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Crumbly and creamy sand pudding cups are a tasty beach inspired treat. Enjoy a quick and easy sandy escape perfect for sharing!!
Bring more beach fun with an Aloha Tropical Smoothie or Dole Whip paired with Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes.
Beach Treats!
We made this recipe awhile back for Sand Pudding Cups. It was inspired by the Dirt Cake Parfaits we made last year.
This time we used Golden Oreos and added an umbrella on top to make it look like the beach.
I love these Pudding Cups so much – I think your kids would love them too. In fact, you should make them and bring them to the beach – LOL!!
Making SAnd Cups
OREO. Begin by smashing up Oreos. I put mine in my food processor and blended until they were crumbs. Set aside.
PUDDING. Mix cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar with mixer in a medium bowl. Fold in cool whip until well blended. In a separate bowl mix pudding mix and milk with a whisk. Once combined well, add pudding to cream cheese mixture.
LAYER + GARNISH. Place a few tablespoons of Oreo crumbs in your cup or small jar. Add some of the creamy mixture (I do this by adding the creamy mixture to a gallon bag and cutting off the corner so it goes in the jar more easily.) Bang down on a wash cloth on the table to get all bubbles out. Add a few more tablespoons of Oreo Crumbs. Top off with some more cream mixture and sprinkle on a few more crumbs. Top off with more crumbs and a drink umbrella.
SERVE. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Tips + Variations
Do not remove the cream filling from the Oreos
Add a couple of dark Oreos to the food processor to give a speckled sand look.
Vanilla wafers will work instead of golden Oreos
Not only can you have fun with the serving container, but you can also have fun with your toppings. As mentioned, I used a simple umbrella, but other fun toppings you could include:
- Swedish fish
- Gumballs aka beach ball ;o)
- Edible sea shells
- Teddy Grahams with
- Gummy lifesaver
- Fruit by the Foot towel
I love being able to see the layers of this dessert so I divided it into 8 oz plastic cups. This is a perfect size for individual servings. I think I was able to get 15 cups give or take a few depending on how full you make them.
Storing Info
This treat can be made a day or two ahead of time. Cover and STORE in the fridge until serving.
Leftovers can last, covered, in the fridge for about 5 days.
For more sweet treats try:
- Cinnamon Roll Cookies
- Caramel Cookies
- Caramel Apple Nachos
- White Trash Recipe
- Cherry Sheet Cake
- Paradise Parfaits
Sand Pudding Cups Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 8 oz cool whip
- 1 box instant white chocolate pudding (or vanilla) 3.3 oz box
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 package Golden Oreos
- Drink umbrellas
Instructions
- Begin by smashing up Oreos. I put mine in my food processor and blended until they were crumbs. Set aside.
- Mix cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar with mixer in a medium bowl. Fold in cool whip until well blended. In a separate bowl mix pudding mix and milk with a whisk. Once combined well, add pudding to cream cheese mixture.
- Place a few tablespoons of oreo crumbs in your cup or small jar. Add some of the creamy mixture (I do this by adding the creamy mixture to a gallon bag and cutting off the corner so it goes in the jar more easily.) Bang down on a wash cloth on the table to get all bubbles out. Add a few more tablespoons of oreo Crumbs. Top off with some more cream mixture and sprinkle on a few more crumbs. Top off with more crumbs and a drink umbrella.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Yum – delicious and so fun! We made these for our pool party last weekend, they were a hit!
This might be my kids’ new favorite dessert. They have asked me to make it at least five times a day for the past week.
Just wondering if you can Tell me if this recipe makes enough for me to put it into an 8×8 or 9×13 instead of cups? Thank you!
It’s been so long, but I think it would be enough for an 8×8. Hope you like it!
Love any recipe with Golden Oreos in them! Thank you!!
Do you crush the entire oreo, including the filling? Thanks!
Yes, you crush the entire cookie 🙂 Hope you like these!
How far ahead of time can these be made? Like, how long can these be in the fridge before the cookie part starts getting soft?
What type of plastic cups did you use?!?! How many ounces do the cups hold??? Or where do you buy the cups from?! Thanks in advance!!!
You could really use any type. I can’t remember where I got those specific ones or how much they hold, but you could find them pretty much anywhere…grocery store, walmart, party city. Hope that helps 🙂
Can you tell me approximately how many servings it makes in the small cups or whatever you used? I can’t find where it says that above. Thanks!
It doesn’t say. I can’t remember an exact amount. It should make quite a few…10-20, depending on how full you make them. I hope that helps!!
Yikes nutrition info 1004 calories per serving?
Could these be made the night before?
Yes 😉 Enjoy!
Did you use the smaller or largest box of instant pudding? And how many parfaits were you able to make using cups that size?
How many parfait cups does this recipe make?