Easy Halloween Pudding Cups
Add some fun to the dessert table with these easy Halloween pudding cups. Made with instant vanilla pudding and chocolate cookie crumbs, they are quick and easy to make.
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Prep Time : 15 minutes
Cook Time : 0 minutes
Total Time : 15 minutes
Cuisine: : Western
Course : Dessert
Servings : 6 x ½ cup servings
Calories : 143 : kcal
Estimated Cost : $4.30 or about $0.71 a serve
EQUIPMENT
- Electric mixer or hand beater
- 4-6 x 167 ml (5.9 ounces) glass or plastic tumblers
INGREDIENTS
- 100 grams (3.52 ounces) of instant vanilla pudding mix
- 7-9 chocolate cookies or more if needed
- Assorted Halloween gummy candy snakes, and candy eyes
INSTRUCTIONS
- Make the pudding mix as outlined on your pudding mix packet. Note: Servings from pudding mixes vary, and you may get 4 or 6 servings from your pudding mix. Our pudding mix used 700ml (23.66 ounces, almost 3 cups of milk) and made 6 servings.
- Divide the mixture evenly between the tumblers leaving about 2.5 cm (1 inch) of space at the top.
- Place the chocolate cookies into a small zip lock bag and crush them into small coarse crumbs.
- Top each pudding cup with 2-3 teaspoons of the cookie crumbs and decorate with the gummy candy, snakes, and eyes.
- Store in the fridge until ready to serve.
Notes
VARIATIONS
Add food gel
You can also make this recipe with chocolate instant pudding or color vanilla pudding with a few drops of gel food coloring and make green, purple, or orange-colored instant pudding cups.
Make graveyard pudding cups
To make graveyard or tombstone pudding cups, use chocolate pudding and top with chocolate cookie crumbs.
Decorate the cups with a tombstone made from a long plain cookie like a Milano cookie, sour gummy worms, candy bones, or small candied pumpkins.
You could "engrave" the tombstone with "RIP" using an edible black marker or chocolate piping.
Frankenstein pudding cups
Before making the pudding, use a permanent marker to draw faces onto the outside of clear plastic cups.
Fill the cups with green-colored pudding. To make a green pudding, add a few drops of green food coloring to instant vanilla pudding.
Finish the Frankenstein pudding cups with chocolate cookie crumbs for the hair.
MEAL PREPPING
If you are planning on making a batch of these for a party, you can do some preparation in advance;
- The night before - Make the pudding and pour it into the serving dishes, seal and store it in the fridge until needed.
- The next day - About an hour before serving them, add the crushed cookie crumbs and decorate them with candy. Return to the fridge until ready to serve.
Nutrition Facts
Easy Halloween Pudding Cups
Serving Size
1 x ½ cup
Amount per Serving
Calories
143
% Daily Value*
Fat
3
g
5
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
0.01
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
2
g
Sodium
784
mg
34
%
Potassium
42
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
27
g
9
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
7
g
8
%
Protein
1
g
2
%
Vitamin A
0.4
IU
0
%
Calcium
4
mg
0
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.