Description
Chocolate Oreo “Graveyard” Pudding Cups are a spooky-cute, no-bake Halloween dessert: silky chocolate pudding, crunchy cookie “soil,” and edible tombstones with gummy worms creeping through every bite. Fast to assemble, kid-friendly, and perfect for parties.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 (3.9 oz / 110 g) boxes instant chocolate pudding mix
- 4 cups (960 ml) cold milk (or plant milk)
- 2 cups (240 g) whipped topping or dairy-free whipped topping
- 36 chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed (about 3 cups crumbs)
- 10 chocolate sandwich cookies, whole (for tombstones)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp espresso powder (optional, for deeper chocolate flavor)
- Pinch of fine salt
- Assorted candies: gummy worms, candy bones, candy pumpkins
- Edible marker or 2 oz (60 g) melted chocolate (for writing “RIP”)
- 10 clear plastic cups (8–9 oz / 240–270 ml)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk pudding mix with cold milk for 2 minutes until thick and glossy. Let stand 5 minutes to fully set, then fold in whipped topping, vanilla, and espresso powder (if using) with a pinch of salt.
- Place 36 sandwich cookies in a food processor and pulse to fine crumbs (or crush in a zip-top bag with a rolling pin). Reserve a handful of chunkier bits for texture.
- Create tombstones: write “RIP” on the 10 whole cookies with an edible marker, or pipe letters with melted chocolate. Let set until dry and firm.
- Layer the cups: add 2–3 tablespoons cookie crumbs to each cup, spoon or pipe a layer of pudding, repeat once more, then finish with a generous “soil” cap of crumbs on top.
- Insert a tombstone cookie into each cup, add gummy worms and candy bones, and chill 30 minutes to set. Serve cold for best layers and crunch.
Notes
- Make-ahead: Keep pudding and crumbs separate up to 24 hours; assemble 1–3 hours before serving for the crispiest “soil.”
- Dietary swaps: Use certified gluten-free sandwich cookies and GF pudding mix; choose dairy-free whipped topping and plant milk for a vegan-friendly version.
- Presentation tip: Wipe the inside rim of cups between layers for clean, photogenic stripes.
- Scaling: Double everything for 20 cups; set up a DIY topping bar so guests decorate their own grave plots.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake & Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (8–9 oz)
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg