
These Dirt Pudding Cups use homemade extra dark chocolate pudding, tangy whipped cream and classic crushed chocolate cookies layered together to make for a cute and delicious dessert.
For Black Cocoa Pudding:
4 ounces (115 grams or 1 scant cup) chopped semi-sweet chocolate
2 tablespoons (30 grams) unsalted butter, diced
3/4 cup (150 grams) granulated sugar
3 tablespoons (21 grams) cornstarch
2 tablespoons (14 grams) black cocoa powder
Pinch salt
2 large egg yolks
3 cups (680 grams) whole milk
For Whipped Cream:
1 ounce (2 tablespoons) cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons granulated sugar (optional)
3/4 cup (170 grams) heavy cream
For Assembling:
12 ounces (about 24) Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
Gummy worms (or other gummy candy)
Make the Pudding:
Make the Whipped Cream:
Assemble the Cups:
Use whatever jars you have on hand. I used these 7-ounce cups dessert cups, which were a large portion of pudding when filled up all the way. Feel free to play around with the quantity of cookies and pudding when assembling to suit your needs.
If you cannot find black cocoa, use Dutch-process cocoa in its place.
For a nice textural contrast, crush half the chocolate sandwich cookies roughly, with larger chunks remaining, and the other half finely.
This recipe has a built-in garnish of whipped cream for serving. If you prefer to skip the garnish of whipped cream, reduce the amount of heavy cream to ⅓ cup, and reduce the amount of sugar to 1 tablespoon (but keep the amount of cream cheese the same). If you struggle to get the cream cheese and sugar to whip together, drizzle in about a tablespoon or so of the heavy cream to give it some volume to smooth out. Just make sure to scrape down the bowl so no bits of heavy cream are stuck to the bottom. Then, whisk this full amount of whipped cream into the pudding.
These pudding cups are best served the same day they are made. They begin to “deflate” and get soggy after 1 day. Still delicious, but not quite as good as on the first day.
Find it online: https://everydayfamilyeats.com/dirt-pudding-cups/