Graveyard Pudding Cups: A Fun and Spooky Halloween Treat

These Halloween Graveyard Pudding Cups made with chocolate pudding, chocolate cookie dirt, and graham cracker tombstones are easy, fun, and a festive Halloween dessert to make with the kids!

What’s more fun than playing in the dirt? How about making these Halloween Graveyard Pudding Cups? This recipe is naturally vegan, easy, and so much fun to make with the kids.

These Graveyard Pudding Cups are a fun and easy treat to make for a classroom Halloween party or a weekend activity with the kids.

They work especially well for classroom parties because they are free of the most common allergens, such as dairy, nuts, and eggs.

With dairy-free chocolate pudding, vegan chocolate cookies, and vegan graham crackers these Halloween treats are nut and dairy free, and a fun plant-based dessert! They can also be made gluten-free by purchasing gluten-free graham crackers and chocolate cookies.

Not sure which Halloween candy is vegan? Check out my Essential Guide to Vegan Halloween Candy!

💗 Why you’ll love these Graveyard Pudding Cups…

• Allergy-friendly (dairy and nut free)
• Gluten-free option
• Easy and quick to make
• No baking necessary
• A fun Halloween activity to do with the kids
• Modify the decorations to suit your taste
• Creamy vegan chocolate pudding
• Crunchy cookie dirt topping
• Simple tombstone decoration

🥣 Ingredients and Notes

Chocolate Pudding Ingredients:

Cornstarch-For thickening the pudding.

Unsweetened Soy Milk-You can use any type of unsweetened dairy-free milk you prefer, buying soy milk adds a nice creaminess. I also recommend coconut milk.

Vanilla Extract-Helps to bring out the flavor of the chocolate.

Organic Cane Sugar-Using organic sugar ensures that it is vegan friendly.

Cacao Powder-Adds the chocolate flavor. If you don’t have cacao powder use cocoa powder.

Decorations:

Vegan Chocolate Cookies-I used these Back to Nature Chocolate cookies. They are a healthier version of Oreo cookies but feel free to use whatever you like.

Vegan Graham Crackers-These graham crackers do not use honey making them suitable for vegans, but if this is not a concern for you feel free to use any type of graham cracker you like.

Black Decorating Gel-This is used to create the writing on the tombstones. You can also melt dairy-free chocolate, transfer it to a piping bag, and use that to create the writing.

🔪 Tools and Equipment

• A large saucepan to heat the pudding.
• A whisk to stir the pudding as it is heating.
• Small individual plastic cups to fill when the pudding has cooled.
• A food processor to crush the cookies.

📋 How to Make Graveyard Pudding Cups

Step 1: Whisk together cornstarch and water to form a paste in a small bowl.

Step 2: In a large saucepan over medium heat combine cornstarch, soy milk, vanilla extract, sugar, and cacao powder. Stir consistently until it comes to a boil.

Step 3: Reduce heat and continue to cook and fold until the pudding thickens.

Step 4: Remove the pudding from the heat. The pudding will continue to thicken as it cools. Allow to cool at room temperature for 5 minutes, then place in the refrigerator to cool completely.

Step 5: Make the oreo crumbs cookie dirt. While the pudding is cooling, remove the cream filling from the chocolate cookies. Place them in the food processor and pulse until crumbly.

Step 6: Break each graham cracker into four separate pieces. Shave off the top using a butter knife to round the edges. With a black gel decorating pen, carefully write the letters RIP, or whatever other messages you like.

Step 7: Assemble the Pudding Cups. Once the pudding has cooled, spoon the pudding mixture into individual cups. Top with chocolate cookie dirt, graham cracker tombstone, and any other additional decorations you’d like. Feel free to add layers of pudding and cookie crumbs for a diffeent look.

💭 Expert Tips

• Make the pudding ahead of time! If you’re planning this activity for a classroom or larger group of kids, make the pudding ahead of time, and keep it refrigerated until you’re ready to assemble your pudding cups.
• This recipe makes 6-8 servings depending on the size of your cups. To make for a larger group, simply double the recipe, or make two batches.
• Use smaller cups for little kids. These can be pretty big servings!
• Keep the pudding cups refrigerated until you’re ready to serve and eat.
• If you don’t have a food processor, you can add the chocolate cookies to a gallon bag, and seal it. Then use a rolling pin to crush the cookies.

📖 Variations

• If you don’t have allergies to worry about, you can cut some corners by buying store-bought chocolate pudding cups.
• To make this a touch healthier use raw organic unrefined sugar for the pudding.
• You can also add your own creative decorations to the tombstones such as Halloween sprinkles, or gummy worms (not vegan). I placed a few fresh flowers (not edible) and some candy pumpkins.
• If you are not vegan, you could use Milano cookies instead of graham crackers as they have a curved edge that works well for the cookie tombstone.

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