Dirt cake is a fun no-bake recipe for kids of all ages. It doesn’t take a lot of time to make and since it doesn’t have to be baked, it makes a great summer dessert. Who wants to turn on the oven when it is hot outside? Not me!

Dirt Cake: A Super Simple & Super Fun Recipe

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It’s too hot to cook lately, so I have been digging in my recipe books, boxes, and binders for desserts that don’t require turning on the oven. Dirt cake has got to be one of my favorite no-bake desserts.

Ingredients For Dirt Cake

1-pint heavy whipping cream
Two boxes of instant chocolate pudding
3 cups milk (2% or higher milk fat)
One box of cream cheese (original 8-ounce size)
1/2 cup of icing sugar (known by various names, but this is the type I mean)
1 1/2 boxes Oreo cookies
One bag of gummy worms (this is my family’s favorite brand, vibrant colors–and they even have faces!)

Equipment Needed For Dirt Cake

I like using a glass trifle bowl for a pretty presentation, but any large bowl or even a nine-by-thirteen pan would work.

Here are a few more pieces of kitchen equipment you will need to make dirt cake:

Mixing bowl
Hand mixer (I have this one by KitchenAid and love it! Finally–a hand mixer that can handle big batches of cookie dough without its motor giving out!)
Measuring cups
Spatulas (I bought this inexpensive silicone set of three a while back and love that there is no way the end of the spatula can fall off the handle)
Food processor (if you don’t own one, a Ziploc bag and a rolling pin works in a pinch)

How To Assemble Dirt Cake

It doesn’t take long to throw dirt cake together.

Mix the chocolate pudding with the milk and beat for two minutes
Place pudding mixture in the fridge
Whip up the heavy cream
Cube up the cream cheese and add it to the freshly whipped cream
Add in the icing sugar
Add in the chocolate pudding
Place Oreo cookies in the food processor and blend them until it is crumbling (If you don’t have a food processor, place them in a Ziploc bag and beat them with a rolling pin. They will be large pieces, but that won’t matter.)
Place a layer of pudding mixture in the bottom of your container
Layer ⅓ of the cookie crumbles on top
Place another layer of pudding mixture on top of the cookie crumbles
Layer another ⅓ of the cookies
Place another layer of pudding mixture on top
Finish with the last ⅓ of the cookie crumbles
Top with gummy worms
Keep in the fridge until it is time to serve

I have not come across a person yet who doesn’t like Dirt Cake.

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients

1 pint heavy whipping creme
2 boxes of instant chocolate pudding
3 cups of milk
1 box creme cheese
1/2 cup icing powdered sugar
1 1/2 boxes Oreo cookies
1 bag gummy worms

Method

Mix the chocolate pudding with the milk and beat for two minutes.
Place pudding mixture in the fridge
Whip up the heavy cream
Cube up the cream cheese and add it to the freshly whipped cream
Add in the icing sugar
Add in the chocolate pudding
Place Oreo cookies in the food processor and blend until they are crumbles. (If you don't have a food processor, place them in a Ziploc bag and beat them with a rolling pin. They will be large pieces, but that won't matter)
Place a layer of pudding mixture down in the bottom of your container
Layer 1/3 of the cookie crumbles on top
Place another layer of pudding mixture on top of cookie crumbles
Layer another 1/3 of cookies
Place another layer of pudding mixture on top
Finish with the last 1/3 of the cookie crumbles
Top with gummy worms
Keep in the fridge until it is time to serve.