Gluten Free No Bake Dirt Cake
This gluten free no bake dirt cake is easy to make, kid friendly, and the perfect make-ahead dessert. Serve it with gummy worms and a trowel for a cute presentation that everyone will love.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 tbsp (57g butter, softened
- 8 oz (226g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (125g) powdered sugar
- 2 3.4oz (96g) packages vanilla instant pudding
- 3½ cups (840g) cold milk
- 2¼ cups (540ml) heavy whipping cream, whipped to stiff peaks ((or 1 12oz container Cool Whip, thawed))
- 2 pkgs gluten free chocolate sandwich cookies
- gluten free gummy worms, optional
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, beat together, butter, cream cheese, and powered sugar until smooth. In another bowl, mix vanilla pudding, cold milk, and whipped cream (or Cool Whip) until smooth; fold the two mixtures together into one bowl and set aside.
- 2
Grind cookies in a food processor (or in a large ziptop bag using a rolling pin).
- 3
Layer the ingredients in the flower pot (or a 9 by 13-inch baking dish), beginning and ending with the cookie crumbs. Cover and refrigerate dessert overnight.
- 4
When ready to serve, add gummy worms to the top, as well as an artificial flower (poke a straw through the dessert and then insert flower stem into the straw–see above pictures for guidance), if desired. Serve with a clean, never-before-used trowel, if desired.