Easter Dirt Cups

Indulge in the joy of Easter with this delightful Easter Dirt Cups recipe, these cups blend chocolatey goodness with a playful presentation.

How to Store Easter Dirt Cups

Any leftover dirt cups can be stored, covered, in the fridge for up to 3 days. The cookie crumbs may begin to get a little soggy though, so I would really recommend consuming the dirt cups on the same day you assemble them.

You can make the filling ahead of time and store it in the fridge for up to 3 days. Assemble the dirt cups when you are ready to serve them.

I do not recommend freezing them as the pudding will get grainy.

Equipment Needed for Easter Dirt Cups

Plastic cups – I used these 5.5 oz cups.

You will also need mixing bowls, and a whisk or stand mixer, as well as a few spoons for layering everything out.

These super cute garden shovel spoon set make these dirt cups even more fun.

About the Ingredients for Easter Dirt Cups

Oreos – A family size package in Canada is 500 g which is 17.6 oz, a family size package in the USA is 19.1 oz. Go for regular Oreos and avoid double stuf Oreos. You can also just use Oreo baking crumbs if you like, you will need about 5 cups.

Butter – Salted butter is best here but you can use unsalted if you prefer. The butter needs to be softened or room temperature.

Cream cheese – Use full fat cream cheese for best results, it also needs to be softened.

Powdered sugar – Icing sugar helps to sweeten and firm up the filling.

Milk – For preparing the pudding. It needs to be cold milk. You can use dairy or non-dairy milk.

Instant pudding – You will need two boxes of 3.4 oz instant chocolate pudding mix. You can also use cooked pudding mix instead if you can’t get the instant pudding. If you go with cooked pudding you will need to let it cool completely.

Cool whip – I used whipped topping, you can use homemade stabilized whipped cream instead if you prefer. In Canada you can use the full 1 Liter container.

Mini chocolate eggs – You can use any candy coated chocolate eggs, I used Hershey’s Eggies. I had a 900g package (about 32 oz) and had half a package left after decorating 20 dirt cups.

Peeps – You will need 20 peep marshmallow bunnies in any colour of your choice.

Sprinkles – I used Sweet Tooth Fairy® Light Green Sprinkle Mix, found at Michael’s.

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How to Make Easter Dirt Cups

Yields: 20 servings | Prep time: 10 Minutes

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 packages (3.4 oz) chocolate instant pudding mix
• 3 cups milk
• 12 oz cool whip, thawed
• 1 package (family size) Oreo cookies, crushed
• Chocolate candy coated eggs
• 20 Peeps marshmallow bunnies
• 1 cup Sprinkles

Directions:

In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the pudding mixes and milk until smooth.

Pour the prepared chocolate pudding into the cream cheese mixture. Beat until well combined, scraping down the bowl as needed.

Using a spatula, carefully fold in the cool whip until just combined.

Scoop a tablespoon of Oreo crumbs into the bottom of 20 plastic cups.

Fill each cup about 2/3 full with the chocolate mixture, tapping the cups on the counter to level out the layer.

Top with another tablespoon of Oreo crumbs.

Push a peeps bunny into each of the cups. Garnish with mini eggs and sprinkles.

Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving.