Note: This high-calorie recipe is especially for teens with cystic fibrosis (CF). Teens with CF often need to consume additional calories to help them 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 teens.

Prep time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1 c. whole milk

1 c. heavy cream

4.5 oz. package of vanilla instant pudding

3/4 c. dry milk powder

8 Oreo cookies, crushed

4 gummy worms  

Directions: 

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.  

Serves: 4

Serving size: 1/2 cup

Nutritional analysis (per serving):

549 calories

10 g protein

31 g fat

282 mg calcium

650 mg sodium

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

Reviewed by: Allison Brinkley, RD, LD/N, CNSD

Date reviewed: July 2003