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Spooky Graveyard Dirt Cake Cups

Spooky Graveyard Dirt Cake Cups

The Crispy Chef
Spooky Graveyard Dirt Cake Cups are no-bake Halloween treats with creamy chocolate pudding, crushed cookies, and festive candy toppings that look like mini haunted graveyards. Perfect for parties, classroom celebrations, or movie nights!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Halloween
Servings 8 cups
Calories 290 kcal

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Electric hand mixer
  • Spatula
  • Food processor or rolling pin
  • clear cups or jars
  • decorating gel or piping bag

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box (3.9 oz) instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 2 cups cold milk
  • 4 oz cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1½ cups whipped topping (like Cool Whip)
  • 20 chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed
  • Milano cookies or graham crackers (for tombstones)
  • black writing gel or melted chocolate
  • gummy worms, candy pumpkins, edible bones or skeletons
  • green-tinted coconut or frosting (for grass)
  • 6–8 clear plastic cups or small mason jars

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl, whisk pudding mix and cold milk until thickened (about 2 minutes). In a separate bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Fold in the pudding and whipped topping until fully combined.
  • Crush cookies into fine crumbs using a food processor or a rolling pin and zip-top bag.
  • Layer 2 tablespoons of cookie crumbs into each cup, followed by pudding mixture, and top with more crumbs. Repeat if using deeper cups.
  • Write “RIP” on cookies for tombstones. Insert into cups and add candy worms, pumpkins, bones, and green coconut or frosting as grass.
  • Chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour. Serve cold for best taste and texture.

Notes

Make the pudding layer a day ahead for easy prep. Add decorations just before serving to keep them looking fresh. Personalize the tombstones with fun messages like “Boo!” or “I’m Stuffed.”

Nutrition

Calories: 290kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 4gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 220mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 1gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 300IUCalcium: 100mgIron: 1.2mg
Keyword graveyard dirt cups, halloween dessert, no bake pudding cups, spooky treats
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