Description
Zombie Dirt Pudding Cups are a spooky and fun dessert perfect for Halloween parties or themed events. Made with crushed Mint Creme Oreo cookies layered with green-tinted white chocolate pudding and Cool Whip, these cups are topped with Oreo cookie ‘zombie faces’ featuring candy eyeballs and optional festive sprinkles for a creepy-cute effect.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies
- 1 package (18.7 oz) Mint Creme Oreo Cookies (family-size)
Pudding Mixture
- 1 box (3.3 oz) white chocolate instant pudding mix
- 2 cups half and half (or whole milk)
- 6-8 drops green gel food coloring
- 8 ounces Cool Whip thawed
Decorations
- 12 large candy eyeballs
- 12 small candy eyeballs
- Bone, skeleton, or Halloween mix sprinkles (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Separate Oreo Halves: Gently twist one side off of 12 Oreo cookies, ensuring the filling stays intact on one side. Set these filling-attached halves aside to create zombie cookie toppers.
- Crush Remaining Cookies: Crush the remaining Oreo cookies, including the other halves from the separated ones, into fine crumbs resembling dirt. Use a food processor, food chopper, or place in a Ziploc bag and crush with a rolling pin. Set crumbs aside.
- Prepare Pudding: In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together white chocolate instant pudding mix, half and half (or whole milk), and green gel food coloring for 1-2 minutes until it starts thickening. Let it rest for 5 minutes to thicken further.
- Fold in Cool Whip: Stir the thawed Cool Whip into the thickened pudding mixture until fully combined and creamy.
- Assemble Zombie Pudding Cups: In small clear cups (5-9 oz), layer approximately 2 tablespoons of crushed Oreo crumbs at the bottom, add a layer of pudding mixture, and repeat layers, finishing with a top layer of cookie crumbs.
- Chill to Set: Cover the pudding cups and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to allow the pudding to set and thicken properly.
- Create Zombie Cookie Toppers: Just before serving, press one large and one small candy eyeball into each separated Oreo half with filling to form zombie faces.
- Top the Cups: Place the decorated Oreo cookie (eyeballs and frosting side up) on top of each pudding cup, standing the cookie upright to resemble a zombie emerging from dirt.
- Optional Garnish: Sprinkle bone, skeleton, or Halloween-themed sprinkles over the cups for extra festive decoration if desired.
Notes
- Pudding Cup Size: Use clear plastic cups between 5 to 9 ounces. Serving quantity depends on cup size.
- Milk Choice: Half and half provides the best consistency and creaminess. Whole milk works well too. Avoid using milk with less fat to maintain smooth pudding texture.
- Serving Size: The number of zombie pudding cups depends on the cup size chosen. Adjust cookie separation accordingly.
- Alternate Pudding Colors: You can substitute green food coloring with orange or purple neon gel food coloring for other Halloween-themed colors. Divide the pudding to create multi-colored layers if desired.
- Zombie Cookie Toppers: Separate Oreo halves only for the number of pudding cups you are making, as each cup uses one cookie half with filling and decorations.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pudding cup (approx. 7 oz)
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
