Ben & Jerry's · Desserts
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Dirt cake is an American potluck dessert: pudding layered with crushed sandwich cookies so the top looks like soil, usually served in a flowerpot with gummy worms on it. Turning that into a pint is a fairly literal exercise. The base is vanilla pudding ice cream, which is a specific thing rather than a flourish. Pudding brings starch, and starch changes the mouthfeel, giving a heavier and slightly gluey texture that a custard or a plain vanilla wouldn't. The crumble on top does the visual work the original relies on, and it's the one part of the dessert that transfers exactly. Crushed cookie is crushed cookie whether it's frozen or not.
