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Dirt Cake

Home cook, taken with iPhone 14. Close-up slight angle of delicious Dirt Cake on white plate. Mouthwatering --ar 4:3 --style raw --s 240

Dirt Cake is a fun and creamy dessert featuring layers of chocolate pudding, crushed cookies, and whipped cream, perfect for parties and kids’ gatherings.

Ingredients

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  • 1 package (15.25 oz) Oreo cookies
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 packages (3.9 oz each) instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 1 container (8 oz) whipped topping, thawed
  • Gummy worms for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  1. Crush Oreo cookies into small pieces, reserving a handful for garnish.
  2. Mix crushed Oreos with melted butter and press half into the bottom of a 9×13 inch dish.
  3. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
  4. Whisk milk and pudding mix in another bowl until thickened, then fold into the cream cheese mixture.
  5. Fold whipped topping into the pudding mixture until combined.
  6. Spread half of the pudding mixture over the Oreo crust.
  7. Sprinkle remaining crushed Oreos over the pudding layer.
  8. Spread the remaining pudding mixture on top and finish with reserved Oreos and gummy worms.
  9. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.

Notes

For extra fun, add gummy worms between layers to enhance the ‘dirt’ theme or serve in individual cups for easy portioning.