on the internet. Make sure you do your research though, some are fake.

Yes. Mixing all the slimes together shouldn't affect them. It might make them taste kind of gross, though.

Baking powder is the best alternative.

Probably not, considering all the dust and dirt and possible bacteria in it. I'd suggest you make a new batch if you want to eat it.