Description
These Easter Dirt Cups are a delightful no-bake dessert perfect for the spring season. Layers of chocolate pudding, crushed cookies, and fluffy whipped topping are topped with green coconut ‘grass’ and candy eggs, making them a fun and festive treat for Easter gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
For the pudding layer:
- 1 (3.9-ounce) box instant chocolate pudding mix
- 2 cups cold milk
For the topping:
- 1 (8-ounce) container whipped topping (thawed)
- 15 chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed
- 1/2 cup shredded sweetened coconut
- Green food coloring
- Pastel candy eggs or chocolate eggs
- Bunny or chick-shaped marshmallow candies (optional)
- Small clear plastic cups for serving
Instructions
- Prepare the pudding: In a medium bowl, whisk together the instant pudding mix and cold milk for 2 minutes until thickened.
- Add whipped topping: Gently fold in the whipped topping until smooth and creamy.
- Create ‘grass’: In a separate bowl, mix the shredded coconut with green food coloring until it resembles grass.
- Assemble: Spoon a layer of crushed cookies into each cup, followed by a layer of pudding mixture. Repeat layers, finishing with crushed cookies on top. Sprinkle green coconut over each cup.
- Decorate and chill: Add candy eggs and marshmallow bunnies or chicks. Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- You can use vanilla or pastel-colored pudding for a different look.
- Hide a candy egg inside the layers for a surprise element.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
