A fun and spooky treat, these Graveyard Dirt Cups are a Halloween dessert that kids and adults alike love. Super simple, tasty, and absolutely fun!
Halloween is just around the corner, whether we want to believe it or not. These Graveyard Dirt Cups are one thing that we have been making for years.
Well, technically, Dirt Cups themselves are ones that we have been making for years. We just love to jazz them up for the holidays. And what holiday is better than Halloween?
With “gravestones” and “ghosts” these are a fun and spooky treat that kids absolutely love. I may absolutely love them too, just because they are that good.
With Oreos, pudding, chocolate syrup, and more, the combination of flavors is absolutely amazing, and we just cannot get enough of them.
This is a great recipe that you can get your kids in on to help make, like I said it is easy. Kids love the layering and decorating, so it is perfect for little hands.
Some of our other favorite Halloween treats that we have on our site include: Halloween Chocolate Pretzel Rods, Poison Apples and Ghost Cheesecake Brownies.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- These come together in a short time.
- You can make them in larger or smaller cups.
- Easily versatile to decorate how you’d like.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE BELOW):
Oreo cookies
Whole milk
Instant chocolate pudding mix
Whipped topping
Chocolate syrup
Milano Cookies
Black cookie icing
Ghost peeps
Mini pumpkin candies
Halloween sprinkles
HOW TO MAKE GRAVEYARD DIRT CUPS:
- Place the Oreos into a food processor, you will need to do this in batches. Process until they form crumbs. Place the crumbs into a large bowl and set aside.
- Add the milk and chocolate pudding mix to a large bowl, and stir together for 2 minutes until it begins to thicken. Add the whipped topping and fold it in until there are no streaks.
- Add ½ cup of the chocolate syrup and give it a few stirs. You want it to look streaky. Place it in the fridge until ready to assemble.
- Lay out 18 9-ounce or similar-sized cups or serving containers. Place 2 tablespoons of the cookie crumbs in the bottom of the cups. Add just under ¼ cup of the pudding mix on top. Repeat with 2 more tablespoons of cookie crumbs and the remaining pudding.
- Finally, add 1 tablespoon of the cookie crumbs on top of each cup.
- Add the remaining ½ cup of chocolate syrup to the remaining cookie crumbs and stir it all together. This will be clumpy and moist looking. Set aside.
- Decorate Milano cookies with black icing to say “RIP” or any saying you want, and add them to the cups. Add peep ghosts to the cups. I like to add the peeps and cookies to half of the cups, so they look different, but do as many as you want. Also, try and press them in gently into the pudding, so they stick up.
- Take the clumpy cookie crumbs and add this to the tops of the cups to resemble freshly dug graves and uneven Earth. Add the mini pumpkin candies and Halloween sprinkles.
- Chill until serving or serve immediately.
DO I HAVE TO MAKE THESE A GRAVEYARD THEME?
No, if you want to decorate these differently, feel free to do so. You can make them like the original with gummy worms, or you can still do them Halloween-themed but with other decorations.
CAN I MAKE MY OWN HOMEMADE WHIPPED CREAM?
Absolutely, if you would rather make your own homemade whipped cream, you can do that. We use cool whip in this as it is stabilized and we feel like it holds up well, but homemade will work just fine.
CAN I MAKE SMALLER PORTIONS?
Yes, these are a great size for older kids or adults. If you have littles, I would get smaller cups and then use half of the recipe for that. It would be the perfect amount.
HOW TO STORE:
These can be stored in the refrigerator covered, where they will keep for up to 5 days. Over that time some of the toppings can wilt or harden, so just know that the texture of those will not be the same.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- Decorate these any way that you’d like.
- These make 18 9 ounces cups, you can halve the cup size for younger children.
- This can be made in a large bowl or a baking dish as well and scooped as needed.
- I do not recommend freezing this recipe.
- I find it easiest to decorate the cookies with a toothpick.
Love Halloween and are trying to find all the fun goodies for your parties or gatherings? These Graveyard Dirt Cups are easy, fun, and tasty and would be perfect to add to your menu.
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Graveyard Dirt Cups
Ingredients
- 38.2 ounce 2 19.1 ounce packages packages Oreo cookies (family size)
- 4 cups whole milk
- 7.8 ounces 2 3.9 ounce packages instant chocolate pudding mix
- 16 ounces whipped topping thawed
- 1 cup chocolate syrup divided
- Milano Cookies
- Black cookie icing
- Ghost peeps
- Mini pumpkin candies
- Halloween sprinkles
Instructions
- Place the Oreos into a food processor, you will need to do this in batches. Process until they form crumbs. Place the crumbs into a large bowl and set aside.
- Add the milk and chocolate pudding mix to a large bowl, and stir together for 2 minutes until it begins to thicken. Add the whipped topping and fold it in until there are no streaks.
- Add ½ cup of the chocolate syrup and give it a few stirs. You want it to look streaky. Place it in the fridge until ready to assemble.
- Lay out 18 9-ounce or similar-sized cups or serving containers. Place 2 tablespoons of the cookie crumbs in the bottom of the cups. Add just under ¼ cup of the pudding mix on top. Repeat with 2 more tablespoons of cookie crumbs and the remaining pudding.
- Finally, add 1 tablespoon of the cookie crumbs on top of each cup.
- Add the remaining ½ cup of chocolate syrup to the remaining cookie crumbs and stir it all together. This will be clumpy and moist looking. Set aside.
- Decorate Milano cookies with black icing to say “RIP” or any saying you want, and add them to the cups. Add peep ghosts to the cups. I like to add the peeps and cookies to half of the cups, so they look different, but do as many as you want. Also, try and press them in gently into the pudding, so they stick up.
- Take the clumpy cookie crumbs and add this to the tops of the cups to resemble freshly dug graves and uneven Earth. Add the mini pumpkin candies and Halloween sprinkles.
- Chill until serving or serve immediately.
Notes
- Nutritional value does not include garnishes.
- Decorate these any way that you'd like.
- These make 18 9 ounces cups, you can halve the cup size for younger children.
- This can be made in a large bowl or a baking dish as well and scooped as needed.
- I do not recommend freezing this recipe.
- I find it easiest to decorate the cookies with a toothpick.
Nutrition
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