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Graveyard Dirt Cake

Layers of creamy chocolate pudding and cookie 'dirt' with tombstone cookies and gummy worms crawling out. The spookiest dessert on your Halloween table!
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Servings: 12 to 15 servings
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package package chocolate sandwchocolate sandwich cookiesch cookies 14.3 oz
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 cups cold milk
  • 1 package package instant chocolatinstant chocolate pudding mix pudding mix 3.9 oz
  • 12 oz frozen whipped topping thawed
  • 6 chocolate wafer cookies tombstones
  • gummy worms for decorating
  • candy pumpkins for decorating

Equipment

  • Food processor
  • 2 bowls
  • Trifle dish

Method
 

  1. Pulse the sandwich cookies in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Set aside 1 cup of crumbs for the top "dirt" layer.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk the milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes until thick. Fold into the cream cheese mixture, then fold in the whipped topping.
  4. Layer half of the remaining crumbs in a trifle dish, then half of the pudding mixture. Repeat both layers.
  5. Top with the reserved 1 cup of crumbs. Push the wafer-cookie tombstones into the "dirt" and scatter the gummy worms and candy pumpkins on top.
  6. Chill at least 2 hours (overnight is even better) before serving.

Notes

  • Set aside 1 cup of the cookie crumbs for the top layer.
  • Chill at least 2 hours (overnight is even better) before serving.