Best No Bake Oreo Pudding Dessert Recipe (No Cool Whip)
With 20 minutes of prep, you will have this No-Bake Oreo Pudding Dessert in the fridge. An Oreo crust, creamy filling, and a luscious chocolate pudding layer, and is garnished with homemade Cool Whip. It's a delightful treat for Oreo lovers.
If you are using store bought Cool Whip, you may skip this step, (make sure it's thawed)! Check out my homemade Cool Whip post! In the bowl of a stand mixer, pour in heavy whipping cream and attach whisk attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until soft peaks form.
With the mixer on low, add in the powdered sugar a little at a time, this is a pretty sweet dessert, you don’t need the whipping cream to be super sweet.
Add the vanilla extract and whip on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. Watch it though, it can go from whipped cream to butter in no time. Store in the fridge until ready to use, but try and use within the first 30-60 minutes of whipping.
Oreo Cookie Crust
Crush the Oreos into medium crumbs, not too fine. You want some chunks. Crush in food processor, pulsing until desired consistency or place in gallon freezer baggie and use rolling pin to crush.
Reserve ¼ - ⅓ cup Oreo crumbs for topping.
Place the balance of crushed Oreos in a medium bowl, stir in cooled melted butter until combined. Press Oreo crumb mixture into the bottom of a 13x9 inch baking dish. Refrigerate while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
Cream Cheese Layer
In a medium mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth, light and fluffy. Add ¼ - ½ cup of powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Fold in half of the homemade cool whip mixture and spread evenly over the Oreo crust. Refrigerate while making the pudding layer.
Pudding Layer
In a large mixing bowl, with a hand or stand mixer (I like it with the whisk attachment) mix the pudding and cold milk for 2-3 minutes. Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes, then spread pudding over the cream cheese layer.
Final Layer
Top with the rest of the homemade cool whip and top with reserved crushed Oreos, I like to add a few extra larger chunks of Oreo's as well.
Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight to set.
Notes
Storage
Stored in the refrigerator this easy recipe will last up to 5 days, it is the perfect dessert for times when you need a make ahead dessert for your next family event. Though my family has personally dug into this a week after it was made, as long as it's been well chilled it should stay just fine.May also be frozen and enjoyed frozen!
I really recommend making homemade whipped cream! It’s absolutely delicious and takes very little time to whip up — no pun intended. Plus no yucky ingredients!If you go with store-bought whipped cream, be sure to use Cool Whip or Whipped topping that comes in a tub and not a spray can, thawed.You need at least 40 cookies, so one family size pack would be perfect. The regular packs don’t have enough so that you would need at least two.
Variations & Substitutions
Use other Oreo flavors for more layers of fun! Green mint or seasonal gingerbread would make for a fun festive treat.
You can customize with extra layers. Add in some fresh strawberries or a drizzle of caramel.
This recipe can be made in almost any container. Use small cups for a bite-sized dessert that’s easy to grab and snack on. This puts the layers on full view, making a fantastic presentation. Many people also call this Dirt Cups or Dirt Pudding, I've got a great version of this perfect for Easter.
Use White chocolate pudding, Vanilla Pudding, butterscotch and others in place of the chocolate pudding. Using chocolate pudding gives it a chocolate cream pie flavor.