Pumpkin Patch Dirt Cups with Chocolate Pudding and Cookie Crumbs
Delightful layered dessert cups combining rich chocolate pudding, pumpkin puree, and crunchy cookie crumbs, perfect for fall festivities.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups chocolate pudding (store-bought or homemade)
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 cup Cool Whip or whipped cream
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate sandwich cookies (like Oreos), crushed
- Gummy pumpkins for decoration
- Optional: Food coloring (orange)
Instructions
- Prepare the chocolate pudding according to package instructions or make homemade by heating milk and whisking in sugar, cocoa powder, and cornstarch until thickened.
- Mix in the pumpkin puree once the pudding cools, gently folding without overmixing.
- Whip the Cool Whip or heavy cream until soft peaks form, adding sugar and vanilla if using heavy cream.
- Layer the ingredients in serving cups, starting with chocolate pudding, then a layer of whipped cream.
- Add cookie crumbs over the whipped cream for the “dirt” effect.
- Repeat layers until cups are full, ending with whipped cream.
- Decorate with gummy pumpkins and sprinkles of food coloring if desired.
- Chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour before serving.
Notes
Feel free to make this dessert ahead of time. It can be prepared a day in advance.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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