Description
A festive and creamy dessert dip resembling a Christmas tree cake, perfect for holiday gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract (optional for holiday warmth)
- 1 tablespoon milk (only if needed to soften)
- 2 cups Cool Whip or sweetened whipped cream
- Extra Cool Whip for topping
- Red nonpareil sprinkles
- Green nonpareil sprinkles
- Mini chocolate sprinkles or chocolate shavings
- Dippers: vanilla wafers, graham crackers, Oreos, pretzels, sugar cookies
Instructions
- Beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and almond extract until smooth and creamy (1–2 minutes).
- Fold in the Cool Whip gently until light, fluffy, and cloud-like (30–45 seconds).
- Spoon the mixture into a serving bowl and smooth the top (10 seconds).
- Add big swirls of extra Cool Whip on top to create snowy peaks (20 seconds).
- Cover the top with red sprinkles, green sprinkles, and chocolate sprinkles for a festive sparkle (15 seconds).
- Chill to set lightly while staying fluffy and airy (20–30 minutes).
Notes
- The almond extract is optional but adds a nice warmth to the flavor.
- Make sure to chill the dip before serving for the best texture.
- This dip can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg