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Chocolate Pudding Dirt Cups

Heather Baird
These fun and festive chocolate pudding dirt cups are perfect for Easter or any spring celebration! Creamy homemade chocolate pudding is topped with buttery chocolate cookie crumb "dirt" and finished with adorable strawberry "carrots." Easy to make and kid-approved, they're a fun dessert that adults will love too!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Equipment

  • 4.5 oz. dessert cups (6)
  • disposable piping bags
  • Toothpicks or 6” wooden skewers
  • parchment paper
  • Shovel dessert spoons, optional

Ingredients
 
 

Chocolate pudding

  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/3 cup unsweet cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine grain salt
  • 2 1/4 cups whole milk or half and half
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

‘Dirt’ topping

  • 1/2 cup chocolate cookie crumbs such as crushed Oreos without the cream filling
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted

Strawberry ‘carrots’

  • 6 fresh strawberries with stems intact
  • 6 oz. orange candy melting wafers

Instructions
 

Chocolate pudding

  • Combine the cornstarch, cocoa, granulated sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan; whisk until combined. Place the pan over medium high heat and gradually add the milk while whisking constantly.
  • Cook while whisking constantly. The mixture will begin to thicken. Bring the mixture to a bubble and cook for about 30 seconds to 1 minute, whisking constantly, until a thick pudding consistency is achieved.
  • Remove from the heat source and add the butter and vanilla extract. Mix well to combine.
  • Spoon pudding evenly into the 6 dessert cups, or transfer pudding to a piping bag and pipe into the cups.

'Dirt' topping

  • Combine the crumbs and butter in a small bowl. Mix well until well combined.
  • Top each pudding cup with spoonsful of the crumbs. Refrigerate while you make the strawberry carrots.

Strawberry ‘carrots’

  • Wash and thoroughly dry the strawberries. Skewer each strawberry through the top, near the center of the leafy greens. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  • Melt the candy in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave at 100% power in 30 second intervals. Stir well between heating times, until the candy is melted and smooth. About 1 minute 30 seconds.
  • Dip strawberries into the melted candy all the way up to the greens. Allow the excess candy to drip back into the bowl. Transfer back to the parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining strawberries. Allow the candy to set, about 15 minutes, or speed setting by refrigerating for about 7 minutes.
  • Place the leftover melted candy in a disposable piping bag and snip a tiny hole in the end. Drizzle melted candy over the strawberries in zigzag fashion to mimic the appearance of the carrot’s textured lines. Allow the candy to set, about 10-15 minutes.
  • Place a strawberry ‘carrot’ on top of each pudding cup. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Serve with mini shovel dessert spoons for a fun presentation.

Notes

Variations:

  • Add gummy worms for a fun kid's birthday treat.
  • For a garden party, insert mint sprigs into the "dirt" for a sprouted plant effect.
  • For a different Easter look, sprinkle green coconut grass on top and add mini robin's egg candies.
Tip: Dip extra strawberry carrots while you're at it - they're fun to display around the pudding cups and very tasty on their own. 
Keyword carrot patch dirt cups, dirt cups, easter dessert, homemade chocolate pudding, individual desserts, oreo cookie crumbs, spring dessert, whole milk
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