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RYSE Protein Shake RTD Gets Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes
RYSE Protein Shake RTD adds Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes, a limited holiday flavor now showing up at Target as a single bottle.
RYSE has turned Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes into a RYSE Protein Shake RTD flavor for the 2026 holidays. As of October 2026, the bottle sits in RYSE's holiday limited-time lineup, and Target is selling it as a single-serving bottle tagged "New at Target."
If you haven't tried it, the RYSE Protein Shake RTD is the brand's ready-to-drink protein shake: 30g protein from a milk protein blend, zero added sugar, and around 160 calories per bottle, wrapped in licensed snack-cake and frozen-treat flavors.
This flavor matters more than most seasonal drops. Christmas Tree Cakes is one of the most recognizable holiday snack cakes in America, and RYSE has already shown that the Little Debbie name sells. Putting it in a bottle on Target's shelves gets the collab in front of shoppers who may never walk into a supplement shop.
Christmas Tree Cakes Hits the Shake Aisle
The RTD line has been pulling Little Debbie flavors into bottles all year. Pumpkin Spice Rolls landed in late summer (we covered it in Little Debbie Pumpkin Spice Rolls Come to RYSE Protein Shake RTD). Christmas Tree Cakes is the winter follow-up, and it's a vanilla shake, which fits a cake known for its white icing.
Here's what's confirmed so far:
- Flavor: Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes, a vanilla-based shake
- Protein: 30g per bottle, same as the rest of the line
- Retail: Target lists it as a single-serving bottle tagged "New at Target," and Amazon carries a 12-pack of 12 fl oz bottles
- Direct: RYSE has added the RTD to its holiday limited-time collection
- Status: A limited holiday release, not a permanent addition
The shake has company. RYSE's holiday lineup also includes Christmas Tree Cakes in the Loaded Protein powder, along with a Holiday Hot Cocoa powder, so you can get the flavor in a tub or a bottle.
RYSE hasn't said how long the flavor will stay around, whether Target is stocking it in every store or mostly online, or whether other retailers will carry it.
RYSE Protein Shake RTD: The Quick Breakdown
This is RYSE's dessert-style protein shake, aimed at people who want a real milkshake texture instead of a thin protein water. The full formula breakdown is on our RYSE Protein Shake RTD product page. The numbers below come from RYSE's own Christmas Tree Cakes label images for the 12 fl oz (355mL) bottle.
- 30g protein - A full meal's worth of protein in a grab-and-go bottle, enough to count as a post-workout shake or a quick breakfast.
- 160 calories, 0g added sugar - The bottle also has 4g carbs (1g fiber), 2g total sugars, and 2.5g fat. That's a light macro line for something that tastes like a holiday snack cake.
- Milk protein and casein blend - Most of the protein comes from milk protein concentrate, backed by calcium caseinate and micellar casein. Casein digests more slowly than whey, so the protein arrives over a longer stretch.
- Texture system - High oleic sunflower oil, cellulose gum, cellulose gel, gellan gum, and sunflower lecithin give it body and keep the shake smooth instead of separating in the bottle.
- Minerals - Each bottle has 660mg calcium (50% DV), 320mg potassium (6% DV), and 190mg to 220mg sodium (RYSE's Christmas Tree Cakes label images list both figures). Most of the calcium comes from the dairy proteins.
- Sweeteners and other ingredients - Sucralose and Reb M (a cleaner-tasting stevia sweetener) keep added sugar at zero. Natural and artificial flavors, sea salt, potassium chloride, potassium citrate, and sodium phosphate fill out the rest of the label.
Flavor Lineup
Christmas Tree Cakes joins a lineup that started with Fudgsicle and Vanilla Marshmallow and has since added seasonal Little Debbie flavors. The current lineup is below.
- Fudgsicle (The Original Fudge Pop) (12 Bottles: $38.99)
- Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes (1 Bottle: $2.99)
- Little Debbie Pumpkin Spice Rolls (12 Bottles: $38.99)
- Vanilla Marshmallow (12 Bottles: $38.99)
What to Watch This Season
If Christmas Tree Cakes is your holiday protein flavor, the bottle gives you it with no shaker required, which is handy when you're traveling or running errands. The macros match the rest of the line: 30g protein with zero added sugar, so the holiday flavor doesn't come with a holiday sugar load.
For RYSE, a Target listing for a licensed holiday flavor is the bigger win. Nostalgia flavors work best when shoppers see them on a shelf, and a single bottle is an easy way to try one. Watch whether Christmas Tree Cakes spreads to more retailers before December and whether RYSE keeps pairing seasonal RTDs with its powders next year.
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