Description
Little Debbie tree cheesecake brings festive nostalgia to holiday dessert tables. Creamy layers with signature Christmas tree cake crumbles create a sweet memory you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 24 oz (680 g) cream cheese (softened)
- 6 Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes
- 3 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 ¼ cups (250 g) granulated sugar
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) vanilla wafer cookie crumbs
- 6 tbsps (85 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 4 oz (113 g) white chocolate, chopped
- ¼ cup (60 ml) heavy cream
- ¼ cup (60 g) sour cream (room temperature)
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- Green sprinkles
- Red icing (for decorating stripes)
Instructions
- Crust Formation: Pulverize cookie crumbs with melted butter, pressing mixture firmly into springform pan’s base. Refrigerate briefly to set foundation while preparing filling.
- Cheesecake Batter Composition: Blend cream cheese until silky, gradually incorporating sugar, vanilla, and sour cream. Gently fold in Little Debbie cake pieces, maintaining smooth consistency while integrating cake fragments evenly throughout mixture.
- Layer Construction: Pour half the cheesecake batter into chilled crust, strategically positioning whole Little Debbie cakes across initial layer. Cover completely with remaining batter, eliminating potential air pockets by gently tapping pan.
- Precision Baking: Submerge cheesecake in water bath, baking at recommended temperature. Watch for characteristic doneness: set edges with slightly jiggly center. After baking, deactivate oven, leaving door slightly ajar for gradual cooling during one-hour resting period.
- Chilling and Structural Stabilization: Transfer cheesecake to refrigerator, allowing minimum five-hour cooling to solidify texture and enhance flavor profile.
- Festive Decoration: Craft white chocolate ganache by melting chocolate with cream until glossy. Drizzle over chilled cheesecake, adorning with emerald sanding sugar and crimson icing to evoke classic Christmas tree design.
Notes
- Prevent Cracking: Bake cheesecake in water bath and cool gradually to minimize surface cracks, ensuring smooth, professional-looking texture.
- Cake Fragment Distribution: Chop Little Debbie cakes into consistent, small pieces to guarantee even flavor throughout each slice and prevent large cake chunks.
- Softening Ingredients: Allow cream cheese and eggs to reach room temperature before mixing, promoting smoother blending and preventing lumpy batter.
- Ganache Precision: Melt white chocolate carefully at low heat, stirring constantly to prevent scorching and achieve glossy, silky finish for topping.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg