Chocolate Dirt Food

MUD AND WORMS

Steps:

• Place the chocolate sandwich cookies into a resealable plastic zipper bag, and crush with a rolling pin into crumbs. For a more mudlike appearance, untwist the cookies and scrape off the creme filling before crushing cookies.
• Whisk together the chocolate pudding mix with the milk in a bowl, stirring for 2 minutes. Sprinkle about 1/3 of the crushed sandwich cookie crumbs into the bottom of a serving bowl, and spoon the chocolate pudding over the crumbs. Smooth out the top of the pudding, then top with the rest of the chocolate cookie crumbs to resemble dirt. Poke gummy worms halfway into the dirt. Refrigerate until serving.

QUICK AND EASY DIRT CUPS

Steps:

• Beat milk and pudding mix together in a bowl until well blended and slightly thickened; let stand to thicken, about 5 minutes.
• Stir whipped topping and 1/2 of the crushed cookies into pudding. Spoon 1 tablespoon crushed cookies into each serving cup. Fill each cup 3/4-full with pudding mixture and top with remaining crushed cookies. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

FUN & EASY CHOCOLATE DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• Take one large clean terracotta potting pot and clean with soap and water.
• Make one package chocolate pudding as directed on box.
• In electric food processor add Oreo cookies. Blend until smooth and looks like dirt.
• Take softened cream cheese and powdered sugar and mix/cream in bowl. You can use a hand mixer or a kitchen aide to make it easier.
• Carefully fold Cool Whip into cream cheese sugar mixture.
• Take half the pudding and add to the bottom of pot.
• Sprinkle 1/3 the gummy worms and bugs on top of pudding.
• Add half of cream cheese and powdered sugar on top of pudding/gummies.
• Sprinkle 1/3 of Oreo mixture onto the cream cheese mixture.
• Add other half of pudding.
• Add other 1/3 of gummy worms and gummy bugs.
• Add the rest of cream cheese and powdered sugar mix.
• Add rest of Oreo crumbs on top.
• Garnish with plastic flowers and gummy frogs, worms and bugs on top.

CHOCOLATE "DIRT"

Steps:

• Place chips in a coffee grinder.
• Grind until the texture of coarse sand.
• Serve over cream, berries or cupcakes.

CHOCOLATE DIRT

Steps:

• Place the chips in a coffee grinder. Grind until they have the texture of coarse sand. Use immediately or store in a glass Mason jar at room temperature for up to 1 week.

HEALTHY LIVING KIDS' CHOCOLATE DIRT CUPS

Steps:

• Beat pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Let stand 5 min. Stir in COOL WHIP and 1/2 cup cookie crumbs.
• Spoon into 10 (6- to 7-oz.) paper or plastic cups; top with remaining cookie crumbs.
• Refrigerate 1 hour. Top with marshmallow "rocks" and candies just before serving. Garnish with additional crushed cookie crumbs for extra "dirt."

DIRT CUPS

Steps:

• Beat pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Let stand 5 min. Stir in COOL WHIP and 1/2 cup cookie crumbs.
• Spoon into 10 (6- to 7-oz.) paper or plastic cups; top with remaining cookie crumbs.
• Refrigerate 1 hour. Top with fruit snacks just before serving.

DIRT DESSERT

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixes for 2 minutes; let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Gradually stir into cream cheese mixture. Fold in whipped topping. , Spread 1-1/3 cups crushed cookies into an ungreased 13x9-in. dish. Layer with half the pudding mixture and half the remaining cookies. Repeat layers. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Serve with shaved white chocolate if desired.