Learn how to make a terrarium, except this isn’t just any DIY terrarium idea. This DIY terrarium is 100% edible! From edible succulents to edible moss and rocks, you can make a terrarium that not only looks good, but also tastes great!
Place Oreos into a plastic bag and smash them with a heavy object. You want the cookies crushed up into nice and fine crumbs so they resemble dirt. Set aside.
The key to the edible terrarium (or really any DIY terrarium) is the layers. Therefore start your layers with some “rocks,” by combining yogurt covered raisins and Boston Baked Beans.
Now add the crushed Oreos for the dirt. Fill the container roughly an inch from the top.
Make an Edible Succulent
You can use leaf gummies to create the edible succulents. Cut off the sides of the candy so that you have the middle section to work with.
Overlap one leaf candy on top of another.
Repeat this, shaping them into a circle as you go.
For the last leaf, tuck it under the first to complete the pattern. Then your candy succulent is ready for the terrarium.
Place your finished edible succulent into the terrarium. Make sure to push it a bit into the Oreo dirt so that it’s secure.
Make a Mushroom out of Candy
Cut a piece off of a candy rope to roughly the length you want the candy mushroom to be.
Shape the candy into a mushroom stem. It helps to have the base wider than the top.
Attach one of the sticky ends of the candy onto the bottom of a Hershey’s Kiss. Now you have an adorable candy mushroom!
Place it into the terrarium and push the Oreo dirt around it for support.
Finishing the Edible Terrarium
Of course, no terrarium is complete without some moss or grass. Cotton candy makes for perfect edible moss so place some green cotton candy wherever you would like moss or grass in your terrarium.
Add some yogurt raisins for rocks on top.
Now all that’s left to do is “dig” in to your DIY edible terrarium! Or leave it as a display and eat parts of it from time to time like I did.
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Notes
It’s all about the layers with an edible terrarium so you can get all sorts of candies and treats that resemble different plants and rocks. Get creative when candy shopping to have a variety to work with! You can even make some candy agate slices to add to it!