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Fun and Easy Easter Dirt Cake

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Published March 31, 2022 Last Updated April 19, 2022 / By Jessica 6 Comments

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Easter Dirt Cake is my kids favorite of all our Easter treats! Dirt cake for Easter may even be cuter than our Halloween version, what do you think? 

Fun and easy easter dirt cake! Is it just my kids or does every child feel like it is ridiculously fun to eat “dirt?” My kids love our traditional dirt cake so much that I decided to switch it up and make a fun Easter dirt cake version with peeps and cadbury eggs instead of the traditional gummy worms.  

Easter Dirt Cake

Suffice it to say, it was a HUGE hit and we have been making it for years now with rave reviews. 

If this isn’t your thing though, we have tons of other yummy easter treats you are sure to love. Try our bunny tail cookies, our easy Cadbury Mini Egg Brownies, or our ever popular White Chocolate Cadbury Covered Oreos.

Or check out our entire Easter gallery for lots of other fun treats and ideas. 

the corner of an Easter Dirt Cake with two pink peeps and some Cadbury mini eggs
But back to the star of the show…

Dirt Cake for Easter

Made just like a regular dirt cake, but with a secret ingredient in my cream cheese layer that takes this recipe over the top. You ready for the easy step by step pictorial? 

easter dirt cake process shots

Top Left – Prepare your pudding according to package directions and place in fridge to set. Crumble your chocolate cookies using a food processor and spread evenly along the bottom of a 9×13 pan. 

Top Right – Spread pudding evenly over the chocolate cookie layer. 

Bottom Left – In a separate bowl combine your sweetened condensed milk, cool whip and softened cream cheese and beat until smooth. Add in a few drops of green food coloring. Spread evenly over pudding layer. 

Bottom Right – Now crumble your white sandwich cookies using a food processor, then stir in food coloring until crumbs reach your desired color. Garnish with Cadbury mini eggs and Peeps. Let chill in the fridge for at least 15 minutes or until ready to serve. 

Easter dirt cake corner picture next to a box of pink Peeps.

This Easter cake is super rich too, so you really only need a little bit to curb that sweet craving. 

How to Make Easter Dirt Cake

If you make this recipe and enjoy it, we’d love for you to leave us a positive comment and review. They mean so much to us. 

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Easter Dirt Cake

Fun and easy easter dirt cake! This no-bake Easter dessert comes together in no time and is a sure crowd pleaser.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Chill Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 273kcal
Author: Pretty Providence

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Equipment

  • food processor

Ingredients

  • 1 5.1 oz Box Instant Chocolate Pudding
  • 3 Cups Milk
  • 25 Vanilla Sandwich Cookies
  • 25 Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
  • 8 oz Cream Cheese Softened
  • 1 14 oz 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. Then spread over Cool Whip layer.
  • 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!)

Notes

*It can also be fun and cute to make these in little individual clear cups! 
If dirt cake isn't your thing though, we have tons of other yummy easter treats you are sure to love. Try our bunny tail cookies, our easy Cadbury Mini Egg Brownies, or our ever popular White Chocolate Cadbury Covered Oreos.
Or check out our entire Easter gallery for lots of other fun treats and ideas. 

Nutrition

Calories: 273kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 275mg | Potassium: 285mg | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 490IU | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 207mg | Iron: 0.6mg
Did you make this recipe?Mention @prettyprovidenceblog or tag #prettyprovidence!

Easter egg dirt cake dished up in small white bowl.

Happy Easter friends! 

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Also, how cute are these naturally dyed Easter eggs our friend Anna made in the instant pot? 

This post was originally published March 26th, 2014 and has been updated.  

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  1. Melissa McArthur

    July 05, 2020 at 11:31 am

    5 stars
    Yummiest and cutest dessert!

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  2. Lynnette Beste

    March 10, 2020 at 3:24 pm

    5 stars
    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!

    Reply
  3. Colleen Pastoor

    April 02, 2014 at 2:01 pm

    My mom used to make dirt cups… I love the idea of switching the worms out!

    Reply
  4. Vanessa Marquiss Barker

    March 26, 2014 at 2:15 pm

    this looks super cute. My kiddos would love it

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    • Jessica @ Pretty Providence

      March 26, 2014 at 2:35 pm

      Aw thanks Vanessa! That means a lot coming from you!

      Reply
  5. 2justByou

    March 26, 2014 at 9:15 am

    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!

    Reply

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