These Moonlit Pumpkin Patch Pudding Snacks are fun festive way to get everyone excited for Halloween. Featuring oreo cookie moons, cookie crumbs, mellow crème pumpkins and some frosted vines over chocolate pudding, they’re a spooky snack that’s equal parts delicious and spooky!

Apples, bananas, and healthy snacks are usually what’s on offer in our home in between meals, but you know I can never resist infusing our day with something festive.

These spooky moonlit pumpkin patch pudding snacks are easy to make, absolutely delicious, and a fun way to get everyone excited for Halloween.

Whether as an afternoon treat, a classroom party surprise, or for dessert after dinner- these pudding cups are perfect for ghouls and goblins of any age to enjoy!

Ingredients Needed

Only a handful of easy to find ingredients are required to whip up these Halloween pudding cups.

You’ll need:

Pudding – Chocolate pudding cups, any variety. You can use sugar free ones to cut down on the sweetness, if preferred.
Oreos – Classic oreo cookies
Pumpkins – Mellowcreme candy pumpkins, usually found with the seasonal snacks and candies
Frosting – Green cookie icing, can be found in the baking aisle with the sprinkles

Once you’ve gathered all your ingredients you’re ready to begin!

How To Make

Sometimes festive treats can require a lot of work to pull together. Luckily that’s not the case with these.

Start by deciding if you’re going to make these using the packaged pudding cups or if you want to make them in a small dish.

If making them in the pudding cups, just open them and set aside. If using dishes, transfer the pudding to small clear bowls or glasses.

Gently twist the oreo cookies to open them. Separate the halves into two different piles, one for the ‘moons’ where the cream circle is intact and another for the plain cookie halves.

Using a food processor, or blender, pulse the plain cookie halves until the crumbs resemble fine dirt. Spoon the ‘dirt’ on top of the pudding until the cup or dish is ‘full’.

Out of the half moon pile, pick the cookies with the best preserve cream circles for your moons. Add one to the back of each dish, pushing it in just far enough for it remain standing by itself.

Add a couple pumpkin candies to the dirt in front of the cookie moons. Don’t overcrowd your pudding cup or dish though.

Cut the tip off the frosting and pipe a few frosting ‘vines’ to connect your pumpkins.

Serve immediately and enjoy!

Storing

Unfortunately prepared moonlit pumpkin patch pudding snacks don’t store well. The longer they sit the cookies will absorb moisture from the pumpkins and get soggy.

I recommend only preparing as many as you think you’ll need, then storing any extras of all the different components separately to make another batch later.

Tips & Tricks

Making these for young children or for a school/room snack? For less mess make them right in the plastic container the pudding comes in! They’re still super cute, but create less mess to deal with and perfect for little hands.
Don’t want to load the kids up on too much sugar? Use a ‘sugar free’ chocolate pudding instead.
If you have extra ingredients, store them separately and then make another batch of Halloween pudding snacks when ready to enjoy them again.

Other Easy Halloween Snack Ideas

Chocolate pudding cups are topped with crushed oreos, half of an oreo cookie ‘moon’, a couple candy pumpkins, and frosted ‘vines’ for a fun Halloween treat.

Moonlit Pumpkin Patch Pudding Snacks are a great way to infuse some yummy festive fun into any October day.

Fair warning though that it may lead to non stop questions about when you’re going to the pumpkin patch, pumpkin carving planning, and general family fun.

Looking for other easy snacks ideas for Halloween?

Try these:

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Moonlit Pumpkin Patch Pudding Snacks

These Moonlit Pumpkin Patch Pudding Snacks are fun festive way to get everyone excited for Halloween. Featuring oreo cookie moons, cookie crumbs, mellow crème pumpkins and some frosted vines over chocolate pudding, they're a spooky snack that's equal parts delicious and spooky!

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Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10

Total Time: 10

Author: Meaghan @ 4 Sons R Us

Ingredients

chocolate pudding cups
oreo cookies halved
mellowcreme candy pumpkins
green frosting

Instructions

Separate the oreos into two piles, one for the 'moons' where the cream came off on them, and the other for the plain side without cream.
Crush the plain oreo halves in a blender until they resemble fine dirt. Spoon the 'dirt' into the pudding cups until level.
Out of the halved 'moon' pile, pick the ones that are most unblemished and best resemble a moon. Stick it in the back of the pudding cup, just far enough in that it stands up by itself.
Top each dirt cup with two candy pumpkins. Use the green frosting to pipe a few 'vines' across the pumpkins to connect them.
Repeat as needed for the number of pudding cups you need. Serve immediately.

Notes

Making these for young children or for a school/room snack? For less mess make them right in the plastic container the pudding comes in! They're still super cute, but create less mess to deal with and perfect for little hands.
Don't want to load the kids up on too much sugar? Use a 'sugar free' chocolate pudding instead.
If you have extra ingredients, store them separately and then make another batch of Halloween pudding snacks when ready to enjoy them again.

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