Chocolate Pudding Dirt Cups
Equipment
- 1 Cake Pan
- 1 Silicone Vegetable Mold Optional, if ambitous enough to create chocolate veggies
Ingredients
- 1 Container Chocolate Rocks
- 1 Box Yellow Cake Mix
- 1 Box Cornbread Mix
- 1 5.9 oz Chocolate Pudding Mix
- ½ Package Oreo Cookies
Additional Ingredients For Cake / Corn Bread
- 4 Eggs
- ½ Cup Vegetable Oil
- 3⅓ Cup Milk
Instructions
Prep Cake, Cornbread & Pudding
- Make the cake, cornbread & pudding per package directions. Allow to completetly cool/set before proceeding.1 Box Yellow Cake Mix, 1 Box Cornbread Mix, 1 5.9 oz Chocolate Pudding Mix, 4 Eggs, ½ Cup Vegetable Oil, 3⅓ Cup Milk
Crush Oreos
- Place Oreos in gallon bag, and gently crush using a rolling pin. You are aiming for a good mix of large pieces and crumbs.½ Package Oreo Cookies
Assmeble Cups
- Place pudding in bottom of cups, I prefer to build all 6 cups at the same time.
- Remember to place chocolate rocks on the edge of the glass – I used about 6 rocks per cup. Placing them along the edge ensures that guests will see the rocks!1 Container Chocolate Rocks
- Use the cornbread, and crumble into each cup, then place a cupcake top. This will help the cupcake not become soggy.
- On top of the cupcake top, place oreo crumbs & cornbread.
- Continue to layer as above until you get to the top. You want the top layer to be pudding so you can cover with oreo cookie crumbs.
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Angie’s Notes
- If you are feeling really ambitious, you can make your own chocolate root vegetables using a silicone mold and tuck them into the dessert.
- To fit the garden theme, I highly recommend you use these super cute shovel spoons.
Why I Love Pudding Dirt Cups
Your guest will love these pudding dirt cups, and they are perfect for a garden party. Welcome to the next post in my garden party series. This week I’m covering how to make a dessert for your party.
When I was younger I remember having dirt cups at parties. Typically, they are made from chocolate pudding & cool whip along with oreo cookies & gummy worms. I’ve changed the recipe slightly by including chocolate rocks & layers of cake. I didn’t think I could call these dirt cups if they didn’t look like dirt!
My Tips For Making Pudding Dirt Cups
As you think about dirt, think about what a shovel of dirt looks like while you are digging. In Colorado, we have clay/sand/dirt mixture so my shovel has multiple colors!
After you know what color layers you are going for, you can determine what you can use for the layers. I highly recommend making the pudding per the pckage directions. This will ensure a darker chocolate color than using cool whip. For layers of sand you can use vanilla cupcake tops and or corn bread. Chocolate rocks are a great addition to really sell these as dirt cups! If you live somewhere where you have red clay, a strawberry cupcake top should do the trick.
I decided to not use any gummy worms, but I think breaking up chocolate covered pretzels could be a great sub for gummy worms. When I think of gummy worms, I didn’t think they would be great in these dirt cups.
Finally, for the top layer you will use crushed oreo cookies. Using a zip top bag and a rolling pin is the easiest way I found to crush the cookies. Be sure to let all the air out of the bag before trying to crush the cookies.
Layering Your Dirt Cups
In addition to the above tips, when it comes time to layering, there is a specific way to layer. Use the cupcake and or corn bread as a “buffer” between the pudding layers. It’s recommended to put a layer of pudding, then sprinkle corn bread & some crushed oreo cookies, then add the cupcake top. Layering this way you’ll have a firm cake layer instead of a soggy cake layer. While you are layering, tuck in some chocolate rocks as well. Repeat the layering process until your cup is full.
For added fun, I highly recommend using a clear cup, and adding these cute shovel spoons complete the dessert.
I made these dirt cups about an hour before my party, hoping they wouldn’t get too soggy. It was a few hours until we started eating these, and they were not soggy at all.
Additional Ideas For Pudding Dirt Cups
While researching for the party, I had so many ideas I just couldn’t execute all of them for this party. Here’s a few additional things I think would be super cute for these dirt cups.
- Edible flowers (fresh, dried, or fake)
- Chocolate covered pretzles, slightly broken to serve as “worms”
- Grass – either this edible string grass or an edible image cake topper
- Add liquor for an adult treat – either to the pudding or give an oreo cookie a quick dunk in bailys or kahlua
- Chocolate vegetables – carrots, beets or any other root vegetable, make your own with this mold
- Pirouette cookie could be played off as a shovel handle
How will you make these pudding dirt cups your own?
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