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Best Easy Chocolate Dirt Cups with Gummy Worms Recipe

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These Easy Chocolate Dirt Cups with Gummy Worms are a fun, no-bake dessert that kids and adults love. Made with creamy chocolate pudding, crushed cookies, and gummy worms, they come together in under 15 minutes of active prep time.

Ingredients

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  • 1 (3.9-ounce) box instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 2 cups cold whole milk
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream (optional)
  • 1 (14.3-ounce) package chocolate sandwich cookies (e.g., Oreos)
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 (4-ounce) bag gummy worms
  • Optional: green sprinkles or crushed mint candies
  • Optional: 8 small clear plastic cups or mason jars

Instructions

  1. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the instant chocolate pudding mix with 2 cups of cold milk. Whisk vigorously for about 2 minutes, or until the mixture starts to thicken. If using heavy cream, add it after the pudding has started to set.
  2. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least 5 minutes, until partially set.
  3. While the pudding chills, crush the chocolate sandwich cookies into fine crumbs using a food processor or a zip-top bag and rolling pin.
  4. Melt the butter and drizzle it over the cookie crumbs. Toss with a fork until evenly distributed.
  5. Layer the cups: Start with about 2 tablespoons of cookie crumbs at the bottom of each cup. Add about 3 tablespoons of pudding. Repeat with another layer of crumbs and pudding, ending with a cookie layer on top.
  6. Gently poke 2-3 gummy worms into each cup, letting some dangle over the edge.
  7. Refrigerate the assembled dirt cups for at least 30 minutes, or up to 2 hours, to allow the pudding to set.
  8. Before serving, garnish with extra cookie crumbs and additional gummy worms if desired.

Notes

Use cold milk straight from the fridge for best pudding texture. Don’t overmix the pudding to avoid graininess. For crunchier cookie crumbs, store them separately and add just before serving. Gummy worms should be added close to serving time to prevent them from becoming sticky.

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