Graveyard Dirt Cream Puffs #HalloweenTreatsWeek

Prepare the perfect treat for guests to eat when hosting a Halloween gathering. These Graveyard Dirt Cream Puffs are flavorful, fun to prepare, and look great to go with the spooky season.

“This post and recipe were created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine.”

Graveyard Dirt Cream Puff Recipe

Have you ever tasted fresh cream puffs? If so, you know how flavorful they are! Even if you’ve made these treats in the past, you probably haven’t tried this recipe for fun Graveyard Dirt Cream Puffs. These cream puffs are light, flavorful, and will melt in your mouth with each bite, leaving you coming back time and time again for more.

So, what makes these cream puffs such an excellent treat to prepare for the spooky season? Not only do they taste good, but they look spooky and scary to go along with the Halloween desserts theme. You can add different ingredients to them to make them look even spookier, such as gummy worms and edible eyes!

Why Should I Make Dirty Pudding!?

1. The cream puffs have the perfect texture. They have a slightly crisp exterior with a soft and creamy center that tastes great.
2. You can have fun and get as creative as possible with the edible dirt, melted chocolate, candy worms, and more.
3. These kid-friendly treats are great for adults, too. So, even if you’re having an adult Halloween party, you can expect the dirt dessert to be a huge hit amongst everyone.

Ingredients Needed to Prepare the Graveyard Dirt Cream Puffs

Before you get started, make sure you have the right ingredients needed to make the Graveyard Dirt Cream Puffs, including:

• Flour. You’ll need flour to create the pastry for your cream puffs.
• Butter. Combine your flour with butter and several other ingredients to make a deliciously sweet pastry.
• Sugar. The sugar adds something extra to the pastry to give it more flavor.
• Heavy Cream. Use heavy cream to create the perfect chocolate filling for your cream puffs.
• Cocoa Powder. Adding cocoa powder to the heavy cream with several other ingredients will leave you with a tasty cream to put on the pastry.

You’ll also need a few other ingredients, such as salt, water, eggs, vanilla extract, powdered sugar, semi-sweet chocolate chips, crushed Oreo cookies, and Halloween candies. You can use an assortment of Halloween candies, such as gummy worms, edible eyeballs, fingers, and more.

What should I do if I don’t have heavy cream?

If you don’t have heavy cream, feel free to use whole milk. The whole milk will work as well when combined with cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and other essential ingredients.

Do I have to use Oreo cookies for the edible dirt in this recipe?

While Oreo cookies taste great and look like real dirt to go with your Graveyard Dirt Cream Puffs, you can always use the generic version. There is truly not that big of a difference between the generic version and the brand name option.

How do I assemble these cream puffs?

When you want to assemble the Graveyard Dirt Cream Puffs, be sure to cut the puffs in half on the lower bottom section, pipe your chocolate and whipped cream into the center of the puffs, and then top with your crushed cookies and Halloween candies. Dip the top of your puff into the ganache you’ve created, place it on top of the whipped cream, and then serve it.

Recipe Notes & Tips

1. When preparing the whipped cream, be sure to beat the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Once you’ve spotted the stiff peaks, you can begin stirring in the other ingredients, such as cocoa powder, salt, and powdered sugar.

2. Make sure to reduce the heat to the oven when baking your puffs. While you want to bake them for five minutes at 425 degrees, you should reduce the heat to 375 degrees F for the remaining 30 minutes while your puffs are in the oven. By doing this, you can keep them from getting too hard or burning. It’s an important step because you want your puffs to have the perfect taste and texture.

3. If you’re not planning to serve the Graveyard Dirt Cream Puffs immediately, be sure to store them in an airtight food storage container and keep them in the fridge. It’s best to keep these cream puffs refrigerated to preserve their freshness until you’re ready to serve them to your loved ones during your Halloween party.

When you want to have a fun and exciting Halloween gathering with friends and family, making fun Halloween-themed treats is a given. You can learn how to make these impressively delicious Graveyard Dirt Cream Puffs using simple ingredients that you can easily find in the grocery store. Once you’ve prepared these tasty cream puffs, you can put them out on display and get ready to impress your loved ones with such a fun and delicious dessert for them to enjoy.

Halloween Treats Week Giveaway

Welcome!!! It is almost Halloween which means it is time for this year’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek recipe and giveaway event!!

#HalloweenTreatsWeek is a yearly Halloween blogging event that is hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife  & it’s a creepy and haunting week-long event is filled with some amazingly wicked Halloween treats, recipes, and some frightfully fun giveaways.

“When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers ‘tis near Halloween.”

For the 4th annual #HalloweenTreatsWeek event we have 28 hauntingly talented bloggers that are sharing their favorite Halloween recipes throughout the week!

Follow the hashtag #HalloweenTreatsWeek on social media and look at the bottom of each post to see all of the Halloween recipes that we’re sharing!

 Check out all of these great #HalloweenTreatsWeek recipes for today

• Haunted Mansion Bloody Wedding Cake from Big Bear’s Wife
• Frankenstein Cupcakes from Semi Homemade Recipes
• Graveyard Dirt Cream Puffs from Pint Sized Baker
• Halloween Cookies & Cream Cheesecake from Fresh April Flours
• Halloween Cupcakes from Devour Dinner
• Pumpkin Macarons from The Redhead Baker
• Halloween Ghost Cake from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Monster Burgers from 4 Sons ‘R’ Us
• Poisoned Apple Hand Pies from Cookaholic Wife
• Halloween Nachos from Eat Move Make
• Homemade Butterbeer from House of Nash Eats
• Baked Pumpkin Donuts from The Flour Handprint
• Caramel Apple Sandwich Cookies from Sweet ReciPEAs
• Caramel Apple Cupcakes from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Hocus Pocus Spell Book Cupcakes from It’s Shanaka
• Halloween Cake Pops from Sweet Beginnings
• Deviled Egg Eyeballs from The Spiffy Cookie
• Poisoned Apple Macarons from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Pizza Skulls from Lemon Blossoms
• Bloody Dirty Shirley Float from An Affair from the Heart
• Reese’s Pieces Cookies from Back To My Southern Roots
• Oogie Boogie Dark Chocolate Brownies from Savory Moments
• Halloween Ghost Kabobs from Our Good Life

Prize #1 from Dixie Crystals

41 Pieces Silicone Bakeware Set

3 Piece Halloween Silicone Spatula Set

Nordic Ware Haunted Skull Cakelet Pan

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Giveaway open to US Residents 18 years or older. All entries will be verified. No PO Boxes Please. Prizes will be sent directly from sponsor to winner, bloggers are not responsible for prizes. This giveaway runs from October 11th – October 22nd at 11:59 PM EST. Winners will be selected soon afterward and contacted by e-mail. Winners will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. There are a total of 1 (ONE) prize pack and therefore we will have a total of 1 (ONE) winner. No purchase is necessary. Void where prohibited by law.

Disclaimer: These posts and recipes are part of the week-long event, #HalloweenTreatsWeek but all opinions are 100% mine! We would like to thank our amazing brand sponsors: Dixie Crystals that provided a prize pack for our giveaways and also sent some samples and products to the #HalloweenTreatsWeek bloggers to use in their recipes.