Strawberries Santas with Cream Cheese
These adorable little Santa’s will brighten up any holiday setting. They are easy to make and delicious to eat! The cream cheese frosting gives the strawberries an extra creamy flavor!
- Prep time
- 25 min
- Cook time
- 18 min
- Yield
- 20 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 pound package of strawberries
- Mini chocolate chips for eyes
- 8 oz full-fat brick cream cheese (softened)
- ½ stick salted butter (4 tsp.) (softened)
- 3 cups of confectioners sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla or orange extract
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the strawberries by cutting the stem side off evenly to make a sturdy base. Then cut the top third of the strawberries which will create the hat.
- 2
Now prepare the frosting. In a medium-size bowl add the butter and cream cheese and beat with an electric mixer.
- 3
Add the vanilla or orange extract and stir.
- 4
Gradually mix in the confectioners' sugar until creamy.
- 5
Using a cake decorator’s piping bag, pipe a small amount of cream cheese frosting onto the cut strawberry.
- 6
Put the top part of the strawberry onto the frosting.
- 7
Carefully add the mini chocolate chips to make Santa’s eyes.
- 8
You can also add a tiny amount of frosting on the top ofthe strawberry to make Santa's hat.
- 9
Display the Santas on a mound of confectioners sugar!