{"id":2869,"date":"2026-03-31T14:19:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2869"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:19:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:19:56","slug":"easter-dirt-cake-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/easter-dirt-cake-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter Dirt Cake Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Easter Dirt Cake Casserole<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 package (36 cookies) Oreo cookies (classic or golden), finely crushed<\/li>\n<li>1 package (8 oz \/ 225 g) cream cheese, softened<\/li>\n<li>1 cup (240 ml) powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>1 package (3.4 oz \/ 96 g) instant vanilla pudding mix<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00be cups (420 ml) cold milk<\/li>\n<li>1 container (8 oz \/ 225 g) whipped topping (like Cool Whip), thawed<\/li>\n<li>Easter candy for topping (mini eggs, Peeps, gummy worms, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prepare the cookie base<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Crush the Oreo cookies into fine crumbs.<\/li>\n<li>Reserve about 1 cup for the topping.<\/li>\n<li>Press the remaining crumbs into the bottom of a 9\u00d713-inch casserole dish to form a crust.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the cream cheese layer<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare the pudding mixture<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In another bowl, whisk together the instant pudding mix and cold milk until thickened (about 2 minutes).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Combine layers<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Fold the pudding into the cream cheese mixture.<\/li>\n<li>Gently fold in the whipped topping until fully combined and fluffy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assemble the casserole<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Spread the creamy mixture evenly over the cookie crust.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle the reserved Oreo crumbs on top.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decorate<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Add Easter candies on top to create a festive \u201cdirt cake\u201d look.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chill<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Refrigerate for at least 2\u20134 hours before serving (overnight is even better).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use <strong>golden Oreos<\/strong> for a lighter flavor.<\/li>\n<li>Add <strong>food coloring (green)<\/strong> to coconut flakes for a \u201cgrass\u201d effect.<\/li>\n<li>For extra richness, layer twice (crust \u2192 cream \u2192 crumbs \u2192 cream \u2192 crumbs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easter Dirt Cake Casserole Ingredients 1 package (36 cookies) Oreo cookies (classic or golden), finely crushed 1 package (8 oz&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2869"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2871,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2869\/revisions\/2871"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}