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Dirt cake made from Oreos.
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Halloween Dirt Cake Recipe

Make this easy no-bake Halloween Dirt Cake with gummy worms for your next party! Crushed Oreos layered with creamy chocolate pudding and topped with cookie tombstones make the best Halloween dessert.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings 20
Calories 173kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces cream cheese 1 package room temperature
  • ½ cup butter softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 8 ounce container frozen whipped topping thawed
  • 2 3.4 ounce boxes Instant Chocolate pudding
  • 3 cups milk to make the pudding
  • 1 15.5 ounce package Oreo Cookies a regular size bag

Tombstone Graveyard

  • 8-10 Nutter Butter Cookies
  • 6 ounces White Candy Melts
  • ¼ cup chocolate chips melted for writing RIP on cookies
  • 8-9 gummy worms or other Halloween candy

Instructions

  • Blend the softened cream cheese with a stand or hand mixer until smooth. Add the softened butter and mix until combined. Slowly add the powdered sugar and thawed whipped topping and mix at a slow speed until incorporated. Set aside.
    Cream cheese blending smooth.
  • Make the pudding with the milk in a large bowl according to the package directions. Fold in the cream cheese mixture with a spatula. Set aside.
    Pudding with whipped topping in a bowl.
  • Add Oreo cookies (cookie and filling) to a food processor and pulse until you have crushed cookies. You may need to do two batches. 
    Oreos crushed in a food processor.
  • Firmly press about half of the Oreo crumbs into the bottom of the 9 x 13 pan to make the crust. You can use your hands, or the bottom of a measuring cup works well. 
    Oreo crust in a pan.
  • Top the Oreo crust with an even pudding layer.
    Pudding layer on top of Oreo crust.
  • Then, cover with remaining Oreo crumbs. Place the cake in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours up to overnight. 
    Oreo dirt cake in a pan.
  • While the cake is firming up in the refrigerator, melt your white candy melts in the microwave, coat each Nutter Butter cookie, and let dry on parchment paper. Then, melt chocolate chips in the microwave, place them in a small plastic bag with the corner cut off, and use it to write RIP on each cookie and allow it to dry. 
    tombstones made from Nutter Butter Cookies.
  • Once the cake is fully set, press the Nutter Butter cookies into the top of the cake. Add gummy worms and any candy you’d like to finish the decorations. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve
    Tombstone Dirt Cake in a pan.

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Notes

  • Use instant pudding mix, NOT cook and serve for your no-bake dessert. 
  • Soften cream cheese and whipped topping. Leaving your cream cheese and frozen whipped topping at room temperature for about 30 minutes will soften it enough to mix easily. 
  • How to crush Oreos. If you don’t have a food processor to crush your cookies, place your Oreo cookies in a large plastic ziplock bag and crush them with a kitchen mallet or rolling pin until you have small, uniform crumbs. 
Store any leftover Halloween Oreo Dirt Cake covered in plastic wrap in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

Nutrition

Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 75mg | Potassium: 98mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 287IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 0.1mg