Description
This Christmas Lasagna Dessert is a festive layered treat featuring a red velvet cake base, a creamy peppermint cream cheese layer, and a vibrant green vanilla pudding topping. Garnished with crushed candy canes and holiday sprinkles, it’s perfect for holiday celebrations and serves as a crowd-pleasing dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Layer
- 1 box red velvet cake mix
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1 egg
Cream Cheese Layer
- 16 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
- 1/4 cup crushed candy canes
- 1/4 cup milk
- 16 ounces Cool Whip
Vanilla Pudding Layer
- 2 3/4 cups milk divided
- 2 3.4 ounce packages vanilla instant pudding
- Green gel food coloring
Topping
- 16 ounces Cool Whip
- Christmas sprinkles and crushed candy canes for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare Pan: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a 13×9 inch baking pan to prevent sticking.
- Make Cake Layer: In a large bowl, combine the red velvet cake mix, melted butter, and egg. Mix until well blended.
- Bake Cake: Spread the cake mixture evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove and let cool completely.
- Prepare Cream Cheese Layer: While the cake cools, beat the softened cream cheese and confectioners sugar in a bowl until smooth. Add 1/4 cup of milk and continue beating until creamy.
- Add Candy Canes and Cool Whip: Fold in one container of Cool Whip and the crushed candy canes gently until combined. Spread this mixture evenly over the cooled cake layer. Refrigerate to chill.
- Prepare Pudding Layer: In a large bowl, whisk together the vanilla instant pudding mixes and the remaining 2 1/2 cups of milk until thickened (about 2 minutes). Add green gel food coloring to achieve a bright, ‘Grinch green’ shade.
- Assemble and Chill: Pour the green pudding over the cream cheese layer. Return the dessert to the refrigerator and chill for at least 4 hours to set.
- Finish and Garnish: After chilling, spread the second container of Cool Whip evenly over the pudding layer. Top with Christmas sprinkles and crushed candy canes. Serve chilled.
Notes
- For a fun variation, transform this dessert into a trifle by cutting the cake into chunks and layering it with the cream cheese and pudding mixtures in a large glass dish.
- Ensure the cream cheese is fully softened to avoid lumps in the cream cheese layer.
- Use full-fat dairy products for best texture and flavor.
- The green gel food coloring can be adjusted to your preferred shade.
- Keep the assembled dessert refrigerated until ready to serve to maintain freshness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg
