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Christmas Tree Cake Dirt Cups


  • Author: Tara

Description

Individual no-bake desserts layered with fluffy vanilla pudding, chocolate cookie crumbs, and Christmas Tree Cake pieces.

  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Chill time: At least 1 hour
  • Cook time: None
  • Total time: Approximately 1 hour 20 minutes
  • Servings: 8 small dessert cups
  • Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

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Ingredients

For the pudding layer:

  • 1 package instant vanilla pudding mix, 3.4 ounces
  • 2 cups cold whole milk
  • 1 cup whipped topping, thawed
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

For the cookie and cake layers:

  • 18 chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed
  • 2 individual Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes, chopped small

For topping:

  • 4 additional individual Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • ½ cup whipped topping
  • 2 tablespoons Christmas sprinkles
  • 1 tablespoon additional crushed chocolate sandwich cookies

Instructions

Instructions

  1. Whisk pudding mix and cold milk for approximately 2 minutes. Let stand for 3–5 minutes.
  2. Gently fold in 1 cup whipped topping and vanilla.
  3. Crush the cookies, leaving their cream filling intact.
  4. Fold 2 chopped cakes into the pudding mixture.
  5. Divide one-third of the main cookie crumbs among eight small cups.
  6. Add half the pudding mixture, another third of the crumbs, and the remaining pudding.
  7. Finish with the remaining crumbs, reserving this final layer until serving if desired.
  8. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  9. Decorate with the remaining whipped topping, cake pieces, sprinkles, and finishing crumbs.
  10. Serve cold.

Nutrition Note

Calories vary with the cake size, cookie brand, pudding mix, and whipped topping. For an accurate estimate, total the nutrition from the products used and divide by eight, including any additional decorations.