Description
Adorably festive and no-bake, these Strawberry Santas are made with fresh strawberries and a fluffy cream cheese filling. Perfect for holiday parties or fun kitchen activities with kids.
Ingredients
1 pint fresh strawberries
4 oz cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mini chocolate chips or black sesame seeds (for eyes)
Shredded coconut or extra cream cheese (optional, for beard or fur trim)
Instructions
- Wash and thoroughly dry the strawberries.
- Slice off the leafy tops so strawberries stand flat.
- Cut off the tip of each strawberry (about one-third down) to make a “hat.”
- In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
- Transfer the filling into a piping bag or zip-top bag with the corner snipped off.
- Pipe a generous swirl of filling onto the base of each berry for Santa’s face and beard.
- Place the strawberry tip back on top to form the hat and pipe a small dot of filling on top for the pom-pom.
- Add eyes using mini chocolate chips or sesame seeds.
- Optionally, sprinkle shredded coconut around the base for a beard or trim effect.
- Chill until ready to serve. Best enjoyed the same day.
Notes
Use mascarpone or whipped coconut cream as filling alternatives.
Tint filling with natural food coloring for extra festivity.
Add crushed graham crackers or cookie crumbs for crunch.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 24 hours.
Not recommended for freezing due to strawberry texture changes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Strawberry Santa
- Calories: 45
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 15mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
