Introducing Hot Cocoa Mini Muffins and Big Pack Christmas Old Fashioned Donuts alongside beloved holiday classics to make the season bright.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As the holiday season approaches, Little Debbie®, America’s favorite bakery snack brand, is bringing extra warmth, nostalgia and festive cheer to store shelves nationwide with its official 2026 Christmas product lineup. This year’s collection features the debut of two exciting new seasonal additions designed to create sweet holiday memories for families everywhere: Hot Cocoa Mini Muffins and Big Pack Christmas Old Fashioned Donuts.
SPOTLIGHTING THE NEW HOLIDAY ARRIVALS
NEW! Little Debbie® Hot Cocoa Mini Muffins
Warming up the winter season, the Muffin Man delivers a cozy new treat in a convenient, bite-sized format! Bursting with rich chocolate and toasty marshmallow-flavored bits, Little Debbie® Hot Cocoa Mini Muffins capture all the comforting goodness of a warm mug of cocoa by the fireside. Wrapped in individual pouches, they provide an effortless, delicious on-the-go morning treat or afternoon holiday snack.
NEW! Little Debbie® Big Pack Christmas Old Fashioned Donuts
Unwrap the timeless magic of a classic bakery style with a festive spin! These traditional cake-style donuts feature a rich, moist texture paired with a satisfyingly crispy edge, all finished in a sweet glaze and dressed up with a holiday shower of festive red and green sprinkles. Delivered in a satisfying Big Pack format, they are perfect for pairing with a hot cup of morning coffee or sharing while wrapping presents around the tree.
“The holiday season is all about tradition, togetherness, and savoring life’s simple pleasures. With the addition of our new Hot Cocoa Mini Muffins and Big Pack Christmas Old Fashioned Donuts alongside iconic favorites like Christmas Tree Cakes®, we are thrilled to offer families even more ways to share sweet holiday cheer this year.”
— McKee Foods / Little Debbie Brand Team
RETURNING SEASONAL CLASSICS
In addition to the exciting new innovations, Little Debbie is bringing back its beloved collection of seasonal favorites that have been essential holiday traditions for generations:
- Christmas Tree Cakes® (Vanilla & Chocolate) — The iconic tree-shaped holiday cake layered with fluffy creme and topped with festive sprinkles.
- Christmas Tree Brownies® — Rich, fudgy tree-shaped brownies decorated with colorful holiday icing and candy ornaments.
- North Pole Nutty Buddy® Wafer Bars — Classic crispy peanut butter wafer bars dipped in white fudge for a festive winter look.
- Gingerbread Cookies — Soft, spiced gingerbread cookies baked into classic festive holiday shapes.
- Cherry Cordials (Christmas) — Soft cookies topped with cherry-flavored creme and coated in smooth chocolatey coating.
- Christmas Mini Muffins — Soft, bite-sized vanilla muffins baked with festive red and green sprinkles.
- Mini Christmas Tree Cake™ Donuts — Bite-sized cake donuts coated in sweet white frosting, decorated with festive red stripes and green sugar sprinkles.
- Single-Serve Holiday Classics — Joining the single-serve Christmas Tree Cakes® this year are the new Christmas Old Fashioned Donuts and Cosmic® Brownies.
AVAILABILITY
Products will begin rolling out to major grocery retailers, mass merchandise stores and convenience stops nationwide mid-October through mid-December 2026. Look for the bright festive packaging in the snack aisle to bring home the magic of Little Debbie this Christmas season.
ABOUT THE LITTLE DEBBIE BRAND
McKee Foods’ Little Debbie brand is the No. 1 brand in the baked sweet goods category. American shoppers purchase more than 2,000 Little Debbie products per minute. Little Debbie snacks are made fresh and delivered from our bakeries to your communities on our own trucking fleet. Wholesale distributors, who are members of your communities, purchase these products from McKee Foods and sell them to local retailers, and ensure that the freshest products are available in your stores. In fact, you’ll find our family promise of quality, freshness and taste on every package. Visit LittleDebbie.com for more information, or follow Little Debbie on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
ABOUT MCKEE FOODS CORPORATION
McKee Foods is a family-owned bakery whose story began during the height of the Great Depression, when founder O.D. McKee started selling 5-cent snack cakes from the back of his car. Soon after, he and his wife, Ruth, bought a small bakery on Main Street in Chattanooga, Tenn., using the family car as collateral. Today, the company employs approximately 6,250 people in Collegedale, Tenn.; Gentry, Ark.; Stuarts Draft, Va.; and Kingman, Ariz. It creates and produces Little Debbie bakery snacks®, Drake’s® cakes, Sunbelt Bakery® snack bars and Fieldstone® Bakery baked goods. Visit mckeefoods.com for more information.
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