Description
Oreo Cookie Dirt Cup Pudding combines creamy chocolate pudding, fluffy whipped topping, crushed Oreo cookies, and colorful gummy worms in an easy no-bake dessert. These individual pudding cups are ideal for birthdays, classroom parties, Halloween gatherings, and family celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 30 Oreo cookies
- 1 large 5.9-ounce box chocolate instant pudding mix
- 2 1/2 cups very cold whole milk
- 1 container whipped topping, 8 ounces, thawed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 small pinch fine salt
- 16 to 24 gummy worms
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened, optional
Instructions
- Place the Oreo cookies in a food processor and pulse them into coarse crumbs, leaving a few small pieces for texture. Reserve about 1 cup of crumbs for topping.
- Pour the very cold whole milk into a large mixing bowl.
- Add the chocolate instant pudding mix and whisk continuously for 2 full minutes.
- Let the pudding stand briefly until it begins to thicken, then stir in the vanilla extract and fine salt.
- If using cream cheese, beat it in a separate bowl until smooth. Mix in one spoonful of pudding, then whisk the cream cheese mixture into the remaining pudding.
- Fold the thawed whipped topping gently into the pudding until no white streaks remain.
- Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of Oreo crumbs to the bottom of each clear dessert cup.
- Pipe or spoon a layer of pudding mixture over the crumbs.
- Add another layer of Oreo crumbs, followed by another layer of pudding.
- Cover the top of each cup with the reserved Oreo crumbs.
- Tuck 2 or 3 gummy worms into the top of each dirt cup.
- Refrigerate the pudding cups for at least 15 minutes, then serve cold.
Notes
- Use very cold milk so the instant pudding thickens quickly and firmly.
- Whisk the pudding for the full 2 minutes to prevent a loose filling.
- Do not crush every Oreo into fine powder because small cookie pieces add texture.
- Fold the whipped topping gently to keep the pudding mixture light and airy.
- Use a piping bag or a zip-top bag with one corner snipped for cleaner layers.
- Assemble the cups on the day you serve them for the best cookie crunch.
- Add gummy worms shortly before serving so their sugar coating does not become wet.
- Store finished cups covered in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
- Do not freeze the pudding cups because the filling may become grainy after thawing.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 dirt cup
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 35
- Sodium: 360
- Fat: 17
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 9
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 54
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 10