Description
Delightful and festive Strawberry Santas made with fresh strawberries, fluffy cream cheese filling, and charming decorating icing details. These no-bake treats are perfect for holiday parties or a fun snack, featuring a sweet and creamy combination that mimics Santa Claus’s iconic look in a simple and playful way.
Ingredients
Scale
Cream Cheese Filling
- 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
Santas
- 20 large strawberries
- 1.3-ounce tube black decorating icing
- 20 round red sprinkles or 1 (0.67-ounce) tube orange/red decorating icing
Instructions
- Prepare the Cream Cheese Filling: In a mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with a mixer until fluffy. Gradually add the powdered sugar and continue to beat on low speed until the mixture is smooth and fully combined.
- Prepare the Strawberries: Cut the stems off each strawberry to create a flat surface, shaping them into cone shapes. Then slice each strawberry about 3/4 of the way up from the bottom to create a smaller cone for the Santa hat. Set these smaller cones aside.
- Pipe the Filling: Transfer the cream cheese mixture into a piping bag fitted with a medium or large round tip such as Wilton 2A. Pipe a large swirl of the cream cheese filling onto the larger bottom part of each strawberry, layering two swirls to form Santa’s body.
- Decorate the Santas: Use the black decorating icing to dot two eyes in the center of the cream cheese swirl on each strawberry. For the nose, add a red sprinkle or use the red/orange decorating icing to create a small dot below the eyes.
- Assemble the Santa Hats: Place the smaller cut-off strawberry cone on top of the cream cheese swirl to serve as Santa’s hat. Pipe a small dot of cream cheese at the tip of this hat to imitate the pom-pom.
- Serve and Store: Serve the Strawberry Santas immediately for best freshness or store them in the refrigerator. To preserve their decoration, cover carefully or place in a container with enough space to avoid squishing. Consume within 2-3 days.
Notes
- Use fully ripe but firm strawberries to ensure they hold their shape well while assembling.
- Allow cream cheese to soften to room temperature before mixing for smooth filling.
- If you don’t have decorating icing, piping bags with a small round tip work well for adding eyes and nose with melted chocolate or colored frosting.
- To make these more festive, consider adding tiny edible glitter or colored sugar around the cream cheese swirl.
- Keep refrigerated until serving to maintain freshness and firmness.
