Easter Dirt Cake Recipe – A Fun & Easy No-Bake Easter Dessert
This Easter Dirt Cake Recipe is a fun Easter recipe that’s as festive as it is delicious!
This chocolatey, creamy no bake dessert starts with an Oreo cookie “dirt” crust, layered with a rich pudding filling, and topped with adorable Easter decorations like Peeps bunnies, edible grass, and pastel M&M candies.
It’s the kind of dessert that gets both kids and adults excited — because who doesn’t love digging into a treat that looks like a springtime garden?
Whether you’re hosting Easter brunch or just want a fun and easy dessert, this one is guaranteed to be a hit.
To make this dirt cake recipe, start by processing Oreo cookies into fine crumbs. This helps to create a firm crust, but if you don’t have a food processor, place the cookies in a zip-top bag and crush them with a rolling pin.
Set aside 1 ½ cups for topping and mix the rest with melted butter. Press this mixture into a 9×13 baking dish and refrigerate.
Next, beat softened cream cheese with powdered sugar until smooth.
In a separate bowl, whisk chocolate pudding with milk until thick, then fold in whipped topping.
Combine with the cream cheese mixture and spread over the crust.
Sprinkle with reserved cookie crumbs and chill for at least 4 hours.
Before serving, decorate with Peeps, edible Easter grass, and M&M candies. Press down slightly to secure decorations. Serve immediately and refrigerate leftovers.
Yes! If you prefer a lighter filling, skip the cream cheese and use an extra tub of whipped topping for a fluffier texture.
You can make dirt cake up to 2 days ahead. Just add the decorations right before serving so they don’t soften or sink into the cake.
Keep any leftovers covered in the fridge for up to 3 days. The cookie topping will soften over time, but the flavors stay delicious!
Yes! Instead of a 9×13 pan, layer the ingredients into small cups or jars for cute, single-serve Easter treats.
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Be sure to also try these no bake Easter recipes:
- If you’re looking for a fun and easy treat to make with the kids, these Easter Rice Krispie Treats are the perfect festive, no-bake dessert!
- Craving that classic chocolate and peanut butter combo? These Copycat Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs taste just like the real thing—only better!
- Want a sweet treat that melts in your mouth? This Easter Fudge Recipe is rich, creamy, and packed with festive colors for the perfect holiday bite!
- Love Oreos? From cakes to cookies and no-bake treats, these Oreo recipes are guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth!
Easter Dirt Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 14.3 oz package of Oreo Cookies
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 chocolate instant pudding mix 3.4 oz each
- 3 cups milk
- 8 oz cool whip
- Peeps Marshmallow Bunnies
- Edible Easter Grass
- Easter M&M’s
Instructions
- Add oreos to a food processor and process for 15 seconds until fine crumbs are formed.
- Remove 1-1/2 cups crumbs and set aside.
- Keeping remaining cookie crumbs in the food processor, add melted butter and process for 10 seconds.
- Use a spoon to make sure the butter has coated all of the cookies.
- Spoon mixture into a 9×13 baking pan and use the back of a spoon to press the cookie crumbs evenly into the pan.
- Refrigerate while you work on the filling.
- Add cream cheese and powdered sugar to a mixer and beat until combined and smooth. Set aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together pudding and milk until smooth, about 3 minutes.
- Fold in the whipped topping. Add to the cream cheese in the mixer and beat, until combined, about 1-2 minutes, scraping down the sides halfway through.
- Spoon pudding mixture on top of crust and top with reserved cookie crumbs. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
- Before serving, decorate the cake using marshmallow peeps, edible grass and candies. You may need to use the back of a spoon to press a divot into the dirt cake so that the bunny stands up on the cake.
- When adding the edible grass, break off different lengths of grass and align them on the bottom. Gently press them into the cake. Toss a few candies around the bunnies and grass.
- Serve immediately. Refrigerate any leftovers, covered.