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This Little Debbie Christmas Tree Dip is a fluffy dessert dip that is quick, easy, and simple to make with only 5 ingredients including whole Christmas tree cakes right inside the dip. Colorful festive sprinkles make it perfect for a holiday gatherings.

For more recipes that use those iconic Little Debbie snack cakes try this Honey Bun Cake or Zebra Cakes Balls

Cake dip with some taken out of it with Nilla wafer cookies.

Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake Dip

The Little Debbie Christmas trees are seasonal snack cakes and a festive treat for this time of year. Tree shaped snack cakes covered in white frosting, and decorated with red stripes, and sprinkles. 

This easy recipe is perfect for a Christmas party, as part of a dessert charcuterie board, or make it for a relaxing night-in while watching all the Christmas movies. It’s a fluffy sweet treat and decadent dip that is not only visually appealing but just as fun to eat with all the dipping choices. 

Overhead pic of the dip with wafers around it.

Why You’ll Love This Festive Dip With 

  • Holiday Movie Night Treat : Do you love watching all the holiday Christmas movies? I do! My girls and I always love to watch a cute rom-com Christmas movie and munch on some yummy treats like this dip, Rolo Pretzel Turtles, or some of this Christmas Snack Mix
  • Christmas Dessert Platters : I love making this sweet dip and putting it inside a serving bowl onto a serving platter. Then I put an assortment of dipping options around the bowl. It’s like a dessert board with this scrumptious snack cake dip stealing the show in the center. 
  • Quick & Easy Dessert : This snack cake dip is the perfect option for when you need something fast. You can also get your kids involved and make this dip with them. It’s so quick and easy, and you only need one bowl to make it. 
A tree snack cake on top of dip

Easy Ingredients

  1. Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes – Make sure you are using the white Christmas trees and not the chocolate ones. These are the popular snack cakes that are shaped like a tree with red stripes across them and green sprinkles. 
  2. Cream Cheese
  3. Cool Whip
  4. Vanilla Extract
  5. Christmas Sprinkles – Use any variety of sprinkles that you want. There are so many cute options at the store so pick your favorite and use it. Or stick to the classic red and green sprinkles similar to what is on the little debbie cakes. 
Labeled ingredients

How To Make This Delicious Christmas Dip With Little Debbie’s Christmas Tree Cakes

In a large bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat the cream cheese, cool whip, and vanilla extract until combined and smooth. 

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Next, break up the Christmas tree snack cakes into small bite-sized pieces. Add them into the bowl and stir with a rubber mixing spatula to combine everything together. The trees will break apart more as you stir and that’s ok. 

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Transfer the dip to a serving bowl. Garnish with the Christmas sprinkles and the remaining tree cake. Serve alongside your favorite dipping options. 

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Favorite Dippers For Christmas Tree Snack Cake Dip

There are lots of dipping options for this delicious desert. Here are some ideas and things that I have served it with and then some new ideas to get you started. 

  • Gingerbread Cookies
  • Vanilla Wafers
  • Wafer Cookies – The thin and light crispy cookies with cream in the middle. 
  • Pretzels – For those sweet & salty lovers. 
  • Animal Crackers
  • Shortbread Cookies – Try finding some Christmas shortbread cookies to serve with the dip. 
  • Graham Crackers
  • Fresh Fruit
Hero shot of the Christmas sweet dip
Hero shot of the Christmas sweet dip

Recipe Tips For This Sweet Holiday Dip

  • Want A Smoother Dip : For a less chunky dip there are a couple options. Place the Christmas tree cakes inside a food processor and process until they’re the size you want. Or you can mix the tree cake pieces into the cream cheese mixture using an electric mixer on low speed, this will crush them up into smaller pieces and you blend them in. 
  • How To Store Leftovers : Cover any leftover dip with plastic wrap, or a lid, or transfer it to an airtight container, and store inside the refrigerator for up to 3 days. The snack cakes will obviously soften up and fluff up as it sits in the fridge, so the texture of the dip will be a bit different but that has never stopped us from eating leftovers. 
Sweet dip for christmas
Sweet dip for christmas

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Christmas Tree Cake Dip


Author Jessica – Together as Family
Course Christmas, Snack
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
This Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake Dip is a fluffy dessert dip that is quick, easy, and simple to make with only 5 ingredients including whole Christmas tree cakes right inside the dip. Colorful festive sprinkles make it perfect for a holiday gatherings.

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bar (8 oz) cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 tub (8 oz) Cool Whip thawed
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5 Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes
  • red & green Christmas sprinkles

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat the cream cheese, cool whip, and vanilla extract until combined and smooth. 
    1 bar (8 oz) cream cheese, 1 tub (8 oz) Cool Whip, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Next, break up FOUR Christmas tree snack cakes into small bite-sized pieces. Add them into the bowl and stir with a rubber mixing spatula to combine everything together.
    * The trees will break apart more as you stir and that's ok. For a smoother dip use the electric hand mixer to mix it all together which will crush the snack cakes into smaller pieces.
  • Transfer the dip to a serving bowl. Garnish with the Christmas sprinkles and the remaining tree cake. Serve alongside your favorite dipping options.
    * If you prefer the dip cold (me!) cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 1 hour before serving.

Notes

Little Debbie Christmas Tree Snack Cakes : One box (8.52 oz) has 5 trees inside of it. Use four inside the dip and reserve the last one for a garnish for the dip (optional). 
Garnish : If you don’t care about the whole tree snack cake on top of the dip (for serving) just add it in with the other tree snack cakes.

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