Chocolate Lasagna Cupcakes

By srumbel

Chocolate lovers unite! These Chocolate Lasagna Cupcakes offer layer upon layer of yumminess, and can easily be turned into the perfect frozen summer treat!

from centercutcook.com

Ingredients

• 1 package regular Oreo Cookies, about 36 cookies. *You will use the WHOLE cookie, cream and all!
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1-8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1- 12 ounce tub Cool Whip, divided (*See note about Cool Whip above)
• 1- 3.9 ounce package Chocolate Instant Pudding made according to package directions (You will need 2 cups of milk)
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Preparation

Step 1

1.Crush 36 Oreo’s, cream and all. Use a food processor for the best result. You can also place them in a ziplock bag and crush them with a rolling pin. When the Oreos have turned into fine crumbs, you are done.
2.Prepare cupcake tins with paper liners. You will make 24 cupcakes with this recipe.
3.Prepare the pudding according to package directions and set aside.
4.Transfer the Oreo crumbs to a large bowl. Stir in 6 tablespoons of melted butter and use a fork to incorporate the butter into the cookie crumbs.
5.Place a heaping tablespoon of Oreo mixture in each cupcake liner. I used a 1 tablespoon cookie dough scoop (found on Amazon) to simplify this process. Firmly press the crumbs into the bottom of each cup.
6.Next comes the cream cheese layer. Mix an 8 ounce package of cream cheese with a mixer until it is light and fluffy. Add in 2 tablespoons of milk, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, and mix well. Stir in 1 heaping cup full of Cool Whip *see note above if you don’t know what Cool Whip is, or it’s not available where you live. Place a heaping tablespoon of mixture on top of the Oreo layer. Use a spoon to spread the mixture evenly.
7.*Optional – skip the cream cheese layer and use ice cream instead! If you choose to use ice cream, allow it to soften a bit before scooping a heaping tablespoon in place of the cream cheese mixture.
8.Pudding Layer – scoop 1 tablespoon of pudding on top of the cream cheese/or ice cream layer. You will have just enough pudding if you use 1 tablespoon for each cupcake. Use a spoon to spread the pudding evenly.
9.Place 1 tablespoon Cool Whip on top of each cupcake and use a spoon to spread it out.
10.Sprinkle mini chocolate chips on top.
11.Place traditional cupcakes in the freezer for at least an hour before serving. If you are making them with ice cream in place of the cream cheese layer, allow them to firm up in the freezer for 3-4 hours.
A couple helpful tips:


1. I used a Norpro Stainless Steel 1 tablespoon scoop for every single layer of these cupcakes. It helped tremendously! You can check it out on Amazon (buy here).

2. Use a food processor to crush the Oreos. You can also put the Oreos in a big ziplock bag and use a rolling pin to crush them (and remember, you use the WHOLE cookie), however a food processor will make this step so much faster.

3. If you make the ice cream variety, let the ice cream soften up a bit before you make these. It’ll make it so much easier for you to flatten the ice cream and spread it to cover the whole cupcake.

4. If you make the traditional version with the cream cheese layer, be sure your cream cheese has softened, otherwise it will be chunky and clumpy!

5. You can make these days ahead of time and they will be perfectly fine! If they’ve been in the freezer for a day or two and are frozen solid, let them sit at room-temperature for about 10 minutes before serving.