Description
Delight in these festive Strawberry Santas with Cream Cheese Frosting, a fun and easy no-bake treat perfect for holiday gatherings. Sweet strawberries are transformed into adorable Santa figures with a creamy, vanilla-infused cream cheese frosting and detailed with mini chocolate chip eyes.
Ingredients
Scale
Strawberries
- 12 strawberries
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
Decorations
- Mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Prepare the frosting: Place cream cheese, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar into a medium bowl. Mix until creamy and smooth.
- Whip the cream: Add heavy cream to the cream cheese mixture and beat for 4-5 minutes until the mixture becomes thick, smooth, and creamy enough to pipe.
- Prepare strawberries: Wash the strawberries carefully and dry them thoroughly to ensure the frosting sticks well. Remove the stems and cut about 1/4 off the top of each strawberry to form Santa's hat pieces. Set these hats aside.
- Assemble Santa's body: Transfer the frosting into a piping bag. Pipe the cream cheese mixture onto the bottom larger pieces of each strawberry to create Santa's beard and body.
- Add Santa hats: Place the smaller strawberry pieces (hats) on top of the frosted larger strawberry body pieces. Optionally dust the hats lightly with powdered sugar to mimic snow.
- Decorate details: Use the piping bag to add a white pom-pom on top of the hat and pipe two small side swirls to form Santa's mustache.
- Add eyes and chill: Press two mini chocolate chips into each Santa for eyes. Refrigerate the assembled Strawberry Santas until ready to serve to keep them firm and fresh.
Notes
- Ensure strawberries are completely dry before frosting to prevent slipping.
- Use a chilled bowl and beaters when whipping the cream for better volume.
- Substitute heavy cream with whipped coconut cream for a dairy-free option (though this will alter texture slightly).
- For easier piping, use a piping tip with a small round or star shape to create detailed shapes like the mustache and pom-pom.
- Keep finished Santas refrigerated and consume within 24 hours for best freshness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 120 kcal
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 35 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
