Little Debbie Christmas Tree Dip
Little Debbie Christmas Tree Dip is a fun, no-bake Christmas dessert dip made with snack cakes, cream cheese, and Cool Whip. It takes just 3 ingredients and 5 minutes, and it’s the star of any Christmas dessert board!
Servings: 3 cups
Calories: 2Tablespoons
Ingredients
- 4 ounces cream cheese (Half of an 8-oz block)
- 1 8-oz container Cool Whip nondairy whipped topping (or 3 cups sweetened whipped cream-not Redi Wip aerosol)
- 1 8.62-oz pkg Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes (5 in a pkg)
- Christmas sprinkles (optional)
- Tube of red cake decorating writing gel or frosting optional
- Dippers: Butter cookies, animal crackers, vanilla wafers, pretzel rods butter cookies, wafer cookies, pretzels
Instructions
- Microwave the cream cheese on HIGH for 20 seconds to soften it quickly. Otherwise, set out to become room temperature at least 30 minutes ahead of time.
- Beat cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer until creamy. Or, stir with a spoon or spatula until creamy. Stir or beat in the Cool Whip.
- Cut one Christmas tree cake in half diagonally and set aside for a garnish. Break up the remaining tree cakes into the bowl. Combine the cakes with the cream cheese mixture with the mixer beaters on medium speed just until blended. Or, stir vigorously with a spoon.I like to still see pieces of cake in the dip, but feel free to blend it all up.
- Spoon the dip into a serving bowl and place the reserved tree cake half on top. If you want to, you can sprinkle with Christmas sprinkles and pipe the red frosting across the top to mimic the design on the tree cakes right before serving.
- Serve with your choice of cookies as dippers.
- This fun dip makes a great centerpiece for Christmas dessert platters or boards.
Notes
- Thinner dip: For a softer dip, stir in up to ¼ cup whole milk or whipping cream.
- No aerosol whipped cream: Don’t use Reddi-wip or other spray whipped cream in the dip. It deflates quickly and makes the dip soupy, but it’s fine as a garnish on top.
- No mixer needed: Make sure the cream cheese is very soft, then stir everything together with a sturdy spoon or spatula.
- Garnish last: Add sprinkles and red frosting stripes right before serving. The colors bleed into the dip if they sit overnight.
- Make ahead: Make the dip up to a day ahead and store it covered in the fridge. If it firms up, stir in a little milk before serving.
- Storage: Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container up to 5 days. Freezing the dip isn’t recommended, but you can freeze the snack cakes ahead of time.
- Frugal tip: Buy red sprinkles on sale after Valentine’s Day and green ones after St. Patrick’s Day, then mix them for inexpensive Christmas sprinkles.
