Dirt Pie

5 from 2 votes

Dirt pie is the no bake dessert my kids asked for at every birthday. A pressed Oreo crust under a cold chocolate pudding filling, with cookie crumb dirt and gummy worms.

Prep Time15

Chill Time4

Total Time4 15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: slices

Calories: 689kcal

Author: Jennifer Fishkind

Ingredients

Oreo Crust

40 Oreo sandwich cookies crushed with cream center (divide 2 cups for crust, 1 cup for filling, 1 cup for topping)
6 tablespoons salted butter melted and cooled

Filling

8 ounces (or 226g) cream cheese softened
¾ cup powdered sugar sifted
1½ cups cold whole milk
3.9 ouncs (or 110g) instant chocolate pudding mix
8 ounces (or 226g) whipped topping thawed
24 gummy worms

Instructions

Add 2 cups of the crushed Oreo cookies to a small (3-4 cups) mixing bowl. Pour the melted and cooled butter over the crushed cookies. Stir to completely coat the cookie crumbs.
6 tablespoons salted butter, 24 Oreo sandwich cookies
Press the buttered Oreo crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of a standard 9 inch pie plate. (I used a sheet of waxed paper and a ½ cup measuring to press the crumbs. This way the buttered crumbs will only stick to the pie plate and not your hands or measuring cup) Place the crust in the refrigerator while you prepare the filling.
Add the softened cream cheese to a medium (2-3 quarts) mixing bowl. (It’s very important that the cream cheese is softened, to reduce any lumps) Use a handheld mixer on medium speed to mix the cream cheese until smooth, about 1 ½ - 2 minutes.
8 ounces (or 226g) cream cheese
Add the sifted powdered sugar and continue mixing for another 2 minutes, or until the cream cheese and powdered sugar are smooth.
¾ cup powdered sugar
In a separate medium sized mixing bowl, add the cold milk. Sprinkle the pudding mix over the milk. Use a handheld mixer on low speed, or a handheld whisk to mix the milk and pudding until thickened.
1½ cups cold whole milk, 3.9 ouncs (or 110g) instant chocolate pudding mix
Add in 1 cup of the crushed cookie crumbs to the pudding and stir until evenly distributed.
8 Oreo sandwich cookies
Use a silicone spatula to gently fold the thawed whipped topping into the pudding and cookie crumb mixture. (Folding the whipped topping into the pudding should help keep the filling from being too dense)
8 ounces (or 226g) whipped topping
Next, gently fold the cream cheese and powdered sugar mixture in the pudding.
Evenly spread the pudding filling into the chilled Oreo pie crust. Use either a silicone spatula or an offset spatula to smooth the filling.
Evenly sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of crushed Oreo crumbs over the top of the pie. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours. Just before serving, cut the pie into 8 slices. Arrange the gummy worms (2-3 per slice) on top of the cookie crumb dirt. Store any leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Unfortunately, Dirt Pie does not freeze well.
8 Oreo sandwich cookies, 24 gummy worms

Notes

Tips:

Let the cream cheese soften all the way before you start. Cold cream cheese does not blend smoothly with the powdered sugar and you end up with lumps through the filling.
Sift the powdered sugar. It is the difference between a smooth filling and a gritty one.
Fold the whipped topping and the cream cheese mixture in gently instead of running the mixer. That is what keeps the filling light instead of dense.
Give it the full 4 hours in the refrigerator. Cut it early and the slices sag.
Add the gummy worms right before serving, 2 to 3 per slice.

Storage:

Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. The cookie crumbs on top soften as the pie sits, so the first day is the best one for texture. Dirt pie does not freeze well, so plan to eat it fresh.

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