Chocolate Pudding Peeps cups takes a classic dirt pudding recipe and turns it into the perfect Easter Dessert for your family. The best part is that you don't have to be an expert baker or decorator to make something festive.
Let's take a look at these marshmallow peeps all decked out in their Easter finery.
If there's one thing we enjoy about Easter, it's the endless supply of sweet treats available all day. It's the one holiday of the year we are allowed to enjoy a sweet hot cross bun or bunny shaped cinnamon rolls for breakfast.
Followed by an Easter egg hunt with plastic eggs filled with candy after church. And to top it all off there are all those yummy desserts following the big family dinner.
These pudding cups are filled with crushed cookies are on the bottom, chocolate pudding and then topped with green-colored shredded coconut for the grass. Don't forget to add the Easter candy eggs and the marshmallow peeps to the top.
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This recipe was inspired by Marshmallow Bunny Peeps Pudding Cups from a few years ago; only this recipe doesn't use tinted frosting.
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Easter Bunny Peeps Desserts
Here are a few other Easter Bunny Peeps Desserts that would be great for your holiday celebration:
- Easter Bunny Peeps Desserts
- Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Peeps
- Peeps Rice Krispie Treats - made in the instant pot.
- Easter Bunny Dirt Cake
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Main Ingredients Needed
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- Chocolate pudding; instant
- Milk
- Oreo cookies; crushed
- Sweetened shredded coconut
- Marshmallow Bunny Peeps
- Marshmallow Chick Peeps
- Mini chocolate eggs
- Green food coloring
🥣Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1 | Color the Shredded Coconut
- Add 3 to 4 drops of green food coloring to the shredded coconut in a zip-top bag.
- To coat the pieces in food coloring, seal the bag and squeeze the coconut inside.
- Squish the food coloring into the coconut until all of the pieces are colored.
Step 2 | Combine the Ingredients
- Cover the bottom of the cups with crushed Oreo cookies.
- Combine the pudding mix with the milk and whisk till fully combined. Set aside for a few minutes until the pudding has thickened. Then divide the pudding between the four cups.
- Add another layer of cookie crumbs on top of the pudding followed by the green colored coconut.
- Press one bunny and one chick Peeps on the top of each cup and then decorate with the chocolate eggs.
Step 3 | Serving Tips
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
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Once prepared, instant pudding will last in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Substitutions and Variations
- You could definitely use a different flavor or pudding for this recipe. Or even an assortment of flavors.
- If you're pressed for time, try using pudding snack packs.
- Check out my other recipe for
Storage Tips
- Store the pudding cups in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- Any leftovers can keep in the refrigerator for up to five days.
Top Tip
- You can prepare the pudding cups earlier in the day and then assemble them right before serving.
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Chocolate Pudding Peeps
Ingredients
- 1 5.85 ounce package instant chocolate pudding
- 3 cups milk
- 15 Oreo cookies; crushed
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 4 bunny Peeps
- 4 chick Peeps
- 12 mini chocolate eggs
- 3 - 4 drops of green food coloring
Instructions
- Add 3 to 4 drops of green food coloring to the shredded coconut in a plastic bag.
- Seal the bag and squish the food coloring into the coconut until all of the pieces are colored green and look like grass.
- Cover the bottom of the cups with crushed Oreo cookies.
- Combine the pudding mix with the milk and whisk till fully combined. Set aside for a few minutes until the pudding has thickened. Then divide the pudding between the four cups.
- Allow the pudding to chill for at least 90 minutes before continuing with the recipe.
- When ready to serve, add another layer of cookie crumbs on top of the pudding followed by the green colored coconut.
- Press one bunny and one chick Peeps on the top of each cup and then decorate with the chocolate eggs.
Decor Craft Design says
Yummy and cute looking pudding! Every kids would love it. Thanks for sharing it #HomeMattersParty
Mel
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Richella J Parham says
I love this idea--I've pinned it to my Easter board and I'm going to make these with my grandson!
Thanks so much for joining the Grace at Home party at Imparting Grace. I'm featuring you this week!
Lois says
Thank you!