Description
Make the Best-Ever Dirt Pudding with Oreo crumbs, creamy chocolate pudding, whipped cream, and gummy worms — a fun and delicious dessert!
Ingredients
Scale
- 18 chocolate sandwich cookies, such as Oreos
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 (3.5-ounce) boxes instant chocolate pudding mix (not cook-and-serve)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups cold heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Gummy worms, for garnish
Instructions
- Crush the cookies
Place chocolate sandwich cookies in a food processor and pulse until fine crumbs form. Alternatively, place them in a sealed plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin until finely ground. - Mix the dry pudding ingredients
In a medium bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and instant pudding mix. - Add milk and salt
Slowly whisk in whole milk and kosher salt until smooth and combined. Refrigerate for 5 minutes to thicken. - Whip the cream
In a separate bowl, whip the cold heavy cream with vanilla extract until stiff peaks form. - Fold whipped cream into pudding
Gently fold the whipped cream into the chilled pudding mixture until fully incorporated and smooth. - Assemble the dirt pudding
Layer half of the crushed cookie crumbs in serving dishes or a large trifle bowl. Add half of the pudding mixture on top. Repeat layers, finishing with a layer of cookie crumbs. - Garnish with gummy worms
Decorate the top with gummy worms, placing them partially buried in the cookie “dirt” for a fun effect. - Chill and serve
Refrigerate the assembled pudding for at least 2 hours before serving to allow flavors to meld and pudding to set.
Notes
For a chunkier texture, pulse cookies less or add some chopped pieces.
Use cold ingredients for whipping cream to achieve better volume.
Dutch-processed cocoa powder adds a richer, less acidic chocolate flavor.
Serve in clear cups or jars to show off the fun dirt and worm layers.