Gummy Worm Ice Cubes

17 Delicious "Dirt" Recipes

Dirt and Grass Shake

This dessert goes to show that looks can be deceiving! A frosty snack made with fresh fruit and nuts, it’s a healthy yet sweet treat that kids and parents can equally feel good about.
Make a dirt and grass shake
Photo credit: Kathy Patalsky

Sand Dollar Sugar Cookies

With warmer weather in store, it’s hard not to have the beach on your brain. Prep for sunny days with these sand dollar-shaped cookies, which your little ones can customize and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Yum!
Make sand dollar sugar cookies

Gummy Worm Ice Cubes

Out of the dirt and into your … lemonade? Keep cool the natural way with these gummy worm ice cubes that are crawling with flavor!
Make gummy worm ice cubes

Caterpillar in Grass and Dirt Cupcakes

Coconut shavings and a bag of gummy worms turn ordinary chocolate and vanilla cupcakes into desserts Mother Nature would be happy to dig into!
Make caterpillar in grass and dirt cupcakes

Polka Dot Dirt Cake

Hidden beneath this cake’s dirt-y exterior lies a world of colorful polka dots — just the treat to show your budding environmentalists the beauty that lies in nature.
Make polka dot dirt cake

Worms and Dirt in a Jar

Save the earth … worms by digging into this gummy worm-infested treat!
Make worms and dirt in a jar

Dirt on a Stick

Just try convincing everyone these came from your kitchen, not your backyard! These doughnut holes covered in cookie crumbs would make great kiddie hors d’oeuvres for an outdoor party!
Make dirt on a stick

Worm Hill Chocolate Mud Pudding Parfait

We're happy to camp out on Worm Hill — as long as it means we get to eat this chocolate pudding topped with coconut "grass"!
Make worm hill chocolate mud pudding parfait
Photo credit: Kathy Patalsky

Worms and Dirt Pudding Pops

Dirt is good for you! Especially when it’s in a delectable eco-friendly treat like this gummy worms and pudding pop.
Make worms and dirt pudding pops

Ant Hill Ice Cream Cones

Real ants can ruin a picnic, but these black licorice “ants” go perfectly with this graham-cracker-crumb-topped ice cream — a great snack, rain or shine.
Make ant hill ice cream cones

Sand Pail Dirt Cake

While you’d never want to find a real worm in, say, your apple, we’re totally fine with sour gummy worms showing up in this “green” cake — in fact, we’d like more.
Make sand pail dirt cake

Mississippi Mud Bars

April showers and a clod of Biloxi earth may make your kid’s typical Mississippi mud pie, but we’d opt for this Oreo, brownie, and frosting alternative any day of the week!
Make Mississippi mud bars

Gluten-Free Chocolate Puddle Cookies

These cookies look so much like dirt, if you dropped one of them in the garden, you might never find it again!
Make gluten-free chocolate puddle cookies

Peppermint Faux-Joe's

These minty sandwich cookies look suspiciously like the mud pies your toddler is outside making. Hopefully, these are the only ones he’ll actually eat.
Make peppermint faux-Joe's

Grasshopper Cookie Cupcakes

Are there grasshoppers hiding underneath that Oreo-crumble layer of "dirt"? We sure hope not — but these look so good that we're willing to take the risk.
Make grasshopper cookie cupcakes

Flower Pot Cupcakes

Remember learning about the different layers of soil in Earth Science class? Teach your kids the (very scientific) method of stacking cake, frosting, and cookie crumbles with these adorable cupcakes — a most delicious lesson!
Make flower pot cupcakes

Dirt Cake

Have you started mistaking your houseplants for dessert? Your friends just might think so with this deceptive cake that gives a whole new meaning to “green” eating.
Make dirt cake