Description
These Halloween Dirt Cups are a fun and spooky no-bake dessert layered with chocolate pudding, crushed cookies, and festive toppings like marshmallow ghosts and candy bones. Perfect for parties, kids, or Halloween treats made ahead!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (3.9 oz) package chocolate instant pudding mix
- 2 cups cold milk
- 8 oz whipped topping (like Cool Whip), thawed
- 15 chocolate sandwich cookies (like Oreos), crushed finely
- Halloween-themed candies: candy pumpkins, gummy worms, candy eyeballs, or Peeps ghosts
- Optional: 4 oz cream cheese for extra creaminess
- Clear plastic cups or jars for serving
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, whisk pudding mix and cold milk. Let set for 5 minutes.
- Gently fold in whipped topping. For a richer texture, beat in softened cream cheese first.
- Crush cookies in a food processor or with a rolling pin in a zip-top bag.
- Layer pudding mixture and crushed cookies into cups, ending with cookie crumbs on top.
- Decorate with Halloween-themed candies like ghosts, eyeballs, or bones.
- Chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour before serving.
Notes
- Use clear cups so layers are visible for full spooky effect.
- Don’t skip chilling—pudding needs time to firm up.
- Let kids decorate their own cups for party fun.
- Add a s’mores twist with a graham cracker layer and mini marshmallows.
- Make ahead up to 24 hours in advance; add toppings right before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
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