"dirt Pudding"

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 (14 ounce) packages chocolate sandwich cookies (such as oreo®)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 (5 ounce) bag gummy worm candies (optional)
• 40 candy (mellocreme) pumpkins
• 1/2 cup vanilla frosting (optional)
• 1 drop green food coloring

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• crush cookies in 2 or 3 batches in a food processor. pulse until you get fine crumbs, about 30 seconds per batch. transfer to a bowl.
• place cream cheese, butter, and confectioner's sugar in food processor; mix until smooth, about 30 seconds.
• whisk milk and pudding mixes together in a bowl until pudding is thickened; fold in whipped topping. stir in cream cheese-butter mixture.
• press 1/3 of the cookie crumbs the bottom of a 9x13-inch pan. sprinkle half of the gummy worms on the crumb layer. spread half of the pudding mixture over the crumbs and candy. carefully layer another 1/3 of the crumbs over the pudding mixture and sprinkle on more gummy worms. add the last layer of cookie crumbs and smooth them out for your "."
• place pumpkin candy in rows with enough room to for frosting "vines" and "leaves."
• tint frosting with green food coloring and transfer to piping bag. connect pumpkins with "vines" and add swirling tendrils. switch to a leaf tip and create some leaves.