Crushed Oreo’s, creamy pudding mixture, and gummy worms make these ‘dirt’ like treats fun for even the kids at heart!

Oreo Dirt Cake Cups with Cream Cheese

You’ve heard me talk about our cabin on the lake we had when I was a kid. This dirt cake is my favorite reminder of the cabin. My Grandma would make a big bowl of dirt cake for us, loaded with gummy worms and garnished with Black Eyed Susan’s. As kids we just thought that was the greatest thing! We have so many fun and fond memories of summers spent there!

These Oreo Dirt Cake Cups happen to be one of my son’s favorite treats, too! And being that it’s his birthday, his super cool teacher welcomed a treat for him to take to school and share with his classmates.

A headline for an article recently caught my attention. I didn’t take the time to read it, but from what I could tell the article was telling Mom’s everywhere that we don’t need tree shaped treats for Arbor Day, to take it down a notch.

I told my husband, ‘That’s me!’ And I can’t take it down a notch. I live for being ‘that’ Mom! The one that can be over the top sometimes. I love it, I can’t get enough of it!

That’s because I get a lot of joy out of baking for other people, especially for little people! Kids are my favorite and baking is my love language.

If you only have a few minutes, make my super easy semi-homemade Dirt Cake Pudding Cups alternative instead!

My childhood consists of so many wonderful memories, I want to give the same gift to my son. I can’t afford expensive things or vacations, so I put effort into the details, just like my Grandma did for us. I try to sprinkle in extra love wherever I can!

You would probably have fun making Easter Oreo Dirt Cake Cups, Earth Day Oreo Dirt Cake Cups, Oreo Dirt Cake Brownie Bites, or Easter Dirt Cake, too!

What You’ll Need:

1 package Oreo’s, Crushed
4 tbsp Butter, Softened
1 cup Powdered Sugar
8 oz Cream Cheese, Softened
2 (3.9 oz each) Packages Instant Chocolate Pudding
3 1/2 cups Milk
12 oz Cool Whip
Gummy Worms

How to Make Oreo Dirt Cake Cups

Crush the entire package of Oreo’s and set aside.
In a separate small bowl, mix 1/2 stick softened butter, 1 cup powdered sugar, and 8 oz of softened cream cheese until smooth.
In a separate large bowl, mix 2 (3.9 oz) packages of instant chocolate pudding and 3 1/2 cups of milk together. Fold in 12 oz of Cool Whip. Mix.
Pour cream cheese mixture into the pudding mixture and mix together until well combined.
In individual cups of your choice, layer as follows:
- Pudding mixture & gummy worm
- Crushed Oreo’s
- Pudding mixture & gummy worm
- Crushed Oreo’s
Garnish top with a flower and/or additional gummy worm and crushed Oreo’s.

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Recipe Notes & Variations:

Make Ahead – These hold up nicely if you make them one day ahead, but I don’t recommend making them any farther ahead than that. The cookie crumbs will start to soften.
Pudding – Any brand of instant chocolate pudding will work, but it must be instant. Use the 3.9 oz size box.
Variations:
- Graveyard – Use tombstone shaped cookies and write R.I.P. on them. Stick into the top of each cup and garnish with pumpkins.
- Sandy Beach – Use golden Oreos and decorate with little umbrellas.
- Construction – Use a small shovel and/or toy tractor to garnish with.
- Dinosaur – Use small toy dinosaurs to decorate with.
- Easter
- Flower – Use little flowers to garnish with.
- Earth Day

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Yield: 12

Oreo Dirt Cake Cups

Name: Oreo Dirt Cake Cups
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 package Oreo's, Crushed; 1/2 stick Butter, Softened; 1 cup Powdered Sugar; 8 oz Cream Cheese, Softened; 2 (3.9 oz each) packages Instant Chocolate Pudding; 3 1/2 cups Milk; 12 oz Cool Whip; Gummy Worms

Oreo Dirt Cake Cups, crushed Oreo's, creamy pudding mixture, and gummy worms make these 'dirt' like treats fun for even the kids at heart!

Prep Time 30 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 package Oreo's, Crushed
1/2 stick Butter, Softened
1 cup Powdered Sugar
8 oz Cream Cheese, Softened
2 (3.9 oz each) packages Instant Chocolate Pudding
3 1/2 cups Milk
12 oz Cool Whip
Gummy Worms

Instructions

Crush entire package of Oreo's and set aside.
In a separate small bowl, mix butter, powdered sugar, and cream cheese until smooth.
In a separate large bowl, mix dry pudding mix and milk together. Fold in Cool Whip. Mix.
Pour cream cheese mixture into pudding mixture. Mix together.
In individual cups of your choice, layer as follows: pudding mixture, gummy worm, crushed Oreo's, pudding mixture, gummy worm, crushed Oreo's.
Garnish top with flowers and/or additional gummy worm and crushed Oreo's.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 316Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 208mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 0gSugar: 20gProtein: 5g