Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes Ice Cream

This Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes Ice Cream recipe might be the best thing ever! If you’re a fan of Christmas Tree Cakes and you love ice cream – you will not want to miss this no-churn recipe! Can’t find the official snack cake brand in stores? This homemade Little Debbie ice cream is so delicious – you’ll want to make it again and again!

Originally posted December 2020, updated August 2024.

Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake Ice Cream in white bowl

I don’t remember when my love affair with Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes began, but I do know that I’ve loved them since I was a kid.

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The minute they put them out in stores every year, I buy two or three boxes just to get my fix as the season begins.

In 2019, they even released some in July for “Christmas in July” and it really felt like Christmas for me to be able to get my favorite snack cakes mid-year courtesy of Little Debbie! Ha!

Little Debbie Ice Cream

Update… I originally shared this recipe in December of 2020. To my knowledge, there was no Little Debbie Ice Cream of any flavor at that time – certainily not Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes Ice Cream.

I was SO excited to try it but very sad when I checked the local Walmart’s inventory to me and never found it in stock during the Christmas season. I walked down the freezer aisle every time I entered a store during the holiday season, but I always left disappointed. Either way, my homemade version of the ice cream was now a copycat recipe.

Update… I originally shared this recipe in December of 2020. To my knowledge, there was no Little Debbie Ice Cream of any flavor at that time – certanily not Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes Ice Cream.

But to my great surprise, in November 2021, there was a news story that there would be an official Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake Ice Cream debut. 

*Little Debbie Ice Cream Update*

Fast forward to February 2022 and Little Debbie has now announced that they will continue a collaboration with Hudsonville Ice Cream family-owned brands. They will be making a whole line of Little Debbie Snacks Ice Cream. 

The new Little Debbie ice cream flavors will include several of the classic snack cakes: oatmeal crème pies Ice Cream, Cosmic Brownies Ice Cream, Zebra Cakes Ice Cream, Swiss Rolls Ice Cream, Honey Buns Ice Cream, Strawberry Shortcake Rolls Ice Cream, and the beloved Nutty Bars Ice Cream.

We’re talking brownie batter ice cream, peanut butter ice cream, soft oatmeal cookie pieces, and honey bun pieces… the list goes on!

I.am.swooning.

Anyway… maybe I’ll eventually try to make homemade versions for all of these treats, but for now, I’m going to continue enjoying my homemade version of the Little Debbie Christmas Tree Ice Cream

And if you are like me and can’t find the official version, try making this homemade recipe and I promise, you will not be disappointed!

Now that I’ve updated… let’s get back on track and talk about my homemade frozen treat.

Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes Ice Cream frozen in bread pan

Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes Ice Cream Recipe

My friend Lindsey gets a kick out of the fact that I’m a fancy cake decorator and I get so hyped about Little Debbie snack cakes but the struggle is real  … they are my FAVORITE!

So anyway… let’s talk about this Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes Ice Cream. This no-churn ice cream is so creamy and rich and really easy to make! It’s the best of both worlds… you get your favorite Little Debbie treats and vanilla ice cream too!

So let me show you how to make it and how easy it is…

How to Make Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes Ice Cream

  1. Start by placing your heavy whipping cream into a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
  2. Add in condensed milk, vanilla, and Christmas cakes. Then fold together unil completely combined.
  3. Pour into a metal bread pan.
  4. Drizzle with red melted chocolate, then sprinkle with green sanding sugar.
  5. Place in the freezer overnight then enjoy!!
whipped cream in mixing bowl
Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes Ice Cream ingredients in bowl before mixing
Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes Ice Cream ingredients mixed up in bowl
Little Debbie Christmas Tree cakes ice cream scooped into pan
drizzling red candy melts over ice cream in pan
green sanding sugar sprinkled over Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake ice cream in pan
finished frozen pan of Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes Ice Cream with red candy melts drizzled and green sanding sugar on top

Variation

One yummy variation would be to substitute Chocolate Christmas Tree Cakes for a box of the original Christmas Tree Cakes then add 3 Tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder to make chocolate ice cream.

Serving Suggestion

Serve in a bowl or on a cone! I prefer waffle cones but sugar cones are terrific too!

scooping Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes Ice Cream
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Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes Ice Cream


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  • Author: Rose
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x

Description

Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes Ice Cream recipe might be the best thing ever! If you’re a fan of Christmas Tree Cakes and you love ice cream – you will not want to miss this no-churn recipe! Hurry and make it while you can still get the cakes!


Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Start by placing your heavy whipping cream into a large mixing bowl. 
  2. Beat with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
  3. Add in condensed milk, vanilla, and cubed Christmas Tree cakes.
  4. Fold it all together until completely combined.
  5. Pour into a metal bread pan.
  6. Drizzle with red melted chocolate.
  7. Sprinkle with green sugar sprinkles.
  8. Cover with wax paper and place in the freezer overnight.
  9. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

*Make ahead, cover tightly and store in the freezer for up to two weeks.

*Easily double this recipe to serve a crowd!

  • Prep Time: 30
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Freezer
  • Cuisine: American
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3 Comments

  1. Oh this sounds amazing!! I love Little Debbie snack cakes and for some reason I think the Christmas ones always taste better. I am pretty excited to hear that they’re coming out with lot of Little Debbie flavored ice creams… but sad to say that I have never heard of that ice cream company before. I’m keeping my fingers crossed we’ll see some in the stores anyway! In the meantime I’m pinning this to try.

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