Easter dirt cake is my kids favorite of all our Easter treats!
Is it just my kids or does every child feel an irresistible urge to put dirt in their mouths? I think that is the beauty of this Easter dirt cake! It is dirt they are actually allowed to eat! My kids love our traditional dirt cake so much that I decided to switch it up and make a fun Easter treat version with peeps and cadbury eggs instead of the traditional gummy worms! I hope your little ones love it as much as mine always do!
How to make an Easter Dirt cake:
Easter dirt cake is made just like a regular dirt cake, but I have a secret ingredient in my cream cheese layer that takes this recipe over the top!
Easter Dirt Cake
Ingredients
- 1 large box instant chocolate pudding
- 3 cups milk
- 25 vanilla sandwich cookies
- 25 chocolate sandwich cookies
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 8 oz cool whip
- green food coloring
- Cadbury Mini Eggs for decorating
- Marshmallow Peeps for decorating
Instructions
- Prepare pudding according to package directions and place in the fridge to set.
- Process chocolate cookies in a food processor and spread evenly on the bottom of a 9×13 pan. Spread pudding evenly on top of the chocolate cookie layer.
- In a separate bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk, cool whip and cream cheese. Beat until smooth. Add a few drops of green food coloring. (This will be the grass layer.) Smooth cream cheese mixture over pudding layer.
- Crush white sandwich cookies in food processor until crumbs and then toss with green food coloring until it matches the color of the cream cheese mixture.
- Chill this dessert in the fridge for 15 minutes or until ready to serve.
- Garnish with Cadbury eggs and Peeps (the kids will love helping with this part!) Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Here’s a picture of what all the stages look like! This Easter dirt cake is super rich too, so you really only need a little bit to curb that sweet craving!
Easter Treats
If you like this recipe then you will also love these other fun and festive Easter treats!
White Chocolate Cadbury Covered Oreos
Bunny Bait Bag Topper Printable
xo,
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This post was originally published March 26th, 2014 and has been updated.
This is my grandchildren’s favorite treat. They love that it’s green and brown, and they think it’s so fun to find the eggs in their treat!
My mom used to make dirt cups… I love the idea of switching the worms out!
this looks super cute. My kiddos would love it
Aw thanks Vanessa! That means a lot coming from you!
I remember having dirt cake before, but I could never find the right recipe to replicate it. I’ll try yours out and see if it’s the same. Yours looks great with the crushed cookie topping!