Note: This high-calorie recipe is especially for kids with cystic fibrosis (CF), who may need additional calories to meet their nutritional needs.

Tastier than a mud pie and packed with calcium and calories, this fun snack is an easy-to-make treat for kids.

Prep time: 15 minutes

What you need:

  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 4.5-ounce package of instant vanilla pudding
  • 3/4 cup dry milk powder
  • 8 Oreo cookies, crushed
  • 4 gummy worms

What to do:

  1. Stir together milk and heavy cream.
  2. With wire whisk, beat pudding mix and dry milk powder into milk and cream mixture for 2 minutes.
  3. Stir in crushed Oreo cookies.
  4. Immediately pour pudding into 4 6-oz. clear cups.
  5. Put pudding into the refrigerator. Pudding will be soft-set and ready to eat within 5 minutes.
  6. Serve with a gummy worm on top.

Nutritional analysis (per serving):

  • 549 calories
  • 11g protein
  • 27g fat
  • 358mg calcium
  • 433mg sodium

Serves: 4

Serving size: 1/2 cup

Note: Nutritional analysis may vary depending on ingredient brands used.

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