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Garden Dirt Pie

By Heather Harrington April 20, 2012

Here's a family favorite dessert. You can make it several ways, feel free to tweak the recipe a bit. It is so yummy and kids love to help make it!

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 (8 ounce) package light cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
  • 2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant sugar-free vanilla pudding mix
  • 3 1/2 cups low-fat milk
  • 1 (12 ounce) container lite frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 32 ounces chocolate sandwich cookies with creme filling
  • 1 package gummy worms/insects

Directions

  1. Chop cookies very fine in food processor. The white cream will disappear.
  2. Mix butter, cream cheese, and sugar in bowl.
  3. In a large bowl mix milk, pudding and whipped topping together.
  4. Combine pudding mixture and cream mixture together.
  5. Layer in flower pot or clear bowl, starting with cookies then cream mixture. Add in a few gummy worms. Repeat layers.Top with a few gummy worms or other gummy insects.
  6. Chill until ready to serve.
  7. Tip: Have a smaller flower pot for each child, let them layer and decorate as they want.