Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake Dip

Close-up of holiday-themed whipped topping cake dip with colorful sprinkles on a festive table setting.

This Little Debbie Christmas Tree Dip is the ultimate holiday sweet treat. Sweet, creamy, and made with everyone’s favorite festive snack cakes. It’s quick to whip up, perfectly nostalgic, and guaranteed to be the hit of any Christmas party or holiday movie night.

Course Appetizer

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings

Calories 273kcal

Author Teri

Cost $10

Equipment

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese softened
⅓ cup half and half
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 Christmas Tree Cakes NOT the BIG ones
8 ounces whipped topping softened
¼ teaspoon flaky sea salt
Christmas sprinkles

Dippers

Nilla Wafers
graham crackers
strawberries

Instructions

Add cream cheese, half and half, vanilla extract, cakes and salt to a stand mixer, or a mixing bowl. Mix until all is combined and smooth. If you don’t have a stand mixer, you can use a hand mixer.
Fold in the softened whipped topping until all is combined.
Top with sprinkles. Serve with cookies, pretzels or fruit for dipping.

Notes

💡 Recipe Tips

Be sure to start looking for these seasonal snack cakes in early November. I know in my area it's a very popular snack cake and they seem to sell out quickly, so I stock up early.

Leave the cream cheese and cool whip out for about an hour before mixing so they will come to room temperature. It will be easier for everything to blend together and you won't have chunks of unmixed cream cheese and cool whip.

Make Ahead Tip
You can make this cream cheese dip up to 2 days in advance, just leave off the sprinkles until before serving. They will melt into the dip and the color of the sprinkles will bleed. Leave the dip out for about an hour before serving so it will soften for easy dipping.

🫙 Storage & Reheating

Storage: Store this festive dip in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Freezing: I don't recommend freezing due to the cream cheese in the dip.

🧂Additions & Substitutions

Additions:

white chocolate chips
chopped pecans or other nuts
mini christmas M&M's

Substitutions:

Try the chocolate Christmas Tree cakes or the Little Debbie zebra cakes
Other great options for dippers: any fresh fruit, apple slices, candy canes, animal crackers, Pepperidge Farm holiday collection cookies, gingerbread cookies, shortbread cookies, sugar cookies, pretzels

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