“Dirt Cake” in Clay Pots- Dessert!
This dessert is fun- and it looks like real dirt- add to that- the fun of serving it in clay pots- with a blooming piece of mint- or flower. It’s a great way to get people talking and you can see- who will be the first to eat the “Dirt Cake”… heheh!
This is a fun dessert- that looks like fresh flowers in a pot- but it’s edible! Wheeee!
Ingredients:
Chocolate Cookie Wafers
Chocolate Graham Crackers
Instant Chocolate Pudding
Fresh Mint Stems with Blossoms
Clay Pots (clean and washed)
Recipe:
Watch J create this recipe – in Episode 207- Thinking outside the Vase- of Life in Bloom Here!
Clean and wash (Sterilize) Clay Pots- I Purchased NEW ones a the craft store and ran them through the dishwasher- EASY!
Place a chocolate wafer into the bottom of the pots to cover the hole- so the pudding won’t run out…
I purchased organic Chocolate filled cookies (like Oreos- at the grocery store)… they fit right into the bottom of the pot very snuggly!
The pudding sets up fast- so work quickly- or make it even more home-made by mixing up your own Pudding from Scratch!
I mixed up the Instant Chocolate Pudding per the directions on the back… the pudding gets solid very quickly so you’ll want to work quickly- or if you’re really ambitious – you can cook up a batch of home-made pudding- I’ll bet that would be even more excellent… you decide!
Fill the Pots up about 2/3 of the way- you have to leave room for the “DIRT” topping…
Crush up Chocolate Graham Crackers. I placed them between two layers of parchment paper and rolled them with a rolling pin… It’s really surprising how these crushed up Chocolate Graham Crackers – look like dirt… WOW!
Crushing Chocolate Graham Crackers- makes a realistic and TASTY “Dirt” for this project!
Pour a layer of the “DIRT” over the top of the pudding… and you’re almost done… Place the pots into the refrigerator to cool down… and you’ll add the flowers – just before serving…
I have fresh mint in the garden- and it’s organic- because I watch over it… and they have wonderful little blooms- so I cut enough stems and just tucked them into the “dirt” before serving- you could also use a flower- a rose, daisy or any other organic flower from the garden…
Use organic flowers and tuck them into the pots just before serving… I love the Mint Stems with the Little blooms- but you can use daisies, pansies or other flowers too!
You can also purchase organic flowers at the grocery store- those could be used as well- it’s fun way to set up a little garden on the table and have it be edible as well! Enjoy!
