Holiday Dessert Board

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  • Prep Time

    30 mins

  • Additional Time

    1 hr

  • Total Time

    1 hr 30 mins

  • Servings

    8 people

  • Calories

    483 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert, Snacks

  • Cuisine

    American

Holiday Dessert Board

Get in the holiday spirit with this beautiful dessert board featuring various flavors of cream cheese dip, in festive holiday shapes!

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Ingredients

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Cheesecake Dip Base

  • 16 ounces cream cheese room temperature, Lucerne brand
  • ½ cup butter room temperature, Salted, brand Lucerne
  • 1 cup powdered sugar Signature SELECT brand
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Signature SELECT brand

Chocolate Cheesecake Dip - Gingerbread Man

  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons chocolate chips mini, Signature SELECT brand

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Dip - Reindeer

  • ¼ cup peanut butter creamy, Signature SELECT brand
  • 2 tablespoons peanuts crushed, unsalted, Signature SELECT brand

Red Velvet Cheesecake Dip - Candy Cane

  • ¼ cup red velvet cake mix
  • 1 tablespoon Sprinkles or white chocolate chips, white

Plain Dip - Christmas Tree

  • 2 tablespoons green sprinkles Signature SELECT brand

For Serving

  • honey graham crackers Signature SELECT brand
  • vanilla wafers Signature SELECT brand
  • pretzels mini twist, Signature SELECT brand
  • fudge striped cookies Signature SELECT brand
  • milk chocolate biscuits Signature SELECT brand
  • vanilla creme wafer cookies Signature SELECT brand
  • apple sliced
  • pomegranate seeds

Instructions

Prepare the cream cheese dip base.

  1. Add room temperature cream cheese and butter to a large mixing bowl or the base of a stand mixer.
  2. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
  3. Use an electric hand mixer or stand mixer to beat the ingredients together on medium speed for 2-3 minutes, or until smooth and creamy.

Prepare the flavored cream cheese dips.

  1. Divide the prepared cream cheese dip into 4 large mixing bowls.
  2. In the first bowl, add ¼ cup red velvet cake mix and use an electric hand mixer to combine the cake mix into the cream cheese dip.
  3. In the second bowl, add ¼ cup cocoa and use an electric hand mixer to combine the cocoa into the dip.
  4. For the third bowl, add ¼ cup peanut butter and use an electric hand mixer to combine the peanut butter into the dip.
  5. Leave the last bowl of cream cheese dip plain, it will be used to make the Christmas tree with sprinkles.
  6. Place the cream cheese dips, covered in the refrigerator for one hour to chill.

Make the cream cheese dips into festive holiday shapes.

  1. Spray the inside of the cookie cutters with cooking spray.
  2. Place the cookie cutters on the board, arranged how you want them.
  3. Press the dips into their corresponding cookie cutters.
  4. Red velvet in a candy cane cookie cutter, peanut butter in a reindeer cookie cutter, chocolate in a gingerbread man cookie cutter and plain cream cheese dip in a Christmas tree cookie cutter.
  5. Once the dips are pressed into the cookie cutters, gently slide the cookie cutters up and off the board.
  6. Decorate each of the dips by placing crushed peanuts on the peanut butter reindeer, green sprinkles on the Christmas tree, mini chocolate chips on the chocolate gingerbread man and white sprinkles or white chocolate chips in rows on the candy cane.

Finish the board.

  1. Now that the festive dips are ready to go, add the cookies, crackers, pretzels and fruit to the board, surrounding the cream cheese dips.

Notes

  • The nutritional information provided does not include the serving options, as the information will change based on which serving options you include on the board.
  • If making the board ahead of time, only refrigerate the cream cheese dips, do not refrigerate the various serving options with the dips.
  • Cream cheese dips can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 483kcal (24%) Carbohydrates 30g (10%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 39g (60%) Saturated Fat 20g (100%) Cholesterol 93mg (31%) Sodium 355mg (15%) Potassium 208mg (4%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 25g (50%) Vitamin A 1124mg (22%) Calcium 78mg (8%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 483 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 483kcal 24%
Carbohydrates 30g 10%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 39g 60%
Saturated Fat 20g 100%
Cholesterol 93mg 31%
Sodium 355mg 15%
Potassium 208mg 4%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 25g 50%
Vitamin A 1124mg 22%
Calcium 78mg 8%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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