Homemade Chocolate Pudding Oreo Dirt Cups
These dirt cup desserts are made with a creamy homemade chocolate pudding, layered with crushed double stuff Oreos, and topped with gummy worms!
Equipment
- large/tall pot
- large heat proof bowl
- plastic wrap
- whisk
Ingredients
- ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1¼ cups granulated cane sugar
- 6 Tablespoons cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 5 cups whole milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 25 Double Stuf Oreos (or any kind of crunchy cookies you'd like. Remove the filling before crushing the cookies if you are wanting more of a fine crumb "dirt". If you want more cookies n' cream flavor, use Double Stuf Oreos and crush the cookies whole including the filling.)
- 24 gummy worms
Instructions
- Combine the cocoa powder, sugar, cornstarch, chocolate chips, and salt in a large tall pot. Whisk together and turn the heat on medium heat.¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, 1¼ cups granulated cane sugar, 6 Tablespoons cornstarch, ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- Slowly stream in the cold milk while whisking at the same time to avoid clumping. Once all of the milk is poured in, whisk every 30-60 seconds to ensure the pudding mixture is being combined while the ingredients melt together.Be sure to scrape the bottom of the pan so that the chocolate chips do not stick to the bottom of the pot.5 cups whole milk
- Bring the pudding mixture to a gentle boil. You may need to increase the heat to get it to temperature. Allow the mixture to gently boil for 2-3 minutes while whisking every 10 seconds or nearly consistently. Add in the vanilla extract and whisk to combine.2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- The pudding will begin to thicken up*, cook for another minute longer before removing from the heat. Pudding should leave a thick layer on the back of a spoon and drip off in thick drops but not pour off. If pudding is still not thick enough, continue to cook on a gentle boil for a little bit longer whisking continuously. Whisk should form streaks in the pudding. Pour cooked pudding into a heat proof bowl.
- Allow pudding to cool at room temperature for 10 minutes before covering directly with plastic wrap and moving to the refrigerator to chill for at least 4 hours. It's very important to cover the pudding with plastic wrap touching the surface of the pudding to avoid a skin layer from forming on top
- Once the pudding has cooled and thickened in the refrigerator, using a food processor, pulse the cookies into fine crumbs leaving some chunks throughout (if desired). Alternatively, you can place the Oreos in a gallon plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin or your hands into fine crumbly pieces.25 Double Stuf Oreos
- To assemble the dirt cups, use 6-8 ounce cups with lids. Add in a few tablespoons or ¼ cup of pudding, then 2 tablespoons of crushed Oreo crumbs, followed by another ¼ cup of pudding, topped with another layer of Oreo cookie crumbs. Place lid on the pudding cups and store in the refrigerator until ready to eat!
- When ready to serve, add 3 gummy worms on top of each cup so that it appears they are coming out of the "dirt". Pudding should be served cold and stored in the refrigerator until ready to eat. Best enjoyed within 3 days.24 gummy worms
Notes
- *If you find your pudding not thickening enough, it is likely that you did not heat the mixture hot enough to a gentle boil and cook it for a few minutes. This helps activate the cornstarch to form the pudding. The pudding will thicken as it cools in the refrigerator as well. If the pudding is still not thick enough after at least 4 hours of chilling, you can place it back on the stove and bring to a gentle boil mixing in another 1-2 tablespoons of cornstarch slurry. Be sure to make a slurry by combining equal parts cornstarch and water mixed together before adding to the pudding.
- Whole milk is the only milk that was used to test this recipe. I would not recommend using other milks as it will not be thick enough and require a lot more cornstarch.
- I always fill all of my blog posts with lots of tips and tricks to ensure your dessert turns out amazing. If you run into trouble, please search the entire post for helpful information!
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