Description
Halloween Dirt Cake Cups are a fun and festive dessert perfect for Halloween parties. Layers of rich chocolate and creamy orange-tinted vanilla pudding are combined with crushed Oreos and gummy worms, topped with pumpkin candies and optional bone sprinkles for a spooky treat that looks like dirt-filled cups.
Ingredients
Scale
Puddings
- 4 cups milk divided, for preparing puddings
- 1 box instant chocolate pudding mix 3.4 ounces
- 1 box instant vanilla pudding mix 3.4 ounces
- Orange food coloring as needed
Toppings
- 1 cup gummy worms
- 22 Oreo cookies crushed
- 24 pumpkin candies
- 2 tablespoons bone sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Prepare puddings: Use milk to prepare and chill each box of pudding in separate bowls according to package instructions.
- Color vanilla pudding: Add a few drops of orange food coloring to the vanilla pudding and stir. Gradually add additional drops as needed to achieve the desired orange color.
- Layer chocolate pudding: Divide half of the chocolate pudding evenly into the bottom of each glass.
- Add gummy worms: Distribute the gummy worms over the chocolate pudding layer.
- Sprinkle crushed Oreos: Sprinkle one-third of the crushed Oreos evenly over the gummy worms.
- Layer orange vanilla pudding: Divide half of the orange-colored vanilla pudding over the gummy worms and spread evenly.
- Sprinkle more Oreos: Sprinkle one-third of the crushed Oreos over the orange pudding layer.
- Top with remaining chocolate pudding: Spread the remaining chocolate pudding evenly over the Oreo layer.
- Final Oreo topping: Sprinkle the remaining crushed Oreos over the top chocolate pudding layer.
- Garnish cups: Place three pumpkin candies on top of each glass and decorate with bone sprinkles if desired.
Notes
- If orange food coloring is not available, mix four drops of red and five drops of yellow food coloring to make orange. Adjust based on the type of food coloring (gel or liquid).
- Use concentrated gel food coloring sparingly and adjust gradually to avoid overly vibrant colors.
- Bone sprinkles are optional but add extra Halloween flair to the cups.
- These cups can be prepared ahead and refrigerated until serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
