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Strawberry Santas is a fun, festive and healthy treat to serve this holiday season. These Fun Santas only require a few ingredients and are easy to make.
If you are looking for a no-bake show stopping holiday treat, make these Strawberry Santas. They are fun and festive and only require a few ingredients. They are the perfect healthy and gluten free treat for your dessert table.
Strawberries are cut then stuffed with cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla. Then the strawberries are styled to make them look like a Santa. This is the perfect dessert to make to bring to your Christmas dinner.
Get in the holiday spirit and make these Strawberry Santa’s and check our more easy holiday recipes. The kids can help and they would be a great addition to your holiday table. These colorful bites are sure to please a crowd. Also try Santa Pancakes.
Ingredients
- Large Strawberries
- Cream Cheese, softened
- Powdered Sugar
- Vanilla Extract
- Mini Chocolate Chips
How to Make Santa Strawberries with Cream Cheese fillings
- Clean and Cut Strawberries – Clean the fresh strawberries. Cut the steam side off the strawberries to make a flat surface on one side of the strawberries. This cut off the top ? off the top of each of the strawberries for the Santa hats (set aside).
- Make sure Strawberries are dry – Pat dry the cut sides of the strawberries so that the cream cheese mixture doesn’t slide off.
- Mix together cream cheese ingredients – In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
- Pipe mixture on strawberries – Put the cream cheese mixture into a piping bag and pipe the frosting on top of the flat berry tops (we used a Wilton 1A tip to pipe the mixture onto the strawberries). Create a large upward swirl with the cream cheese mixture.
- Top with Strawberry – Gently top each strawberry with the reserved strawberry tops.
- Make the Hats – Then use the smallest piping nozzle (I used a Wilton 18 star tip) to pipe some of the cream cheese mixture on top of the strawberry hats. This is to make the pom poms on the strawberries. Add a small amount on the front of the large strawberry pieces to make a button.
- Add the Mini Chocolate Chips – Use tweezers to gently place the mini chocolate chips into the cream cheese mixture in between each strawberry piece to make the Santa face.
- Place in the Refrigerator – Refrigerate until you are ready to enjoy them.
Variations
- Use Frosting – You can easily substitute the cream cheese frosting with store bought vanilla frosting or cream cheese frosting. Whipped Cream would also work as a substitution.
- Make for Different Holidays – You can easily make these Strawberry Stuffed treat for Valentines Day by stuffing and then drizzle with chocolate. For July 4th or Memorial Day you can add blueberries for a red, white and blue theme.
- Santa’s Eyes – Instead of using mini chocolate chips, you can use raisins or sprinkles.
- Decorating Icing – If you want to get more detail with decorating the santas, you can use decorating icing.
Strawberry Santas Tips
- Cream Cheese – Before mixing the cream cheese mixture, make sure you cream cheese has softened to room temperature. This allows for the mixture to not be lumpy.
- Piping Bag – If you don’t have a piping bag, you can easily use a zip lock bag. Place the cream cheese mixture in the bag and snip the corner. Use that to decorate the santa.
Can you Make Strawberry Santas ahead of time?
We do not recommend making them days in advance. These are best served the day that they are made. If make them the day before, the strawberries will get mushy with the cream cheese frosting.
How to Store
You can store any leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 2-3 days. Place them in a container that is tall enough make sure you don’t squish the Santas. Strawberries are only good for a few days in the refrigerator, so I would eat them fairly quickly.
Why we Love this Holiday Treat
- Easy Ingredients – This recipe requires on a few ingredients and the results are a fun and festive treat.
- Easy to make – If you need a quick and festive dessert, make these Strawberries Santas.
- Healthy Treat – This is a healthy treat that all ages love.
Strawberry Santas
Ingredients
- 1 lb Large Strawberries
- 8 oz Cream Cheese softened
- 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- Mini Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Clean the strawberries. Cut the steam side off the strawberries to make a flat surface on one side of the strawberries. This cut off the top ? off the top of each of the strawberries for the Santa hats (set aside). Pat dry the cut sides of the strawberries so that the cream cheese mixture doesn't slide off.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
- Put the cream cheese mixture into a piping bag and pipe the mixture on top of the flat berry tops (we used a Wilton 1A tip to pipe the mixture onto the strawberries). Create a large upward swirl with the cream cheese mixture.
- Gently top each strawberry with the reserved strawberry tops.
- Then use the smallest piping nozzle (I used a Wilton 18 star tip) to pipe some of the cream cheese mixture on top of the strawberry hats to make the pom poms and a small amount on the front of the large strawberry pieces to make a button.
- Use tweezers to gently place the mini chocolate chips into the cream cheese mixture in between each strawberry piece to make the Santa face.
- Refrigerate until you are ready to enjoy them!
