Candy Dish Blog

As Susan said earlier, today is Gummi Worm Day and to celebrate, our wonderful and talented operations coordinator, Kristin (see her behind the desk?), made a dirt dessert for us. I know Ma Weaver would have insisted that I only eat such a thing after first partaking of my noontime repast but I figured that waiting that long might mean I would miss out. Thank goodness I brought my laptop today and thus could make the kitchen my office for the day, standing guard over this delicious treat.

Kristin was also good enough to share her recipe. When she came on board with NCA nobody knew we were getting yet another culinary deity but we sure won’t complain. Thanks, Kristin, for helping us celebrate this very important holiday, and thanks for making the office a sweeter place!

Ingredients:

• 2 (8 oz.) cream cheese
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 (3 oz.) instant vanilla pudding
• 3 c. milk
• 1 (16 oz.) Cool Whip (thawed)
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 lg. pkg. Oreo cookies
• Gummy worms

Preparation:

• Cream sugar and cream cheese. Beat milk, pudding and vanilla until thick, and then add to cream cheese mixture. Fold in Cool Whip. Grind Oreo cookies in blender or food processor.
• Layer Oreo mixture and creamy mixture, hiding gummy worms in flower pot (or bucket), ending with cookie mixture and gummy worms on top. Chill overnight in refrigerator or until ready to serve.
• Enjoy!

Today is Gummi Worm Day.  I know; it’s awfully specific.  Trust me, there are more candy holidays than you could imagine.

So, how does one celebrate this auspicious occasion?  The easiest way, of course, is to get yourself down to your favorite store and buy a bag to savor.  BUT, readers of the Candy Dish Blog are way more creative than that, right?

My suggestion?  Gummi worm cupcakes.  You know I love a cupcake (from this post, or this one), so this probably comes as no surprise.

Here are the easy steps necessary to make the cupcakes:

• Make a batch of your favorite flavor of cupcake. 
• While they bake, pulverize some chocolate cookies (a food processor will work, so will a plastic bag and a rubber mallet).  
• Frost the cupcakes with chocolate icing (save yourself some time and buy it already made). 
• Sprinkle the cookie “dirt” on top of the frosting. 
• Poke a worm into the top of cupcake (you can use a straw to make a hole for him if necessary). 
• Admire your handiwork and dig in! 

Guess I’ll Go Eat Worms by Bright Star