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OCW Recipe Collection · October 28, 2026

Edible Graveyards Completely Shovel-Free

Chocolate pudding, cookie-crumb dirt, candy pumpkins, and gummy worms come together in spooky individual graveyards.

Dessert Makes 8 cups Halloween Kitchen
↓Recipe Below
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Graveyard Dirt Cups

Chocolate pudding, cookie-crumb dirt, candy pumpkins, and gummy worms come together in spooky individual graveyards.

Ingredients

  • 1 3.9-ounce package instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 2 cups cold milk
  • 1 8-ounce container whipped topping, thawed
  • 20 chocolate sandwich cookies
  • 8 oval vanilla sandwich cookies
  • Black decorating icing
  • 8 candy pumpkins
  • 8 gummy worms
  • 8 clear dessert cups

Directions

  1. Whisk pudding mix and milk for 2 minutes. Refrigerate 10 minutes, until thickened.
  2. Fold whipped topping into the pudding.
  3. Crush chocolate sandwich cookies into fine crumbs.
  4. Layer pudding and cookie crumbs in each cup, finishing with crumbs.
  5. Write “RIP” on each vanilla cookie with decorating icing and insert one into each cup.
  6. Decorate with a candy pumpkin and gummy worm.
  7. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving.
OCW Kitchen Tip: Prepare the pudding cups ahead, but add tombstone cookies and candy shortly before serving so the cookies do not soften.
Recipe source: Adapted from Halloween Dirt Cups by Desserts on a Dime.