Description
Celebrate springtime sweetness with this Easter Dirt Cake, a playful dessert that layers creamy pudding, crushed cookies, and colorful candy. Chocolate crumbs and pastel treats create a whimsical landscape you’ll love diving into.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 1 package (36 cookies) oreo cookies, crushed
- 2 packages (3.9 ounces / 110 grams each) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 4 cups (960 milliliters) cold milk
Dairy Components:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup (57 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (120 grams) powdered sugar
- 12 ounces (340 grams) whipped topping, thawed
Decorative Ingredients:
- Candy-coated chocolate eggs
- Gummy worms
Instructions
- Pulverize Oreo cookies into ultra-fine crumbs using a food processor, ensuring a consistent, sandy texture for the base layer.
- Whisk chocolate pudding mix and milk in a spacious mixing bowl until completely blended, allowing the mixture to thicken and develop a silky consistency.
- Utilize an electric mixer to blend cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar until achieving a velvety, lump-free mixture. Delicately incorporate whipped topping by folding gently to maintain airiness.
- Construct layers in a clear serving dish, beginning with a generous foundation of Oreo crumbs, followed by a smooth cream cheese layer, then a rich pudding layer. Repeat the stratification process, ensuring the top layer is comprised of cookie crumbs.
- Refrigerate the assembled dessert for a minimum of 60 minutes, allowing flavors to meld and structure to solidify at 40°F.
- Prior to presentation, embellish the surface with pastel-colored candy eggs and playful gummy worms, creating a whimsical Easter-themed landscape.
- The dessert serves approximately 10 guests and delivers approximately 400 calories per portion.
Notes
- Use a clean, dry food processor or place cookies in a sealed bag and crush with a rolling pin to get fine, even Oreo crumbs for a smoother texture.
- Refrigerate the pudding mixture for 5-10 minutes before layering to ensure a thicker, more stable consistency that won’t blend with other layers.
- Soften cream cheese at room temperature for 30 minutes to prevent lumps and create a silky, smooth mixture when beating with butter and sugar.
- Customize the dessert by using gluten-free Oreos or dairy-free alternatives for those with dietary restrictions, making it accessible to more people.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 364 kcal
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 39 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg