Graveyard Pudding Cups are fun for any school or at home Halloween party, or as a spooky dessert after dinner. Chocolate pudding is topped with crushed Oreo "dirt" and decorated with candy pumpkins, bones and gummy worms. A cookie headstone makes the finishing touch. They are as exciting to eat as to make!

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Halloween is one of our favorite holidays. From decorating the house to pumpkin picking and decorating, the fun is endless. But best of all, it means making fun food! This recipe was inspired by the classic cup of dirt that I loved as a kid. Why not make a spooky version?

These spooky Graveyard Pudding Cups are super cute for kids parties or as a simple dessert after a mummy hot dog dinner. And they require no baking (unless you'd like to make your own chocolate pudding ahead of time).

Pudding cups are one of favorite treats to celebrate the holiday, along with graveyard brownies, dark unicorn cupcakes and spider donuts.

Ingredients and Supplies

For our spooky graveyard pudding cups you need:

Chocolate pudding: homemade or store bought.
Oreo cookies: crushed and without the cream.
Milano cookies: or a similar shaped cookie.
Black writing icing
Candy pumpkins
Gummy worms
Candy bones
Clear plastic cups or glass desert cups: 4 to 8 ounces each.

This recipe makes 4 eight-ounce pudding cups or 8 four-ounce pudding cups.

cup of pudding with gravestone, bones, pumpkin and worm

Instructions

Using a rolling pin or food processor, crush the Oreos into fine pieces to make the graveyard dirt. This is an optional step. You can make them with just the pudding to keep it real quick and easy.
Fill each plastic cup with 1 cup of pudding (or ½ cup for smaller treats) and top with a layer of crushed Oreo (if using).
With black icing, write R.I.P on each cookie to make the headstones. Stick the cookie headstone into the pudding so that it stands straight. Decorate with a gummy worm, candy pumpkin and as many candy bones as you'd like (for other ideas, check out the "variation" section below).

halloween graveyard pudding cups with bones, pumpkins and worms

Serving and Storing

Serve immediately or store in the fridge until ready to serve. Graveyard pudding cups can be kept in the fridge for up to 2 days. Any longer and the cookies become soft.

Variations

Gummy spiders are a fun addition, along with the gummy worms.
Use vanilla pudding instead of chocolate pudding, for your vanilla lover children.
Make graveyard ghosts with cool whip or slightly melted marshmallows.
Use candy corn to give your pudding cups a true autumn look.
Add candy eyeballs to make your graveyard really spooky!

Enjoy!

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Recipe

Graveyard Pudding Cups

4.98 from 46 votes

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Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 274 kcal

Equipment

4 eight ounce clear plastic cups

Ingredients

4 cups chocolate pudding
10 Oreo cookies, cream filling removed
4 Milano cookies
black writing icing
squeezable tube icing, colors of choice
4 candy pumpkins
12 candy bones
4 gummy worms

Instructions

Using a rolling pin or food processor, crush the Oreos into fine pieces to make the graveyard dirt. This is optional step. For quicker pudding cups, leave out the "dirt".
Fill each plastic cup with 1 cup of pudding (or ½ cup for smaller treats) and top with a layer of crushed Oreo if using.
With black icing, write R.I.P on each cookie to make the headstones. Stick the cookie headstone into the pudding so that it stands straight. Decorate with a gummy worm, candy pumpkin and as many candy bones as you'd like (for other ideas, check out the variations in the notes below).
Serve immediately or store in the fridge until ready to serve. Graveyard pudding cups can be kept in the fridge for up to 2 days. Any longer and the cookies become soft.

Notes

Variations

Gummy spiders are a fun addition along with the gummy worms
Use vanilla pudding instead of chocolate pudding, for your vanilla lover children.
Make graveyard ghosts with cool whip or slightly melted marshmallows.
Use candy corn to give your pudding cups a true autumn look.
Add candy eyeballs to make your graveyard really spooky!

Nutrition

Serving: 8ozCalories: 274kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 490mgPotassium: 142mgFiber: 2gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 62IUCalcium: 14mgIron: 4mg

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