Graveyard Dirt Cake
A no-bake Halloween dessert of creamy vanilla pudding and crushed Oreo layers, decorated with cookie tombstones and gummy worms.
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Ingredients
- 1 package (about 25 oz) Oreo cookies crushed into fine crumbs
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 boxes (3.4 oz each) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 3 1/2 cups cold milk
- 12 oz whipped topping thawed
- gummy worms, oval cookies and decorating icing for the graveyard
Instructions
- Crush the Oreos, filling and all, into fine crumbs.
- Beat the cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar until smooth and fluffy.
- Whisk the pudding mix with the cold milk for about 2 minutes, until it starts to thicken.
- Beat the pudding into the cream cheese mixture, then gently fold in the whipped topping.
- In a 9x13 pan, layer a third of the crumbs, half the pudding, another third of the crumbs, the rest of the pudding, and finish with the remaining crumbs.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Write RIP on the oval cookies with icing, stand them in the top as tombstones, and add the gummy worms just before serving.
Notes
Make up to 1 day ahead and decorate just before serving. Leftovers keep covered in the fridge for 3 days.