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Dirt Cake

A fun and delicious dessert that resembles dirt, made with layers of chocolate pudding, cream cheese, and crushed cookies.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 320
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Pudding Layer
  • 1 package instant chocolate pudding mix 3.9 oz
  • 2 cups milk cold
Cream Cheese Mixture
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup whipped topping thawed
Crust
  • 1 package chocolate sandwich cookies crushed
Garnish
  • 1 cup gummy worms optional

Method
 

Prepare Pudding
  1. In a mixing bowl, combine the instant chocolate pudding mix and cold milk. Whisk until smooth and thickened.
Make Cream Cheese Mixture
  1. In another bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Fold in the whipped topping until well combined.
Layer the Cake
  1. In a 9x9 inch dish, layer half of the crushed chocolate cookies at the bottom.
  2. Spread half of the cream cheese mixture over the cookies, followed by half of the chocolate pudding.
  3. Repeat the layers with the remaining cookies, cream cheese mixture, and pudding.
Garnish and Chill
  1. Top with remaining crushed cookies and garnish with gummy worms if desired. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 4gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 250mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 1gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 500IUCalcium: 80mgIron: 1mg

Notes

For a more authentic 'dirt' look, add more crushed cookies on top before serving.

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