Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake Balls Recipe
These festive Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake Balls are a delightful holiday treat featuring crumbled vanilla Christmas tree snack cakes mixed with creamy cream cheese, coated in smooth white chocolate, and decorated with red candy drizzle and green sanding sugar for a fun and festive look. Perfect for holiday parties or as a sweet gift, these cake balls are easy to make and sure to impress.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: Approximately 20-25 cake balls 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Ball Mixture
- 10 Little Debbie vanilla Christmas tree snack cakes, unwrapped (from 2 – 8.62 oz. boxes)
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
Coating and Decoration
- 20 ounces white chocolate melting wafers (Ghirardelli brand used)
- 6 ounces red vanilla flavored melting candy wafers (Wilton brand used)
- 1 tablespoon green sanding sugar sprinkles
Instructions
- Prepare Baking Sheets: Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats and set aside to serve as resting places for the cake balls before and after coating.
- Beat Cream Cheese: In a large mixing bowl, add softened cream cheese and beat on medium speed with a handheld mixer for 1-2 minutes until fluffy and smooth, which helps create a creamy base to bind the cake crumbs.
- Combine Cake and Cream Cheese: Break the Little Debbie vanilla Christmas tree snack cakes into smaller pieces and add to the bowl with cream cheese. Mix on low speed just until fully combined, ensuring the mixture is relatively smooth but may still contain small pieces of vanilla coating.
- Form Cake Balls: Using a small cookie scoop, scoop approximately 1 tablespoon-sized portions of the cake mixture and gently roll each in the palm of your hand to form smooth balls. Place formed balls onto one prepared baking sheet.
- Freeze Cake Balls: Freeze the cake balls for 30 to 45 minutes until solid to make coating easier and neater.
- Melt White Chocolate: Melt the white chocolate wafers in a medium bowl according to package directions, stirring until smooth and ready for coating.
- Melt Red Candy Wafers: In a separate small bowl, melt red vanilla flavored candy wafers per package instructions and stir until smooth. Transfer the melted red candy wafers to a small piping bag, trimming the tip for decorating.
- Coat Cake Balls: Dip each frozen cake ball into the melted white chocolate, fully coating it. Lift with a fork and gently tap excess coating back into the bowl. Place coated balls onto the second prepared baking sheet.
- Decorate Cake Balls: Use the red melted candy wafers in the piping bag to pipe a decorative zig-zag pattern across each coated cake ball. Sprinkle a pinch of green sanding sugar on top to mimic the original Little Debbie Christmas tree snack cake decoration.
- Set and Serve: Allow the coated and decorated cake balls to set at room temperature for 15-20 minutes until the white chocolate hardens completely. Once firm, the cake balls are ready to serve or package for gifting.
Notes
- Freezing the cake balls before coating helps prevent breakage and makes dipping easier.
- You can substitute different brands of melting wafers if preferred, but adjust melting times accordingly.
- Store cake balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Bring cake balls to room temperature before serving for best texture and flavor.
- Carefully pipe the red candy coating to achieve the festive look reminiscent of the original snack cakes.
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