- It's all a matter of mind over munch.
- And cut.
Awesome, that's a wrap.
- Woo!
I am so ready to get going on the Halloween festivities.
- What are you guys doing for Halloween?
- You know, staying up late, watching movies,
eating candy.
(boing)
You know what I'd love?
(slide whistle)
A dirt cup.
Do you remember those?
(ping)
- A dirt cup, I'm not sure I do.
- It's a delicious little bowl of chocolate pudding
and cookie crumbs and gummy worms.
(gasp) It's so good!
- We should do that for an episode.
- I wish.
We've already shot all of our Halloween content
for the year.
Maybe next year.
(spooky music)
(harp music)
Whoa, what the heck?
(magic whoosh)
- Hey, long time no see.
- Skully!
What's going on?
What are you doing here?
- Well, you know I only come around on Halloween
and I just so happened to overhear
you talking about delicious dirt cups earlier.
- You like dirt cups?
- I love em!
And to be honest, I just couldn't wait another year
to have one.
So, I decided to wake your spirit
for one night only, to make me a dirt cup.
- Okay, but, I'll be able to go back into my body, right?
- Only if you can make me the most delicious
dirt cup of all time.
From scratch.
(dramatic music)
Just kidding, of course you will.
I just thought this would be a fun time
for us to hang out.
- Okay, let's get into the kitchen.
All right, so this dirt cup is homemade.
It does not use processed ingredients.
It's not intended to be low-fat or healthy
but simply delicious and unprocessed.
Let's start with the pudding.
This pudding is so delicious.
It does not require cornstarch
which was hard to find in a good pudding recipe.
In one bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder,
and salt.
Heads up, a one for one gluten-free flour substitute
will work for this recipe.
Add in milk,
(spooky music)
followed by egg yolks one at a time
whisking after each.
Set that mixture aside.
In a sauce pan, add the rest of your milk
and bring that to a simmer.
Then remove it from the heat
and slowly add your warm milk to the chocolate mixture.
You don't wanna scramble the eggs
so whisk continuously and pour slowly.
Have someone help
if you have another set of hands available.
That mixture goes back into the saucepan
and over heat whisking continuously
until the pudding thickens and leaves a trail as you whisk.
This takes 2-3 minutes.
Then remove from the heat, add in some chopped chocolate,
milk, dark or white whatever your heart desires,
as well as vanilla extract.
Stir that until smooth.
Then you can portion it into your containers to cool.
It is delicious chilled or at room temperature
and it will thicken as it chills.
It's creamy, chocolatey, and silky smooth.
I recommend making a second batch
to eat just plain because it is that good.
- Wow, that was a simple pudding recipe
and it looks great!
- Yep, now onto the cookie crumble.
We are going to be making homemade
chocolate sandwich cookies, Oreos,
but you could also use the recipe
from last year's Halloween episode
where we made low-carb Oreos.
In a bowl, cream together softened butter, sugar, and salt
until light and fluffy.
(spooky music)
Add in eggs and beat well to incorporate.
Sift in flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda.
I used a sifter, but a sieve works just fine.
You don't want any clumps.
(spooky music)
Beat well to combine.
(spooky music)
Turn out the dough and mold it into a flat square
or circle and then wrap it in plastic
and chill for an hour or so, so it's firmer to work with.
Remove the dough
and I recommend working with only a quarter of it at a time
so that it stays chilled.
Roll it out.
Between parchment works best for me.
Aim for less than quarter inch thick if you can
and then cut out your circles using a cookie cutter
or the end of a narrow glass.
(spooky music)
(air whooshing) Add those dough circles
onto a sheet of parchment and bake until firm.
Cooling completely on a cooling rack.
Once they're cooled, you can assemble with cream
for a completed Oreo.
I did include the full recipe, all of these recipes,
in the description, but for the dirt cup,
I only pulsed up the cookies until ground
but don't overdo it.
A few bigger chunks adds to that organic feel.
These are like a crisp, cakey, brownie cookie
and they are delicious as assembled Oreos,
but I love cookie dust.
This dirt is just perfect for both the aesthetics
and the taste of my cup of dirt.
- I could just eat these as is right now.
Mmmm.
- Sorry Skully, you're gonna have to wait.
We have one more component, the gummy worms.
To get the bright colors, I went with Jell-O.
You could do a gelatin induced mixture for a cleaner worm
but you won't get the fun Halloween colors
and most of the time I find the natural dye
just doesn't cut it.
You do you.
Combine Jell-O and gelatin packets with cold water
in a sauce pan.
Let that sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes
until thickened, then heat it over medium-low,
whisking continuously until the sugar is dissolved.
Add to a measuring cup or container
and then distribute into your molds.
I got these worm molds on Amazon
and I found a little syringe to be helpful for distribution.
If you wanna do two colors
make sure you do one at a time
because the Jell-O will start to set.
Get those into the fridge and they don't take long.
In about 15 minutes, you've got gummy worms
that you can remove and enjoy or assemble
into your dirt cup.
These are essentially extra gummy pieces of Jelly-O.
We didn't want Jell-O worms, we wanted gummy worms
and the extra gelatin does just that.
They're sturdy and delicious and they're not sticky either.
- [Skully] These look better than the ones you buy
at the store.
- When do you buy gummy worms at the store?
- Whenever I go to the movies.
I buy em first and then I sneak them in.
- [Alyssia] Now the only thing left to do
is put it all together.
- [Skully] Oh yeah.
- [Alyssia] The creamy chocolate pudding
with the crunchy cookie dirt is delightful
and the fruity worms add a nice contrast
in taste and texture.
We get creamy, crunchy, and gummy textures
in one delicious dessert that is so fun to make,
fun to look at, and fun to eat.
- This is the best dirt cup I've ever had in my life!
- Thank you!
It's so good, it's the perfect Halloween treat.
- I can't wait to see what you come up with next year.
(bell tower rings)
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and remember...
It's all a matter of mind over munch.
- What did you say?
- Nothing.
- Hmm.
(spooky music)