Pumpkin Dirt Cups

Simple pumpkin dirt cups that both adults and kids will love to make and eat! Use them for fall parties and get-togethers.

A Fall Dessert Every Will Love

We love making tasty desserts using oreo crumbs and vanilla pudding! The pudding is super easy to color to match all sorts of themes for birthday parties, holidays, family occasions, and more. Use these fun pumpkin dirt cups to celebrate the start of fall or to pass out at a Halloween party. Kids will love the pumpkin candies and cookie crumbs in these easy desserts.

You only need a few simple ingredients to create these pumpkin dirt cups. We love to make this dessert in individual clear cups, which make them perfect for family dinners and parties! This recipe makes about 18 individual cups and can also be made on a 9 x 13 baking pan.

Ingredients Needed for Pumpkin Dirt Cups

• Chocolate Instant Pudding
• Milk
• Cool Whip
• Oreo Cookies, crushed
• Candy Pumpkins
• Shredded Coconut
• Green food coloring

Can I Use Vanilla Pudding?

Yes, feel free to use vanilla pudding instead of chocolate pudding if you wish. You can add food coloring until it’s the shade of brown you prefer.

You can also use Golden Oreos if you prefer the taste of those as well. You just won’t have the “dirt” look for the pumpkin patch.

How to Make Pumpkin Dirt Cups

While making this delicious dessert, feel free to customize it any way you would like. Add candy corn, candy pumpkins, or gummy worms to make it taste the way you want.

1. Whisk together pudding mix and milk in a medium bowl for 2 minutes. Follow the package directions for the pudding. Allow to set for 5 minutes.
2. Fold in the cool whip.
3. Add one tablespoon of crushed cookies into the bottom of the cups.
4. Top with a layer of pudding mixture.
5. Repeat layers, alternating with the chocolate pudding until ending with cookie mixture.
6. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
7. Add your shredded coconut to a container with a lid, and add a few drops of green food coloring and a touch of water. Shake until colored. 
8. Right before serving, add some colored shredded coconut on top. Top with candy pumpkins and enjoy!

You’ll have a set of adorable fall or Halloween-themed treats to share. It will look like pumpkins sitting in a pumpkin patch!

When to Make These Easy Pumpkin Patch Dirt Cups

With fall around the corner, these festive fall dirt cups are always a hit. Here are a few simple ideas to use the dessert cups with purpose:

• Use them to celebrate the coming of fall or a trip to the pumpkin patch.
• Explain how pumpkins grow and then let kids create their own pumpkin patch dessert.
• Add this dessert to your list of Halloween recipes to make with your kids. It’s a great chance for quality time and a little mess.
• Use the pumpkin cups at Halloween parties as a dessert or a favor. Kids can make them on their own or have them ready-made.
• Offer to donate the ingredients to your child’s school so students can make them in the classroom during a fall festival.

Enjoy making this perfect fall treat with your kids! I hope it brings you as much joy as it does us. We always love spending time together in the kitchen!

More Delicious Dirt Cups Ideas

For more fun dirt cup ideas and desserts, try some of these:

• Halloween Dirt Cups – These fun Halloween dirt cups are sure to be a hit during the month of October.
• Construction Dirt Cups – Kids who love moving vehicles will adore these fun desserts.
• Dinosaur Dirt Cups – Make a batch of these for your dinosaur-loving kids and watch their faces light up.
• Unicorn Oreo Dirt Cups – These fun treats are perfect for a unicorn-themed party or kids who love mystical creatures.