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Easy Mummy’s Tomb Dirt Cups: Best Halloween Dessert Recipe

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These no-bake Halloween treats feature layers of chocolate pudding, a creamy cheesecake-like layer, and crushed Oreo ‘dirt,’ topped with mummy-decorated cups and tombstone cookies. They are rich, creamy, and perfectly spooky, ready in about 20 minutes of active work.

Ingredients

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  • 2 (3.9-ounce) boxes instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 3 cups cold whole milk
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 (14.3-ounce) package Oreo cookies
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 12 clear plastic cups (7-ounce size)
  • 12 Milano cookies or rectangular shortbread cookies
  • 1 tube white decorating icing
  • 24 candy eyeballs
  • Black decorating gel (optional)

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together the instant chocolate pudding mix and cold whole milk for about 2 minutes until thickened. Let sit for 5 minutes to set.
  2. While the pudding sets, crush the entire package of Oreos into a mix of fine crumbs and slightly chunkier pieces. Transfer to a medium bowl and stir in the melted butter until the crumbs look like wet sand.
  3. In a separate large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract, beat for another minute.
  4. In another bowl, whip the heavy cream on high speed until stiff peaks form, about 3-4 minutes. Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until no white streaks remain.
  5. Assemble the cups: Spoon about 2 tablespoons of Oreo ‘dirt’ into the bottom of each cup and press down gently. Add about 3 tablespoons of chocolate pudding on top, then a generous tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture. Top with another 2 tablespoons of crushed Oreos, leaving the top loose and crumbly.
  6. Refrigerate the assembled cups for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
  7. Once chilled, decorate: Use black decorating gel to write ‘RIP’ on each Milano cookie and stick one into each cup like a tombstone. Use white decorating icing to draw horizontal lines across the front half of each cup, leaving small gaps for the candy eyeballs. Press two candy eyeballs into the icing on each cup. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

Do not skip the butter in the Oreo crumbs; it gives the dirt a realistic clumpy texture. Let cream cheese soften completely to avoid graininess. Use a piping bag for cleaner layering. Chill cups before decorating to prevent icing from melting. For best results, assemble the night before and decorate an hour before serving.

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Keywords: Halloween dessert, dirt cups, mummy tomb, no-bake, chocolate pudding, Oreo, cream cheese, kid-friendly, spooky treats

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