easter dirt cups
Both the young and the young at heart will adore these easy-to-assemble mini M&M’S® Easter parfait dirt cups.
yield
12
duration
30 minutes
difficulty
easy
Recipe Ingredients:
- 1 pkg (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding
- 1 1/2 cups cold low-fat milk (for pudding mix)
- 1/2 cup whipped topping
- 1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
- 3/4 cup M&M’S® Milk Chocolate Pastels
- 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 6 to 8 drops green food coloring (approx.)
- 36 M&M'S® Peanut Butter Eggs
Directions:
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes (+ 45 minutes standing time)
- In medium bowl, prepare instant pudding with milk according to package directions. Fold in whipped topping.
- Spoon 2 tbsp pudding mixture into bottom of each of 12 (4-oz) clear serving cups. Divide one-third chocolate cookie crumbs among cups, then one-third M&M’S® Milk Chocolate Pastels among cups. Repeat layers 2 more times. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- In another medium bowl, toss together coconut and green food coloring until combined and mixture resembles strands of grass; add a drop more of green food coloring if needed.
- Just before serving, top each dirt cup with coconut “grass” and M&M'S® Peanut Butter Eggs.
Tip: Substitute vanilla pudding with chocolate pudding if preferred.