With a creamy pudding center and an Oreo crust and topping, this no bake Oreo Dirt Cake is always a hit with young and old alike. Only a few ingredients (and very little effort) required!
In a large bowl, whisk together the pudding mixes and milk for 2 minutes until it thickens. Place in the refrigerator to set for 5 minutes or until you are ready to make the filling.
Place the Oreo cookies into a food processor and process until fine crumbs form. Add half of the crumbs to the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish and set aside.
In a large bowl, with an electric hand mixer (or in the body of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment) cream together the cream cheese and butter until smooth.
Add the powdered sugar and vanilla, mix until smooth.
Add the set pudding a little at a time until fully mixed in, scrape down the sides as needed.
Fold in the whipped topping until there are no white streaks left.
Smooth the filling carefully over the Oreo crumbs in the baking dish.
Sprinkle the remaining Oreo crumbs on top. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 4 hours to set (overnight is best) - you can even freeze it if you want more of an ice cream cake type dessert.
Then slice and serve!
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Notes
Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions.
PLEASE make sure to grab instant pudding and not cook and serve or this will never set up. Cook and serve pudding has to be heated first to set up. With instant pudding you do not have to do that.
This is a soft set dessert so it won't get fully solid. If you want it to be a bit more solid, put it into the freezer.
If you don't have a food processor, just put cookies in a Ziploc bag and pound with a heavy object until crushed.