Carob Peanut Butter Play Dough

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Ease: super quick Type: dessert, snack Prep Time: 10 minutes (not counting making the shapes. Forming the individual spiders is time consuming. Best to have the kids or guests do it.) Yield: about 20 shapes

Cook's notes

Please be sure to buy unsweetened peanut butter with no additives. You can use either crunchy or creamy peanut butter. Both of them will create a different, but interesting texture.

I have found that it is fastest to mix and knead the dough by hand and NOT use the food processor. This is because as the dough reaches the correct thickness, the food processor, even with a dough blade, cannot blend well. The dough is too sticky.

Ingredients

3 bananas
1 c peanut butter
1 c powdered non-fat milk
1 c roasted carob powder

Steps

• Mash the bananas until they are soupy.
• Add the peanut butter, powdered milk and carob. Mix until the dough is thick. Then knead until all of the ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
• Depending upon the size of the bananas,you may have to add a bit more powdered milk and/or carob to get the right consistency. You want the dough pliable but not too sticky. You should be able to mold it into any shape. If you add to much powdered milk or carob though, the dough will crack when you try to bend and shape it. If you make this mistake, just add a little bit of water until you get it right.
• Shape the dough as desired.
• Refrigerate the finished shapes until serving.
• These can be very successfully frozen. Freeze the individual shapes on a cookie sheet. When they are frozen solid, you can transfer them to a plastic freezer bag or airtight container. When you need a quick snack, just grab them out of the freezer and go. They can be eaten frozen or give them just a few minutes at room temperature to thaw.

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