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These Dirt Cups are the ultimate nostalgic no-bake treat! Made with layers of rich chocolate pudding and crunchy crushed Oreo dirt, this classic dessert is incredibly easy to whip up with just 4 ingredients. I’ve given them a festive spring makeover by topping them with chocolate covered carrot strawberries and chocolate eggs. These are the perfect Easter dessert!
I love making dirt cups because there are about a thousand ways to customize them for any celebration. For this version, we’re doing dirt pudding cups Easter style! For the quickest version, instant chocolate pudding works beautifully. However, if you want a richer flavor, you can use a stovetop cooked chocolate pudding.
Dirt Cups are a classic no-bake dessert made with layers of creamy chocolate pudding and crushed Oreo cookie “dirt.” To make them, whisk together chocolate pudding and milk, fold in whipped topping for a fluffy texture, and top with crushed chocolate sandwich cookies. For a festive Easter version, garnish with “carrot” strawberries dipped in orange-colored chocolate or chocolate eggs or jelly beans!
Ingredients in Easter Dirt Cups
- Instant chocolate pudding mix is perfect for this easy recipe. Any flavor chocolate works, just make sure it’s instant pudding. Two boxes is so you can make 6 or more dirt cups.
- You’ll need milk to make the pudding mix. Whole milk, 2%, or fat free milk may be used. Know that the more fat in the milk, the thicker the pudding. Pudding mix needs proteins in cows milk to set up, so nondairy milk is not recommended for this.
- Oreos make up the dirt when chopped or crushed. You can use chocolate graham crackers or anything similar in place of the Oreos.
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Dorothy’s Expert Dirt Cup Tips
- If you want an even darker ‘soil’ look, try using Thinsters or chocolate wafers, but the cream filling in crushed Oreos provides that classic flavor everyone expects.
- Crush the cookies correctly: the cookies should be crushed into various sizes: some fine like sand and some chunky for crunch.
- We love topping these with my Carrot Strawberries, but Cadbury Eggs or jelly beans or any Easter candy (like Peeps) works great!
Easter Dirt Cups Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 (3.4 ounces each) boxes instant chocolate pudding mix
- 4 cups cold milk (see note)
- 20 Oreos
- Carrot Strawberries or chocolate eggs or jelly beans, for garnish
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine pudding mix and cold milk. Stir for two minutes then set aside. Pudding should set in five minutes.
- Place Oreos in a large Ziploc bag and crush with a rolling pin, or use a food processor to crush into crumbs.
- In a little cup or dish, spoon in the pudding and sprinkle with oreo crumbs to create the “dirt”.
- Top dirt cups with sprinkles, jelly beans, chocolate eggs, carrot strawberries, or anything you like.
Recipe Notes
- Be sure to buy instant pudding. Can use any chocolate flavor.
- Regular or nonfat milk may be used. Nonfat milk will yield a thinner pudding.
- Be sure to use gel based food coloring so your white chocolate doesn’t seize.
- Substitute chocolate graham crackers for the Oreos.
Recipe Nutrition
How to make Easter Dirt Cups
- Combine the pudding mix and milk in a large mixing bowl. Stir it for two minutes, and then set the bowl aside.
- Crush the Oreo cookies in a food processor. Or, you can place them in a bag and crush them with a rolling pin.
- Spoon the pudding into serving cups or bowls. Sprinkle the crushed cookies over the top. Place two chocolate-covered carrot strawberries on top of the cookies.
Dirt Cup Variations
- For these Easter dirt cups you can make them pastel by using vanilla pudding mix and adding food coloring.
- Top these with gummy worms for a more traditional dirt cup
- Use any holiday candy depending on the holiday! Peeps, Christmas candy, cookies, anything works on top.
FAQs
For the best texture, place them in a large Ziploc bag and use a rolling pin. This gives you more control over the “crumb” size than a food processor.
