Description
Make an easy, festive No-Bake Gingerbread Icebox Cake for a wonderful Christmas dessert. This recipe brings holiday cheer without turning on the oven. It is simple to put together and tastes amazing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream, cold
- 1 package (about 10 ounces) graham crackers or vanilla wafers
- 1 cup gingerbread cookie crumbs (about 6–8 cookies, crushed)
- 1/2 cup whipped topping (optional, for topping)
Instructions
- Beat the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract together until smooth. You want this mixture creamy.
- In a separate bowl, whip the cold heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
- Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Dip each graham cracker or wafer quickly into a shallow bowl of water or milk, just enough to moisten but not soak.
- Arrange a single layer of moistened crackers in the bottom of an 8×8 inch pan.
- Spread about one-third of the cream mixture evenly over the crackers.
- Sprinkle lightly with gingerbread cookie crumbs.
- Repeat the layering process two more times: crackers, cream mixture, crumbs.
- Finish with a final layer of cream mixture and a generous sprinkle of the remaining gingerbread crumbs on top.
- Cover the pan tightly with plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate for at least 6 hours, or preferably overnight, to allow the cake to set and the cookies to soften.
- Before serving, top with whipped topping if you wish. Slice and serve your delicious creation.
Notes
- You can use store-bought gingerbread cookies for easy crumbling.
- If you want a stronger spice flavor, add 1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger to the cream cheese mixture.
- For a taller cake, use a smaller pan like a loaf pan.
- This cake is best made ahead of time to let the flavors meld.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: Approx. 320
- Sugar: Approx. 25g
- Sodium: Approx. 180mg
- Fat: Approx. 18g
- Saturated Fat: Approx. 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: N/A
- Trans Fat: N/A
- Carbohydrates: Approx. 38g
- Fiber: Approx. 1g
- Protein: Approx. 4g
- Cholesterol: Approx. 45mg