This no-bake Oreo Dirt Cake Cups recipe, ready in under 30 minutes, layers crushed cookies and creamy pudding and is garnished with gummy worms and candy flowers for a playful, edible garden effect.
Oreo Dirt Pudding Recipe
Our individual Dirt Cake Cups are a simple spin on my Oreo dirt cake recipe, made as perfectly portioned, portable desserts instead of being prepared in a rectangular pan and served by the slice.
Oreo dirt cups are a cool, creamy, crunchy combination of contrasting flavors and textures: there are alternating layers of a pudding, butter, cream cheese, and Cool Whip mixture that sit above and below crushed cookies.
These Oreo pudding cups are smaller in size and easier to hold (especially for little hands) than its large size cousin, the classic dirt cake, but they’re just as much fun to consume for both kids and adults alike.
Get creative and make fancy dirt cups in mini flower pots or display your dirt in a bucket with artificial flowers or bugs, then serve your snack with a small shovel and devour your dirt with a spoon.
Why We Love This Oreo Dirt Cup Recipe
- Quick and easy to make.
- Uses only 6 simple ingredients.
- Cute dirt cakes in cups are individually portioned and portable.
- Kid-friendly snack that’s also fun for adults.
- Delicious make-ahead dessert that provides a great conversation piece at parties.
- Perfect make-ahead individual dessert cakes for holidays, potlucks, and passing around at parties.
Dirt Cake Cups Ingredients
- Butter
- Oreo pudding
- Milk
- Cream cheese
- Cool whip or your favorite frozen whipped topping
- Oreo cookies
- Gummy worms and royal icing flowers (optional)
Substitutions and Additions
- Pick Your Pudding: You can use instant vanilla pudding or instant chocolate pudding instead of Oreo pudding if you prefer. Or use a different pudding flavor for each layer to give it a unique look and taste.
- Customize Your Cups: You can easily customize your dirt cake cups according to the holiday or season.
- Beach Sand Cups: Layer crushed Golden Oreos and vanilla pudding and garnish with paper umbrellas.
- Halloween Dirt Cake Cups: Layer crushed chocolate Oreos and your favorite pudding flavor and top with candy pumpkins or Halloween decorations.
- Easter Dirt Cake Cups: Use either chocolate or Golden Oreos and colored pudding (with food coloring) and garnish with bunny Peeps, candy eggs, pastel M&M’s, or Easter sprinkles.
Recommended Tools
- Food processor
- Mixing bowls
- Hand mixer
- Whisk
How to Make Dirt Cake Cups
- Crush Your Cookies: Pulse the cookies until all are crushed.
- Prepare The Pudding: Whisk the milk and pudding mix until combined.
- Make The Mixture: Cream together butter and cream cheese. Mix in the Oreo pudding and then fold in the Cool Whip.
- Assemble: Add crushed Oreos into the bottom of each cup. Top with Oreo pudding and repeat the layers until the cups are full, ending with cookies as the top layer.
- Serve: Garnish with Gummy worms and royal icing flowers. Enjoy!
Tips For Making Delicious Dirt Cake Cups
- Make sure your butter and cream cheese are softened to room temperature so they’re easy to combine.
- I like to use a full-fat whipped topping and 2% milk or whole milk for this recipe for the creamiest results.
How to Store Dirt Cake Cups
- To Store: These dirt cake cups can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 2-3 days. Any longer and they will start to get soggy.
More Fun Party Food Recipes
Other Easy Pudding Recipes
- Pudding Fruit Salad
- Copycat Magnolia Banana Pudding
- Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies
- Beach Party Jello Cups
- Banana Split Pudding Cups
Dirt Cake Cups
Serves — 6
Dirt Cake Cups are single serving, no-bake treats that combine crushed Oreos and creamy pudding, perfect for all ages!
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter softened
- 4.2 ounce Oreo pudding
- 2 cups milk
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1½ cups cool whip
- 30 Oreo cookies
- Gummy worms, royal icing flowers optional
Instructions
- Using a food processor, pulse cookies until all are crushed. (no food processor, place cookies in a plastic bag. Once the bag is sealed using a rolling pin to crush the cookies).
- In a large mixing bowl, using a hand mixer on medium speed, cream together butter and cream cheese. Set aside.
- In a medium size mixing bowl, whisk milk and the pudding mix, until combined.
- Combine cream cheese with Oreo pudding with a hand mixer until smooth.
- Gently fold in Cool Whip into the pudding mixture.
- Place 1 Tablespoon of crushed Oreos into each cup. Add ¼ cup of Oreo pudding on top of the crushed cookies. Repeat layers until the cups are full, ending with cookies as the top layer.
- Garnish with Gummy worms and royal icing flowers, if desired.
Jenn’s Notes
Storage:
- To Store: These dirt cake cups can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 2-3 days. Any longer and they will start to get soggy.
- Make sure your butter and cream cheese are softened to room temperature so they’re easy to combine.
- I like to use a full fat whipped topping and 2% milk or whole milk for this recipe for the creamiest results.
Nutrition Info
Calories: 564kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 523mg | Potassium: 314mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 48g | Vitamin A: 656IU | Calcium: 154mg | Iron: 7mg
