Chocolate Pudding Dirt Cups Recipe (aka Worms in Dirt Dessert)

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Chocolate Pudding Dirt Cups Recipe (aka Worms in Dirt Dessert)

In this recipe, chocolate pudding is layered with crushed Oreo cookies to look like dirt cups and decorated with gummy worms for an easy no-bake dessert that's fun for April Fool's Day or Halloween.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword Dirt and Worms, Dirt and Worms Dessert, Dirt and Worms Recipe, Dirt Cups, Dirt Pudding, Pudding Dirt Cups, Worms in Dirt, Worms in Dirt Dessert

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 0

Servings servings

Calories 253kcal

Author Faith Gorsky

Ingredients

4 cups prepared chocolate pudding instant or homemade (see Notes)
20 Oreo cookies crushed
16 gummy worms candy for garnish

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Crush the Oreo cookies. Put the Oreos in a plastic gallon-sized zip-top bag. Crush them with a rolling pin. Alternatively, to get them very finely pulverized, you can use a food processor.
Layer the parfaits. Spoon some chocolate pudding into the bottom of each of 8 individual-sized serving cups, and then add a layer of crushed Oreos.
Repeat the layering so you end up with 2 layers of pudding and 2 layers of cookie crumbles per cup (with a layer of crushed cookies on top).
Finishing touch. Decorate the tops with gummy worm candy and enjoy!

Notes

Prepared Chocolate Pudding: Any prepared chocolate pudding will work here, just make sure it's chilled and fully set before assembling these parfaits. Instant boxed pudding is my go-to; to get 4 cups of prepared pudding, you will need 2 (3.9 ounce) boxes of instant pudding mix and 4 cups of milk.
Finely Crush the Oreos: The more you crush the cookies, the more it will resemble dirt and the more realistic this dessert will look.
To Make it Look More Convincing: Build the parfaits in food-grade flower pots. Or line regular flower pots with plastic wrap.
Toppings: You can add edible flowers to make it pretty, or make it look completely disgusting with more realistic-looking candy worms like these gummy worms on Amazon.
Storage: Dirt pudding parfaits will stay good for up to 5 days stored covered in the fridge. Note that the cookie crumbs will get softer the longer this sits (which is my personal preference!). (TIP: If you want to make this in advance, for the best texture I recommend holding off on adding the gummy worm candy until right before serving.)

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