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Halloween Dirt Cups

Elevate Your Spirits with Halloween Dirt Cups: A Ghoulishly Yummy Adventure of 2023! 🎃💫👻

"Dive into the spooky delight of Halloween Dirt Cups! 🎃🍫 Creamy chocolate goodness meets Oreo crunch in a cup of eerie perfection. Top it off with ghoulish decorations for a treat that'll thrill both young and old. A delightfully creepy dessert that's frighteningly easy to create! 👻🕷️"
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Calories 500 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz cream cheese - softened to room temperature
  • - Cream Cheese: Cream cheese is the creamy and tangy base that provides richness to the Halloween Dirt Cups.
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • - Pure Vanilla Extract: Vanilla extract adds a subtle and aromatic sweetness to the dessert enhancing the overall flavor.
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • - Powdered Sugar: Powdered sugar is used to sweeten and thicken the cream cheese mixture giving it a smooth and delightful texture.
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • - Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: Cocoa powder brings the deep chocolatey flavor to the pudding layer, creating that "dirt" look.
  • 8 oz whipped topping - or 1 cup cold heavy cream
  • - Whipped Topping or Heavy Cream: Whipped topping or heavy cream is whipped to a fluffy consistency and folded into the pudding to create a light and airy texture.
  • 24 Oreo cookies - crushed
  • - Oreo Cookies: Crushed Oreo cookies mimic the appearance of soil in the dessert adding a satisfying crunch.
  • 6-10 Milano cookies
  • - Milano Cookies: Milano cookies serve as "tombstones" in the Halloween-themed presentation.
  • Food coloring marker - or black cookie icing
  • - Food Coloring Marker or Black Cookie Icing: These are used to decorate the Milano cookies as tombstones for a spooky touch.
  • Halloween candy decorations - I used gummi worms candy corn pumpkins, and candy eyes
  • - Halloween Candy Decorations: These playful candy decorations like gummy worms, candy corn pumpkins, and candy eyes, add a whimsical and eerie element to the cups, making them perfect for Halloween.

Instructions
 

  • Steps to Halloween Dirt Cups 🎃🍫

Step 1: Preparing the Chocolate Cream Cheese Filling 🍫🧀

  • - Beat cream cheese until smooth and stir in vanilla extract for delightful flavor.

Step 2: Sweetening the Mixture 🍬🍫

  • - Gradually mix in powdered sugar and unsweetened cocoa powder for that perfect sweetness.

Step 3: Creating a Fluffy Texture 🌬️🍨

  • - Gently fold in whipped topping or whipped cream for a dreamy, fluffy texture.

Step 4: Preparing for Assembly 🛠️❄️

  • - Transfer the creamy mixture into a bag and chill in the fridge for assembling later.

Step 5: Assembling the Spooky Delights 🕸️👻

  • - Sprinkle Oreo crumbs, pipe in chocolate cream cheese filling, and layer with more crumbs.

Step 6: Adding the Final Touches 🎉👁️

  • - Sprinkle cookie crumbs on top, then decorate with spooky delights like Milano tombstones, candy pumpkins, googly eyes, and gummi worms.

Step 7: Serving or Chilling 🍨👍

  • - Serve immediately for spooky excitement or chill for a day to let the flavors meld. Enjoy these hauntingly delicious Halloween treats! 🕷️👻

Notes

Nutrition Facts

⦁ - Calories: 500 kcal
⦁ - Carbohydrates: 69 g
⦁ - Protein: 7 g
⦁ - Fat: 28 g
⦁ - Saturated Fat: 15 g
⦁ - Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g
⦁ - Monounsaturated Fat: 8 g
⦁ - Trans Fat: 1 g
⦁ - Cholesterol: 42 mg
⦁ - Sodium: 371 mg
⦁ - Potassium: 304 mg
⦁ - Fiber: 4 g
⦁ - Sugar: 50 g
⦁ - Vitamin A: 537 IU
⦁ - Calcium: 84 mg
⦁ - Iron: 5 mg
Halloween Dirt Cups
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