Chocolate Dirt Pudding With Worms (Printable)
Creamy chocolate pudding layered with crushed cookies and topped with gummy worms for a fun, no-bake dessert.
# What You Need:
→ Pudding Layer
01 - 1 package (3.9 oz) instant chocolate pudding mix
02 - 2 cups cold milk
03 - 1 cup whipped topping, thawed
→ Cookie Dirt
04 - 18 chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed
→ Decorations
05 - 12 gummy worms
# How To Cook:
01 - Whisk instant chocolate pudding mix and cold milk in a large mixing bowl for 2 minutes until mixture thickens completely.
02 - Gently fold whipped topping into pudding until fully incorporated and mixture is smooth and creamy.
03 - Crush chocolate sandwich cookies in a food processor or place in zip-top bag and crush with rolling pin until fine crumbs resemble soil texture.
04 - Spoon cookie crumbs into bottom of 6 serving cups. Add chocolate pudding mixture. Repeat layers, finishing with generous cookie crumb topping to completely cover pudding.
05 - Insert 2 gummy worms into each cup, positioning them partially buried in the cookie dirt so they appear to crawl out.
06 - Refrigerate assembled cups for at least 1 hour to set layers and achieve optimal serving texture.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- You can make the entire thing in about twenty minutes with zero oven time, which feels like magic on hot summer days
- Watching peoples faces when they realize the dirt is actually crushed cookies never gets old, especially the grown-ups who momentarily forget themselves
- Its one of those rare desserts that tastes even better the next day, if you somehow manage to have leftovers
02 -
- The cookie layer at the bottom will start to soften if these sit too long, so assemble them no more than a day before you plan to serve
- Making sure your whipped topping is completely thawed but not melted makes all the difference in getting smooth, lump-free pudding layers
03 -
- Pulse the cookies in short bursts rather than running the food processor continuously to avoid turning them into chocolate paste instead of crumbs
- Room temperature pudding folds into whipped topping more smoothly than cold pudding does, giving you that perfectly creamy texture