Zombie Dirt Pudding Cups
These green layered Zombie Dirt Pudding Cups are the yummiest and most festive Halloween treat recipe! With layers of Mint Oreo cookies, instant pudding, Cool Whip, and candy eyeballs - these pudding dirt cups are always a hit!
Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1 package (18.7 oz) Mint Creme Oreo Cookies (family-size)
- 1 box (3.3 oz) white chocolate instant pudding mix
- 2 cups half and half (or whole milk)
- 6-8 drops green gel food coloring
- 8 ounces Cool Whip thawed
- 12 large candy eyeballs
- 12 small candy eyeballs
- bone, skeleton, or halloween mix sprinkles (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Gently twist one side off of 12 Oreo cookies. Make sure that the filling remains intact on one side. Set the 12 cookie sides with the exposed filling off to the side.1 package (18.7 oz) Mint Creme Oreo Cookies
- Crush the remaining Oreo cookies (plus the other halves from when you separated them, reserve the half with filling on it for later) into fine dirt-like pieces and set them aside for later. * Use either a food processor, food chopper, or a Ziploc bag and a rolling pin to pound them into crumbs.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the instant pudding mix, milk, and green food dye for 1-2 minutes until it starts to thicken. Let the pudding sit for 5 minutes to thicken even more.1 box (3.3 oz) white chocolate instant pudding mix, 2 cups half and half, 6-8 drops green gel food coloring
- Stir in the Cool Whip until thoroughly combined.8 ounces Cool Whip
- Assemble The Zombie Pudding Cups- Sprinkle about 2 tablespoons of the cookie crumbs into the bottom of each cup. - Add a layer of pudding.- Continue creating layers of crushed cookies and pudding, making sure to end with a cookie layer on top. Chill the pudding cups (covered) for 1 hour to set and thicken.
- When ready to serve, gently press one large and one small eyeball into the exposed Oreo filling of the separated cookies to create the zombies.Press the Oreo cookie (eyeballs and frosting up) on top of each zombie pudding cup right before serving. Stand the cookie upright. If wanted, garnish the cups with sprinkles.12 large candy eyeballs, 12 small candy eyeballs, bone, skeleton, or halloween mix sprinkles
Notes
Pudding Cup Size : Use small clear plastic cup that is between 5 ounces - 9 ounces. Depending on the size of cup you use, you may get less or more servings from the recipe.
Milk : For the best and thickest results, make sure you are using half and half. Whole milk is another really good option that works well. Those milks have the fat needed to help the pudding thicken so it makes a really creamy and thick layer in the pudding cups. I don't recommend using anything lower than whole milk.
Serving Size : Depending on what size cup you use, will determine how many zombie pudding cups you get from one recipe. The recipe can easily be doubled or made in small cups. I like to buy the smaller clear plastic cups when I make these zombie cups.
Pudding Color : Instead of green you can use orange or purple. I would recommend the neon gel food coloring if doing one of those other colors. You can also divide the pudding mixture into several different bowls and add a different food coloring to each. Then you can layer the pudding colors in-between the cookie crumb layers.
Zombie Cookie Toppers : Only separate the Oreo halves of the amount of servings you are making. Each zombie cups gets one Oreo cookies (the the filling attached to it). So if you're making larger dirt cups and only make 8-10 zombie cups, then you'll only need to separate 8 or 10 cookies.