Name: Chocolate Pudding Dirt Cups
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 2 packages chocolate pudding mix; milk (as per pudding instructions); 6 chocolate cookies (crushed); 6 gummy worms (or snake lollies)

The perfect dessert for kids embracing the messiness of the outdoors is found in these chocolate pudding dirt cups. Sweet and fun to eat, kids will love the “gross-out” factor of eating dirt and worms.

These pudding cups are easy to make using instant chocolate pudding and simple garnishes. Best of all, the result does surprisingly look like dirt in a cup. The gummy worm adds great color as well as context.

If you are feeling adventurous, this is a great dessert that can be prepared by kids all by themselves. Whether in a family environment or something more structured like a cub scout camp, it is a fun group activity.

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Looking into a chocolate dirt pudding cup with a colorful gummy worm poking out, on a grassy background.

With surprisingly real effect, cookie crumbs look like dirt on top of pudding, which looks like mud.

Looking down onto three chocolate dirt pudding cups with gummy worms poking out, on a grassy backbround.

The ingredients for this fun dessert are easy to find and prepare, and make a great group activity for kids.

Three chocolate dirt pudding cups with gummy worms are sitting in the grass.

Make sure to eat the pudding cups right away once they are fully assembled, so the cookie crumbs don’t get soggy.

Chocolate Pudding Dirt Cups Recipe

Dan Hodgson

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The perfect dessert for kids embracing the messiness of the outdoors is found in these chocolate pudding dirt cups.

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Preparation 10

Cook 1

Ready in 1 10

Servings Servings

CourseDessert

InfluenceGlobal

DifficultyBeginner

MethodChill

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Ingredients

2 packages chocolate pudding mix
milk as per pudding instructions
6 chocolate cookies crushed
6 gummy worms or snake lollies

Equipment

bowl
whisk
6 cups

Directions

In a bowl make the chocolate pudding packet mix with the milk, whisking until well combined.
Pour the chocolate pudding mix evenly among the 6 cups. Place in a cooler to set for 1 hour.
Garnish the chocolate pudding with the chocolate cookie crumbs, which look like dirt, then add a gummy worm on top. Serve straight away otherwise, the crumbs may become soggy.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 206kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 2gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 544mgPotassium: 101mgFiber: 2gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 1IUCalcium: 8mgIron: 1mg