A fun Disney cupcake recipe for a Beauty and the Beast movie night or party, these Gray Stuff Cupcakes are super simple to make – a fun twist on a cookies and cream cupcake!

Gray Stuff Cupcake Recipe

There’s possibly nothing less delicious sounding than “Gray stuff” – regardless of Lumiere’s assurances in the song. However, despite the awful name and drab appearance, I promise you that these gray stuff cupcakes are delicious, decadent and well worth suspending any doubts.

Disney has two versions of “Gray Stuff” that it sells at it’s parks. At Disneyland’s Red Rose Tavern, it’s a cookies and cream pudding served on a shortbread cookie, while at DisneyWorld’s Be Our Guest restuarant, the gray stuff is served on top of a cupcake – so that’s where I pulled my inspiration from today.

Gray stuff is essentially cookies and cream pudding that is thickened with whipped cream so it can hold it’s shape. We’ve made it so many different ways now – on it’s own, on top of a cupcake, and as No-Bake Rice Krispie Cups. It would also be delicious as a fruit dip, as a cupcake or twinkie filling, etc. The possibilities for this “stuff” are endless.

I made these Gray Stuff Cupcakes for our Beauty and the Beast family movie night. I also served:

It was all super simple to make but made for one amazing movie night!

Gray Stuff Cupcake Ingredients

Vanilla Pudding Mix
Milk
OREOs, crushed (or other Cookies and Cream cookie)
Cool Whip
Edible Sugar Pearls, optional
Boxed Chocolate Cupcakes
- Plus ingredients called for on the box

Scroll down to the printable recipe card for full measurements.

Tip: you may want to try using half of the amount of OREOs called for in this recipe and then increase to your personal taste.

You can also use your favorite chocolate cupcake recipe in place of the called-for boxed cake mix.

Kitchen Tools You May Find Helpful

Electric mixer <– this is a great hand mixer if you don’t want to make the investment into a stand mixer
Measuring cups and spoons
Large Mixing Bowl
Cupcake pan
Food Processor

How to Make Gray Stuff Cupcakes

Prepare the cupcakes according to the boxed directions.

As the cupcakes cool, prepare the gray stuff frosting.

Make the vanilla pudding according to the boxed directions, however only use 1 1/2 cups milk rather than what is called for. (This allows for the frosting to have a thicker texture.)

Place the pudding in the fridge to thicken for 5 minutes as you crush the OREOs in a food processor.

Mix the OREOs into the vanilla pudding until completely combined.

Add the Cool Whip and stir gently until just combined.

Refrigerate for 5 minutes before frosting the cupcakes. You can use an offset spatula (which is what we did) or place in a piping bag and add a pretty swirl on top of the cupcakes.

Decorate with edible sugar pearls, if desired.

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Yield: 24 cupcakes

Gray Stuff Cupcakes

Name: Gray Stuff Cupcakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 42 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: dessert recipe
Ingredients: 3.4 oz box Vanilla Pudding Mix; 1 1/2 cups Milk; 15 OREOs, crushed (or other Cookies and Cream cookie); 8oz Cool Whip; Edible Sugar Pearls, as desired; Boxed Chocolate Cupcake Mix; Plus ingredients called for on the box

A super simple recipe for Cookies and Cream cupcakes inspired by Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 22 minutes

Additional Time 10 minutes

Total Time 42 minutes

Ingredients

3.4 oz box Vanilla Pudding Mix
1 1/2 cups Milk
15 OREOs, crushed (or other Cookies and Cream cookie)
8oz Cool Whip
Edible Sugar Pearls, as desired
Boxed Chocolate Cupcake Mix
Plus ingredients called for on the box

Instructions

Prepare the cupcakes according to the boxed directions.
As the cupcakes cool, prepare the gray stuff frosting.
Make the vanilla pudding according to the boxed directions, however only use 1 1/2 cups milk rather than what is called for. (This allows for the frosting to have a thicker texture.)
Place the pudding in the fridge to thicken for 5 minutes as you crush the OREOs in a food processor.
Mix the OREOs into the vanilla pudding until completely combined.
Add the Cool Whip and stir gently until just combined.
Refrigerate for 5 minutes before frosting the cupcakes. You can use an offset spatula (which is what we did) or place in a piping bag and add a pretty swirl on top of the cupcakes.
Decorate with edible sugar pearls, if desired.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 99Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 107mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 0gSugar: 10gProtein: 1g

Sugar, Spice and Glitter uses an auto-generate nutrition calculator. Nutrition information isn’t always accurate unless analyzed in a scientific lab, so these should be considered more of a guideline than medical information.

These Beauty and the Beast-inspired Disney cupcakes were super quick and easy to make and would make a great addition to a Beauty and the Beast party or a Disney family movie night.

For more fun Disney-inspired recipes, check out our Frozen Lunch Box Ideas or our Rapunzel Garlic Bread Braids.

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