Description

These Easter Dirt Cups are a fun, festive dessert featuring creamy colored pudding layers, crunchy Oreo cookie crumbs, and colorful candy decorations. Perfect for spring celebrations, they combine vanilla instant pudding with whipped topping, layered with crushed Oreos and vibrant colored shredded coconut, topped off with candy eggs and Peeps for a playful dirt-and-egg garden theme.

Ingredients

Scale

Pudding Mixture

1 package (3.9 oz) vanilla instant pudding mix
2 cups cold milk
1 container (8 oz) Cool Whip, thawed

Cookie Layer

1 package Oreo cookies, finely crushed with filling removed

Coloring and Decorations

Food coloring (various colors for pudding and coconut)
Shredded coconut
Candy eggs
Peeps marshmallow candies

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Instructions

Make the pudding: In a medium bowl, whisk the vanilla instant pudding mix together with cold milk for 2 minutes until smooth. Let the mixture stand for 5 minutes to thicken.
Color the pudding: Divide the pudding evenly into two separate bowls. Add different food coloring to each bowl to create your desired colors, such as purple in one and pink in the other.
Fold in Cool Whip: Gently fold the thawed Cool Whip into each colored pudding bowl until fully blended and creamy.
Layer the cups: Add one tablespoon of finely crushed Oreo cookies to the bottom of each mason jar or serving cup to create the first ‘dirt’ layer.
Add pudding layers: Spoon a layer of one colored pudding mixture over the cookie crumbs in each cup.
Repeat layering: Alternate layers of colored pudding mixtures and crushed Oreos, finishing with a top layer of cookie crumbs.
Chill: Refrigerate the layered dirt cups for at least 1 hour so they can set properly.
Color the coconut: Place shredded coconut in a container with a lid. Add a few drops of food coloring and a splash of water, then shake well until the coconut is evenly colored.
Garnish and serve: Just before serving, top each dirt cup with the colored shredded coconut, candy eggs, and Peeps to create a festive Easter dirt garden look.

Notes

Removing the Oreo filling helps keep the ‘dirt’ texture more crumbly and authentic.
Use small mason jars or clear cups to showcase the colorful pudding layers.
The colored shredded coconut adds a fun pop of color and texture resembling grass or moss.
Feel free to customize the pudding colors and candy decorations to match your party theme.
Refrigerate leftovers tightly covered; best consumed within 24 hours for freshness.