This is a fun recipe- prepared in Clay Pots- with a "DIRT CAKE" that is good enough to eat!

“Dirt Cake” Dessert- in Clay Pots- Recipe in Bloom

“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!

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!

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!

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!

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!