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Halloween is right around the corner so it’s time to start planning all the yummy Halloween treats you want to serve! If you’re having a party, a get-together before Trick-or-Treating, or are just looking for an easy to make dessert with a Halloween theme, I have a super simple idea that also looks great set out for a party. Snack Pack pudding cups make it so easy to make a creative dessert with little effort, like these Ghost and Mummy Snack Pack Pudding Cups. Just use the pudding cup as the base and mix in some other treats for a fun and tasty #SnackPackMixins!
I really love pudding cups, they are my go-to for an afternoon snack to get my yummy chocolate fix for the day with just 120 calories a cup. Plus, they have the same amount of calcium as an 8 oz glass of milk!
To give the Snack Packs a Halloween spin, I decided to make ghosts and mummies rising from the dead. I used the Snack Pack pudding cups as the “dirt” sprinkled with a bit of crushed Oreos on top and made “ghosts” and “mummies” out of candy-coated Nutter Butters. Aren’t these Ghost and Mummy Snack Pack Pudding Cups cute?
I found the Snack Pack pudding cups, Oreos, and Nutter Butters in the cookies/snacks aisle at Walmart. Keep an eye out for displays in select Walmarts that include vanilla and chocolate pudding cups, Oreos, and Nutter Butters to make shopping for this recipe really easy!
The mummies and ghosts should be made ahead of time so that they have time to dry. They can be made a few days ahead of time. If making the day of, just give yourself about 30 minutes to prepare them and to let them dry before adding to the Snack Packs.
Ingredients:
- 12 (3.25 oz) Chocolate Snack Pack Pudding Cups
- 12 Oreo cookies, filling removed and crushed
- 12 Nutter Butter cookies
- 12 oz. vanilla-flavored candy coating
- 24 mini chocolate chips (or candy eyes)
- small tube of black decorating icing (optional)
- wax paper
To make the Ghost and Mummy Snack Pack Pudding Cups, start by making your ghosts and mummies. Melt the candy coating over low heat in a saute pan, stirring until smooth. You can also microwave according to package directions (follow these directions carefully!)
Line 2 cookie sheets with wax paper. Dip each Nutter Butter cookie into the melted candy coating, shaking lightly to remove excess coating.
Add to the cookie sheet and use your finger or a spoon dipped in the candy coating to cover up the spot where your fingers were. Repeat with remaining cookies, adding 6 dipped cookies to one cookie sheet and 6 to another cookie sheet.
While the coating is still wet, add 2 chocolate chips or candy eyes on each cookie to make eyes. (I decorated 6 of the cookies with chocolate chip eyes for the ghosts, and 6 with candy eyes for the mummies.) Let the candy coating set, about 10 minutes.
Take one of the cookie trays (I used the one with the candy eyes) and drizzle some of the remaining melted candy coating in a zig zag pattern to make it look like the mummy’s wrapping. Leave the other cookies (the ones that will be ghosts) to dry without adding the zig zag pattern.
It may be helpful to reheat the candy coating so it is smooth again. To make drizzling easier, add the melted candy coating to a zip top bag, seal, and snip off one of the lower corners. Set aside and let dry completely.
When the ghosts are fully dry, you can add a mouth to them with the decorating icing if you’d like.
To remove the excess drizzle from the mummy cookies, remove from the cookie sheet when completely dry and just break off the drizzled pieces that hang off the cookie.
Set aside until ready to assemble.
To assemble your Ghost and Mummy Snack Pack Pudding Cups, crush your Oreo cookies in a plastic bag using a rolling pin.
Sprinkle evenly over each opened Snack Pack pudding cup.
Insert one cookie in each of the pudding cups.
These little spooky pudding packs are sure to be a hit. The ghosts/mummies in the Ghost and Mummy Snack Pack Pudding Cups also work great as an edible spoon for this treat!
The creamy chocolate pudding is such a yummy complement to the crunchy peanut butter cookies. If making a bunch of these, set the Snack Packs up in a square or rectangle shape to resemble a graveyard — perfect for a dessert table!
Need some more inspiration for your Halloween? Check out the Pinterest board below!
Find more Halloween and Fall snack creations on Pinterest
Ingredients
- 12 (3.25 oz) Chocolate Snack Pack Pudding Cups
- 12 Oreo cookies, filling removed and crushed
- 12 Nutter Butter cookies
- 12 oz. vanilla-flavored candy coating
- 24 mini chocolate chips (or candy eyes)
- small tube of black decorating icing (optional)
- wax paper
Instructions
- To make the ghosts and mummies, melt the candy coating over low heat in a saute pan, stirring until smooth. You can also microwave according to package directions (follow these directions carefully!)
- Line 2 cookie sheets with wax paper. Dip each Nutter Butter cookie into the melted candy coating, shaking lightly to remove excess coating.
- Add to the cookie sheet and use your finger or a spoon dipped in the candy coating to cover up the spot where your fingers were. Repeat with remaining cookies, adding 6 dipped cookies to one cookie sheet and 6 to another cookie sheet.
- While the coating is still wet, add 2 chocolate chips or candy eyes on each cookie to make eyes. Let the candy coating set, about 10 minutes.
- Take one of the cookie trays and drizzle some of the remaining melted candy coating in a zig zag pattern to make it look like the mummy’s wrapping. Leave the other cookies (the ones that will be ghosts) to dry without adding the zig zag pattern.
- It may be helpful to reheat the candy coating so it is smooth again. To make drizzling easier, add the melted candy coating to a zip top bag, seal, and snip off one of the lower corners. Set aside and let dry completely.
- When the ghosts are fully dry, you can add a mouth to them with the decorating icing if you’d like.
- To remove the excess drizzle from the mummy cookies, remove from the cookie sheet when completely dry and just break off the drizzled pieces that hang off the cookie.
- Set aside until ready to assemble.
- To assemble, crush your Oreo cookies in a plastic bag using a rolling pin.
- Sprinkle evenly over each opened Snack Pack pudding pack.
- Insert one cookie in each of the pudding packs.
What do you think?