Published February 2018 | Updated April 2021 | by Devour Dinner
Be Our Guest, put our service to the test… Try the Grey Stuff Recipe, it’s delicious…. Don’t believe me? Ask the Dishes! A favorite dessert served at the Be Our Guest Restaurant in Disney World is the Grey Stuff Recipe. It is wonderfully delicious.

This No-Bake Dessert can be made and ready to serve in less than 30 minutes. The Grey Stuff is a whipped pudding full of flavor and is perfect all on its own and even better served on a brownie or a cookie.
However you serve the Grey Stuff, you will find it’s delicious!
What's in the Grey Stuff Recipe?
- Cool Whip
- Milk
- Vanilla Pudding
- Oreo Cookies
How To Make The Grey Stuff
There are only a few ingredients in this wonderful dessert. Vanilla pudding, Cool Whip, crushed Oreo cookies and milk. How can you go wrong with this?
- Mix milk and Instant Vanilla Pudding and then put it in the refrigerator to set up for about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, use a food processor to crush up the cookies to a fine power. Remove any big chunks and add to your set vanilla pudding.
- Then gently fold in your whipped topping. Place back in the refrigerator to set up.
- I used a galloon zip-lock bag to hold the mixture to set up. Then when I was ready I cut the corner off and piped it onto whatever I was serving it on. In this case, a brownie!


What to serve with Grey Stuff Recipe?
This dessert is perfect all one it's own. Adding a few edible pearls on top will really dress it up and would be perfect at a themed Beauty and the Beast part.
Traditionally Grey Stuff is served by itself, however, adding on top of a thick fudge brownie is absolutely delicious. Or try and serve on top of a sugar or shortbread cookie. It's magical!

Beauty and the Beast is a Disney Classic and with the live version remake it has ignited many memories for young and old.
If you could only imagine being at the elegant table with a dancing candlestick running around. Such gentle magic would be memorizing for sure. You would surely love each part of the meal, but trying the Grey Stuff would be a highlight, I think.

The Grey Stuff Recipe is simple and easy to make, even those young prince and princesses can help make the Grey Stuff to enjoy at a family feast.
This simple dessert is so much more fun when you think about how much the dishes enjoy this dessert too. So make sure you leave a little behind. If you don’t believe me… Just ask the Dishes!
Cookie Base
The cookie base I used in these photos is actually a Swig Cookie without frosting. A soft sugar cookie and let me tell you, it's delicious!

Kid Friend Desserts
- Mickey Mouse Oreos
- Grinch Fudge
- S'mores Dip
- How to make Frozen Hot Chocolate
- Halloween Donuts
- S'mores Muddy Buddies
- Easy Cake Mix Cookies
- Piñata Cupcakes
- Strawberry Brownie Kabobs
- Scotcharoos
Grey Stuff fm Be Our Guest Restaurant
Ingredients
- 1 3.4oz Instant Vanilla Pudding
- 1 ½ Cup Milk
- 1 8oz Cool Whip
- 12 Oreo Cookies Crumbs
- 2 Tbs Wilton Pearls Black, Silver, and White
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl add Instant Vanilla Pudding, and 1 ½ cup milk and whisk until smooth.
- Place in refrigerator for 15 minutes to set up.
- Meanwhile use a food process and chop/blend cookies to fine crumbs. Remove any big chunks. The finer the better!
- Hand stir cookie crumbs into vanilla pudding.
- Fold in cool whip and combine.
- Place in refrigerator for 1 hour to set up.
- Serve over a brownie, cookie or just plain. Sprinkle with Wilton candy pearls.
PJ Keeley
Can this be made ahead of time?
Devour Dinner
Hi PJ - I like to make it and enjoy it fresh, but you can make it up an hour or two before serving without any problems. It mixes up so quickly you wouldn't want to make it too far in advance.
Emily
DELICIOUS! You better believe I'm going to be having a Beauty and the Beast themed dinner party after this!
Noelle Lynne
Ummm this looks just delicious, really creative recipe! Bookmarking this recipe and hopefully making it with my niece and nephew next week.
Lauren Ashley
I'm sure you heard me just now. Because I screamed "OMG" so loud my daughter ran out the room asking if I was ok. She's a little annoyed that I'm not dying, but just very excited about seeing dessert! LOL. I'm going to be making this soon!
juelz
That looks super delicious.The grey stuff makes the cake look yummier
Miljana
I love oero and mascarpone recipes too. Your cake is delicious!
Esme Sy
How can this have a simple name and be such a luscious filled treat?! I love it, the texture, the color, I'll be having this at home soon!
Devour Dinner
Sometimes simple really is best! The best part is really dressing this up and playing with the theme. It's great!
Holly Lasha
Yummm...that looks almost too good to eat. Baking is definitely not my strong suit...but I want to try it!!
Devour Dinner
The great thing about this recipe Holly is there is no baking involved. You will be amazed at how quick and easy this recipe truly is!
Rose
This looks delicious. What I love about this recipe is that it looks easy to make. Simple ingredients assembled to make an elegant dessert.
Twinspirational
This recipe looks so good! We need to try to make it soon!
Candice
Oh my gosh this is brilliant. Pinned for my next party!
Czjai Reyes-Ocampo
You had me at Oreos! This dessert is to die for! 🙂
sian ryan
I cant believe how easy this is to make! I wonder what the cool whip alternative would be in the uk??
Devour Dinner
Great questions Sian! I think you could use a stabilized whipped cream. 1 cup whipping cream, 1 tsp unflavored gelatin, 4 tsp water, and 1/4+ cup powdered sugar. To replace the Cool-whip.
Nancy L.
Oh my goodness! This is too cute and what an awesome recipe this would be for a Beauty and the Beast birthday party. It looks absolutely delicious, but maybe I should ask the dishes? (Oh no! I better stop. lol)
Devour Dinner
I agree! This would be great for a Beauty and the Beast Party. So fun to theme it up! Plus it's a great dessert.
Nicola @ Happy Healthy Motivated
I love how simple this is! Reminds me of a cookies and cream frosting I made for some cupcakes forever ago. Yum!
Devour Dinner
Sometimes the most simple recipes are the best! This one is wonderful and it's also even better on day 2!
Sincerely Nicki
I love Oreos. So anything with Oreos in it is life for me. Definitely have to give this a try.
Devour Dinner
I hope you love it. It's a fun simple recipe but oh so good!
Jalisa
That looks so good. Thanks for the recipe.
Erin Haugerud
I’m wow I will be making this!! YUM!
Irene
My daughter just came back from Disney and was raving about the grey stuff. This looks simple and delicious! Thanks for sharing!