Walking Dirt Cake Bags – The BEST Party Dessert!

Walking Dirt Cake bags are such a fun twist on classic dirt cake pudding! They’re great for parties or events, or just a fun weekend family treat.

Walking Dirt Cake

If you’re a fan of Walking Tacos, you are going to LOVE this recipe! My new favorite trend is “walking” food – food that traditionally isn’t eaten on-the-go, but is turned into an easy, handheld meal by using bagged chips or crackers. Walking Dirt Cake is a fun twist on dirt cake pudding (you’ve probably eaten this around some sort of school event – usually chocolate pudding topped or layered with Oreo crumbs and gummy worms added for a real “dirt” effect).

Walking Dirt Cake bags are great for parties or events! You can make them ahead of time, or put out toppings and have guests create their own fun mix. With just a few simple ingredients, you’ve got a super fun dessert that your kids will love! Plus, its’ the perfect “cookies and cream” effect so it’s always a crowd pleaser.

Here’s how to make this fun treat!

Looking for another Walking Dessert? Check out these yummy Walking S’mores!

Ingredients:

To make these pudding bags, you’ll need just a few items from the store.

• Mini Oreo cookie bags (at stores like Walmart these come in a pack of 10, but if you’re feeding a big crowd, you can usually find them in bulk sizes at Sam’s or Costco)
• Gummy worms (cut in half)
• Regular-sized Oreos to make the crumbs (about 10 Oreos)
• 3 oz pudding mix (I used White Chocolate but you can use Chocolate, Vanilla, Cookies n Cream, etc)
• Milk (for the pudding mix)
• 8 oz Cool whip

Note: I used this amount to yield 10 servings and had just a little pudding leftover. If you’re feeding a crowd, you’ll want to 2-3x this amount

How to make Walking Dirt Cake

You can make these dirt cake bags two ways – prepare everything ahead of time so folks can just grab and go, or set out all the fixings and serve it DIY style. I’ll walk through both, but the beginning is the same.

Prepare your pudding 

Start by preparing your pudding mix according to the package directions and refrigerate about 10 minutes. Usually this just involves whisking the milk and dry mix. Once the pudding is chilled and set, gently fold in the Cool Whip. (If you’re serving DIY style, keep the pudding mixture refrigerated until serving, and make sure to keep it chilled at your DIY station. (A great way to do this is to freeze a little water in a disposable baking pan to create an ice tray. Then, serve your pudding mix in another disposable pan set inside the ice tray.)

Make your crumb topping

Crush up the large Oreos to create your “dirt” crumbs. I personally like to leave the Oreo crumbs a little chunky so I just use a rolling pin and Ziploc bag for this. If you want finer crumbs, you can use a food processor.

If you’re making all portions ahead of time: 

Open each mini bag of Oreos and set in a baking dish to keep them standing. Then, spoon in about 1/4 cup pudding mixture into each open bag. Top with a spoon or two of cookie crumbs, and add a few gummy worms. Stand in the baking dish until you’re ready to serve.

If you’re making ahead of time for a party later, just make sure to cover with plastic wrap and keep refrigerated. The longer the bags sit, the more the mini cookies will soak in the pudding, giving a softer cookie.

If you’re setting up DIY-style for an event: 

I would leave the mini cookies sealed and let each guest open their own. Set all the toppings out around with spoons for eating and just let everyone have at it! You can always write out some instructions for how to fill the bags.

Other dirt cake options

While this recipe is for a traditional dirt cake, there are SO many options for extra toppings or flavors if you want to set up a “make your own walking dirt cake bar”.

Sand cake – use Golden Oreos instead of chocolate and call it sand cake!

Funfetti dirt cake – substitute Funfetti soft-baked cookies for Oreos and use confetti pudding instead

Chocolate peanut butter – use mini Nutter Butter bags instead of Oreos + chocolate pudding