Description
This festive Red, White and Blue Dirt Cups recipe is a fun and colorful dessert perfect for patriotic celebrations. Layers of creamy cheesecake pudding dyed red and blue alternate with crushed Oreo cookies to mimic ‘dirt’, topped off with gummy worms for a playful touch. Easy to make and visually appealing, it serves about 8 people and requires no baking.
Ingredients
Scale
Pudding Layer
- 2 boxes cheesecake pudding (3.4 ounces each)
- 4 cups milk
- ¼ teaspoon red gel food dye
- ¼ teaspoon blue gel food dye
Dirt and Garnish
- 19 Oreo cookies (crushed)
- 8 red and blue gummy worms
Instructions
- Mix Pudding: In a large mixing bowl, combine both boxes of cheesecake pudding mix with 4 cups of milk. Whisk vigorously until the mixture thickens and reaches a creamy consistency.
- Color Pudding: Divide the pudding evenly into two separate bowls. Add the red gel food dye to one bowl and blue gel food dye to the other, mixing each until the color is evenly distributed.
- Assemble Layers: Begin layering the dessert in clear plastic cups by first adding a layer of crushed Oreo cookies. Follow with a layer of blue pudding, then another layer of crushed Oreos, a layer of plain white cheesecake pudding (from the original mixture before coloring or using leftover pudding), and finally a layer of red pudding.
- Garnish and Serve: Finish each cup with a topping of crushed Oreos and decorate with red and blue gummy worms on top. Serve immediately or chill slightly before serving to enhance flavors.
Notes
- Ensure pudding is fully thickened before layering to prevent mixing of colors.
- You can substitute Oreo cookies with any chocolate sandwich cookies for similar texture.
- Gel food dye gives vibrant color without altering the pudding’s consistency.
- For a firmer set, chill the pudding before assembling the layers.
- Ideal for patriotic holidays like the 4th of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day.
