Name: Oreo Dirt Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 15 Servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 13.29 ounces Oreos; 6.8 ounces French vanilla Instant pudding mix; 3 cups Cold milk; 8 ounces Cream cheese, full fat; 0.5 cup Butter; 0.75 cup Powdered sugar; 16 ounces Whipped topping; Gummy worms

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Oreo Dirt Cake

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Ingredients

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Oreo Dirt Cake

13 ¼ ounces Oreoscrushed

6 ¾ ounces French vanilla Instant pudding mix

3 cups Cold milk

8 ounces Cream cheese, full fatsoftened to room temperature

½ cup Buttersoftened to room temperature

¾ cup Powdered sugaror to taste

16 ounces Whipped toppingthawed

Gummy worms

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Instructions

Place Oreo cookies into food processor and pulse into fine crumbs.

Spread half of the crushed Oreos into the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish. Set aside.

Add milk and instant pudding mix to a large bowl. Whisk until smooth and thickened, Let sit about 5 minutes.

In another large bowl, use a hand mixer to beat the softened cream cheese and butter together until smooth. Add the sugar and mix until smooth.

Add the prepared pudding and mix until well incorporated.

Use a rubber spatula and fold the whipped topping into the pudding mixture until well combined.

Add the mixture into the baking dish and spread over the Oreo crumbs.

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Tips & Tricks (5)

Chill Your Mixing Bowl 🧊
Place your mixing bowl in the freezer for 10 minutes before combining cream cheese and whipped topping to prevent the filling from becoming too soft and maintaining its fluffy texture.
Crush Oreos Strategically 🍪
Reserve some larger Oreo chunks for texture contrast while crushing others into fine crumbs; this creates the authentic 'dirt' appearance with varied crumb sizes throughout the cake.
Bloom the Pudding Properly 🥛
Whisk the instant pudding with cold milk vigorously for 2-3 minutes until it reaches peak thickness before folding into the cream cheese mixture to ensure a stable, creamy filling.
Layer Assembly Timing ⏱️
Assemble the cake 2-3 hours before serving rather than the night before; this prevents the Oreo crumbs from over-absorbing moisture and maintains distinct textural layers.
Gummy Worm Placement 🪱
Add gummy worms just before serving rather than during assembly to keep them firm and visually appealing, as they soften and sink into the cake when placed too early.