Graveyard Dirt Cups

Graveyard Dirt Cups are a fun dessert perfect for a Halloween party or a silly treat at home. These pudding cups are filled with crushed Oreos, chocolate pudding, Cool Whip, and fun treats on top.

They’re the perfect individualized dessert for your Halloween party table. It’s a great way to have a no-serve dessert – just grab and go.

Graveyard Dirt Cups

I’m always searching for ideas for super cute Halloween desserts. Once I created these Halloween graveyard dirt cups, I knew the kids would love this fun and spooky dessert.

The Halloween season is one of my favorite holidays for a reason. Because we get to make fun Halloween dirt cups like this!

Once you get in the groove about making fun Halloween treats, don’t stop there! These Nutter Butter Ghosts are another awesome treat idea that is simple and delicious!

Ingredients

• 2 Packages Chocolate Pudding 
• 3 Cups Milk 
• 1 Tub Cool Whip 
• 10-12 Oreos 
• Gummy Worms 
• Milano Cookies 
• ½ Cup Chocolate Chips 
• 1 Tbsp Shortening 
• Piping Bag 
• 9oz  Clear Plastic Cups (or smaller)

How To Make This Easy Dirt Cups Pudding Recipe

• In a large mixing bowl combine milk and pudding mixes. It is best to use an electric mixer because this mixture is very thick. Place bowl in the refrigerator for 10 minutes. 
• Meanwhile place Oreos in the food processor and finely chop to get cookie crumbs. If you don’t have a food processor you can place them in a large plastic resealable bag and crush with a rolling pin or mallet. 
• Remove the pudding mixture from the refrigerator and mix in whipped topping. 

• Place about ½ an inch of crushed Oreo at the bottom of each cup. Spoon layer of pudding evenly into each cup and top with a thick layer of Oreo crumbs. Place in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. 
• Melt chocolate chips and shortening in a microwave safe bowl or double boiler. Place in a piping bag and cut a small hole in the tip. Use the chocolate to decorate Milano cookies like gravestones or ghosts. 
• Remove the pudding cups from the refrigerator and press the bottom half of a Milano cookie into each cup to form the cookie tombstone. Decorate with gummy worms and sprinkles to create a mini “graveyard” 
• Serve immediately.

This recipe can be made with sugar-free pudding and cool whip for a lighter version as well! Smaller cups can be used to create smaller pudding cups.

Special Tools

Since the mixture becomes quite thick when you’re making it, you’ll want to have an electric mixer to make it easier. A food processor is also great for breaking up the Oreo cookies.

Alternatives

• Vanilla Pudding – It might not look like dirt but if the kids don’t care for chocolate pudding, change up the type of pudding and use that instead!
• Crushed Cookies – Oreos are super popular but really any type of dark colored cookie will work just fine.
• Candy Pumpkins – make these cute with little candy pumpkins on top
• Snack Pack – you can buy premade pudding “snack packs” and decorate the tops instead of making your own pudding
• Candy Bones – you can get these sprinkles at craft stores on on Amazon and add them to the dirt cups

What are some other cookie options that could work to look like gravestones in these graveyard pudding cups?

The biggest thing to remember is that you just need flat cookies that are squared or rounded to give off that look.

Milano cookies are great but you can use nutter butter cookies, or even graham crackers as well. Don’t be worried about changing it up and use what you have in the house.

Tips For Making This Easy Halloween Dessert Idea

This recipe is perfect for last-minute ideas for Halloween recipes. You can also have this be a super fun activity and recipe that the kids can easily jump in and help with, too!

This tasty treat is perfect for Halloween celebrations and is so fun to make! These would be perfect on any dessert table and are sure to be a conversation starter as well. You could even use it as a Halloween Party game and have some of it premade and let the kids decorate their own graveyard dirt cake cups.

Creating your very own edible dirt pudding cups can be the perfect after-school snack idea for the kids or the perfect dessert for your next Halloween Party.

More Easy Halloween Recipes

• Halloween Puppy Chow
• Easy Halloween Bundt Cake
• Halloween Ghost Cupcakes