frigerator for an hour, and then assemble the dirt cups.

After that, refrigerate the

assembled dirt cups for 3 hours, or up to 48 hours. Great make-ahead dessert!

Layer the Dirt Dessert Cups

This recipe makes about 4 cups of pudding, so that’s enough for eight 1/2-cup

servings of pudding. Layer a couple spoonfuls of crumbs into the bottom of each

glass, followed by a layer of pudding (about 1/4 cup), and repeat with another layer of

crumbs, a second 1/4-cup layer of pudding, and a final topping of crumbs. Don’t forget

the worms!

4-photo collage showing layering homemade chocolate pudding, crushed Oreo

cookies, and gummy worms in a glass cup.

Success Tip: Taking these to go? Use glass jars with lids or plastic cups with lids to

make transporting easy!

You can also make this as a larger dessert, rather than individual cups, in a

9-inch-square glass baking dish or glass trifle bowl.

Other Ideas for Decorating Dirt Pudding

Here are a few more ideas to inspire you—get creative and have fun with it!

Flower Pot: Flower pot, gummy worms, shovel spoons, flower lollipop

Halloween: Candy pumpkins, candy eyeballs, Halloween sprinkles

Beach: Mini pails, Golden Oreos for the “sand,” shovel spoons, cocktail umbrellas,

gummy flip-flops. You could even use vanilla pudding, butterscotch pudding, or

banana pudding for a lighter color.

Pirate Buried Treasure: Treasure box, Golden Oreos for the “sand,” chocolate coins

Easter: Green-tinted sweetened shredded coconut “grass” on top, candy eggs, mini

chocolate bunny

Terrarium: Clear glass tumbler for visible layers, chocolate candy succulents,

chocolate pebbles, meringue mushrooms

No matter how you decorate or serve these dirt pudding cups, kids and kids-at-heart

cannot get enough. Here’s to a silly, happy dessert!

overhead picture of dirt pudding cups with crushed Oreo cookies and gummy worms

on top.
dirt pudding cups with crushed Oreo cookies and gummy worms on top.

Homemade Dirt Pudding Recipe

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Author: Sally Prep Time: 40 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 4 hours, 50

minutes (includes refrigeration) Yield: 8 1/2 cup pudding servings

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This homemade chocolate pudding comes together in about 10 minutes on the stove.

You’ll want to make and assemble these pudding cups ahead of time so the chocolate

pudding has time to thicken in the refrigerator. Crushe