Description
Delightfully festive and easy to make, Strawberry Santas are a perfect holiday treat that combines fresh strawberries with a sweet and creamy whipped cream cheese filling, decorated to resemble Santa Claus. This playful recipe is great for kids and adults alike, adding a charming touch to your holiday dessert table.
Ingredients
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Strawberry Santas
- 12 large strawberries
- 1 cup whipped cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Decorative red and black icing for the face
Instructions
- Prepare the strawberries: Carefully wash the strawberries and remove the stems to create a flat base so they sit upright. Slice each strawberry into three pieces: the bottom piece as the body, a middle small slice, and the top piece to serve as Santa’s hat.
- Make the filling: In a small mixing bowl, combine the whipped cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. Mix well until smooth and fluffy.
- Fill the piping bag: Spoon the cream cheese mixture into a piping bag fitted with a round tip, ready for decorating.
- Assemble the Santa bodies: Place the bottom strawberry piece on a plate. Pipe the cream cheese mixture on top to build the body, making sure it’s tall enough to leave space for the face decoration.
- Add the hats: Position the top strawberry piece as Santa’s hat on the cream cheese body. Use the piping bag to add the white trim and pom-pom on top of the hat with the cream cheese mixture.
- Decorate the faces: Use decorative red and black icing to carefully draw Santa’s eyes, nose, and mouth on the cream cheese area.
- Serve or store: Serve the Strawberry Santas immediately for best freshness or refrigerate them until ready to enjoy, ensuring they stay chilled and firm.
Notes
- Make sure strawberries are dry before assembling to help the cream cheese stick properly.
- If you don’t have a piping bag, you can use a resealable plastic bag with the corner snipped off.
- Use gel or tube icing for easy face decorating and clean lines.
- This recipe works well as a quick holiday snack or a fun party appetizer for kids.
- Store any leftover Strawberry Santas in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Snack
- Method: No bake, Assembling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Strawberry Santa
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: Strawberry Santas, holiday treat, Christmas dessert, festive snack, cream cheese filling, no bake dessert, kids snack, Christmas recipe
