Easter Dirt Cake is an easy and delicious no bake dessert recipe perfect for dessert on Easter. It is just like traditional dirt cake but decorated with Easter peeps, candy and more for a festive dessert everyone will go crazy over.
Everyone loves oreo cookies and this Easter dirt cake is one of the easiest Easter desserts to make. It has all of the delicious creamy layers that traditional Oreo Dirt Cake has so you know it is going to be a hit.
This version just has lots of fun Easter candy on top to make it super special for Easter! I also make Chocolate Easter Bark, Easter Egg Sugar Cookies Recipe every year and Easter Egg Rice Krispie Treats. The kids love it and it’s so easy for busy moms. If you love peeps, try Peeps Rice Krispie Treats Recipe.
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Why This Recipe Works
It’s simple to make dirt cake for Easter in a baking dish for an easy Easter Dessert. The creamy layers and festive topping make this perfect for Easter festivities. Its so easy and taste amazing.
This recipe is so easy you will have time to make Bunny Bait Recipe.
Ingredients
- Oreos. Regular Oreo Cookies and not double stuffed.
- Cream Cheese. Softened at room temperature.
- Powdered sugar. If it is lumpy, sift before using.
- Cool Whip. I suggest full fat Cool Whip for the best flavor.
- Instant vanilla pudding. Make sure it is instant pudding mix and not the type you have to cook.
- Easter Candy. I used Peeps, Robin candy eggs and sprinkles but you can use what you love. I think gummy worms and pastel M&M candy would be cute too.
The complete ingredient list is included in the recipe card at the bottom.
Variations and Substitutions
- Chocolate Pudding. Swap the instant vanilla pudding mix for instant chocolate pudding mixes.
- Food coloring. Add a few drops of green food coloring to the pudding mixture to make it look like the grass layer.
How to Make Easter Dirt Cake
Step 1. First, crush โ package of sandwich cookie and place in the bottom of a 9×13 pan. Set aside.
Step 2. Next, mix the cream cheese and butter until smooth with a handheld mixer. Mix in powdered sugar and whipped topping in the large bowl. Set aside the cream cheese mixture.
Step 3. Use a separate bowl and whisk together the milk and vanilla pudding mixes.
Step 4. Fold this pudding mix in with the cream cheese mixture.
Step 5. Once combined, pour over the Oreo crumbs. Sprinkle with the remaining crushed chocolate sandwich cookies.
Step 6. Refrigerate for a few hours before serving. Right before serving remove from the refrigerator and decorating with the Easter candy.
FAQs
You can crush the Oreo cookies in a food processor.ย Donโt worry if you donโt have one. Just place them in a Ziploc bag, seal and crush with a rolling pin.
Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate. It will keep up to 3 days in the fridge. Just keep in mind that the candy might become soggy. You can always remove the peeps before storing.
While the recipe can be frozen, the texture does change once thawed. Due to this, I do not recommend freezing dirt cake.
Pro Tips
- Add Coconut “grass” for topping. Dye shredded coconut with green food coloring in a bowl. Sprinkle over the dirt cake to resemble grass.
- Use instant pudding. This variety results in the best texture. The cook and serve pudding mixture will not set in this recipe as desired.
- Whole Milk. I don’t recommend using reduced fat milk. Whole milk will result in the creamiest filling.
More Easter Desserts
- Easter Puppy Chow
- Easter Dirt Cups Recipe
- Easter Cookie Cake Recipe
- Easter Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods
- Easter Bunny Cupcakes
- Easter Candy Charcuterie Board
Try These Other Easy Recipes With Oreos
- Oreo Dirt Cake Recipe
- Dirt Cake Recipe without Cream Cheese
- Easy Caramel Cheesecake Recipe with Oreo Crust
- Oreo Magic Bars
- Easter Chocolate Covered Oreos
Go ahead and make this Easter Dirt Cake Recipe. Please leave a comment and star rating once you do.
Easter Dirt Cake
Ingredients
- 1 package Oreos
- 8 oz Cream Cheese softened
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 16 oz cool whip
- 2 boxes INSTANT vanilla pudding 3.3 oz box size
- 3 cups milk
- Easter Candy We used Peeps, Robin eggs and sprinkles
Instructions
- Crush โ package of Oreos and place in the bottom of a 9×13 pan. Set aside.
- Mix cream cheese and butter until smooth with a hand held mixer. Mix in powdered sugar and cool whip. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl combined the milk and vanilla pudding mixes. Fold this mixture in with the cream cheese mixture.
- Pour over Oreo crumb mixture.
- Sprinkle with the remaining crushed Oreos.
- Refrigerate for a few hours before serving.
- Right before serving remove from the refrigerator and decorating with the Easter candy.
Recipe Video
Can you make this Oreo dump cake a day ahead?
Yes, this can be made the day before serving. I hope you enjoy the recipe.