Description
Little Debbie Christmas Cake Balls bring festive cheer to holiday dessert tables with minimal effort. Chocolate-coated spheres packed with seasonal nostalgia offer sweet memories for winter celebrations.
Ingredients
- 6 Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes
- 4 oz (113 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup white chocolate chips or candy melts
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) coconut oil or vegetable shortening
- Holiday sprinkles
Instructions
- Preparation: Pulverize the Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes into fine, uniform crumbs using a food processor or gentle hand crushing to create a consistent base texture.
- Mixing: Blend cake crumbs with cream cheese, kneading thoroughly until the mixture becomes a unified, pliable dough that holds its shape effortlessly.
- Forming: Craft compact, uniform spheres measuring approximately one inch in diameter, applying steady pressure to create well-structured cake balls.
- Chilling: Arrange the formed orbs on a parchment-lined tray and refrigerate for 30 minutes to firm up the mixture and enhance handling precision.
- Chocolate Coating: Gently melt chocolate chips in a microwave-safe vessel, stirring frequently to achieve a smooth, glossy chocolate coating without burning.
- Dipping: Immerse each chilled cake sphere completely in the molten chocolate, using a fork to ensure elegant, even coverage and allow excess chocolate to drip off.
- Decorating: While the chocolate remains liquid, quickly sprinkle holiday-themed decorations across the surface, ensuring the festive embellishments adhere perfectly.
- Setting: Place the decorated cake balls in a cool area, allowing the chocolate shell to solidify completely, transforming them into delightful, celebration-ready confections.
Notes
Select Chocolate Carefully: Use high-quality chocolate chips or melting wafers for smooth, glossy coating that enhances overall taste and texture.
Chill Before Coating: Refrigerate cake balls for 30 minutes to prevent crumbling during chocolate dipping and ensure clean, professional-looking finish.
Control Moisture Levels: Avoid adding excess cream cheese to maintain proper consistency – mixture should hold shape without being too wet or dry.
Customize Decorations: Experiment with different sprinkle colors or seasonal decorative elements to match specific holiday themes or personal preferences.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg