Dirt Cake Dessert
A playful no-bake layered dessert that mimics a garden: crushed cookies and crumbles form "dirt" between creamy pudding and whipped topping, topped with gummy worms and candy rocks. Fun enough for kids, delicious enough for adults.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Servings
- 8
- Calories
- 285
- Protein
- 2g
Ingredients
- 20 cookies chocolate sandwich cookies
- 1 box (3.9 oz) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 2 cups cold milk
- 8 oz whipped topping, thawed
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup gummy worms
- ¼ cup candy rocks or crushed candy
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
- 1
Open 20 chocolate sandwich cookies and scoop out the white filling from each cookie half with a small spoon; discard the filling and set the chocolate cookie pieces aside.
- 2
Pour 2 cups of cold milk into a large bowl and add 1 box of instant chocolate pudding mix, whisking constantly for 2 minutes until the pudding is thick and no lumps remain.
- 3
Fold 8 ounces of thawed whipped topping into the pudding by lifting pudding from the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula and turning it over the whipped topping; rotate the bowl and repeat until no white streaks are visible.
- 4
Place the chocolate cookie pieces in a zip-lock bag and seal it closed, then crush them with a rolling pin or the bottom of a cup until they are the size of coarse sand grains.
- 5
Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a small skillet over low heat for about 1 minute, until it is completely liquid and shimmers.
- 6
Add the crushed cookies and 1 tablespoon of sugar to the melted butter, stirring continuously for 30 seconds until the mixture is wet and clumpy like moist dirt.
- 7
Spoon half of the pudding-whipped topping mixture into a 9-inch clear glass bowl or a trifle dish, spreading it in an even layer on the bottom.
- 8
Scatter half of the warm buttered cookie crumbles over the pudding layer, covering the surface completely.
- 9
Top with the remaining pudding-whipped topping mixture, spreading it to the edges so it covers all the crumbles.
- 10
Scatter the remaining buttered cookie crumbles across the top, then arrange gummy worms and candy rocks on the surface in whatever pattern you like.
- 11
Refrigerate the dirt cake for at least 30 minutes before serving so the layers set and the flavors meld.
Tools you’ll need
- large mixing bowl
- whisk
- rubber spatula
- small spoon
- zip-lock bag
- rolling pin or measuring cup bottom
- small skillet
- wooden spoon
- 9-inch clear glass bowl or trifle dish
- serving spoon
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