Strawberry Santa Christmas Dessert Recipe
Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 12
It doesn't get much sweeter than these adorable strawberry Santas made with cream cheese frosting. They're sure to put a smile on everyone's face (young and old) this holiday season. Ho Ho Ho!
Prep Time:
30 minutes
Cook Time:
0 minutes
Serves:
12
Perfect for:
Afternoon Snacks
Holiday Giftables
Ingredients
- 1 Cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 Cup finely shredded coconut
- 1 Package (8 ounces) cream cheese
- 1/2 Tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 Cup confectioners' sugar
- 12 purchased chocolate cookies (such as Famous Chocolate Wafers)
- 12 large Driscoll's Strawberries
- 24 Driscoll's blueberries
- 24 mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 12 mini white chocolate chips
Directions
- PLACE confectioners’ sugar into a medium bowl.
- ADD cream cheese and vanilla.
- MIX with electric hand mixer to create thick frosting and ADD more confectioners’ sugar as needed to adjust thickness.
- TRANSFER frosting to piping bag fitted with a large round tip.
- ALTERNATIVELY, use zip-lock bag and snip off one corner to create disposable piping bag.
- REFRIGERATE frosting 10 - 15 minutes or until firm.
- SLICE green tops from strawberries.
- HOLLOW OUT center of berries carefully with a pairing knife.
- SLICE OFF top 1/3 from tip of berries and RESERVE tips to make Santa’s hats.
- PLACE cookies in single layer on serving platter or PLACE on individual dessert plates.
- PLACE chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl.
- HEAT chocolate chips in microwave on low power for 5-10 seconds.
- STIR chocolate chips.
- REPEAT heating and stirring in short increments until chocolate is melted and completely smooth.
- DIP wide base of one strawberry into melted chocolate.
- PLACE dipped end of strawberry onto one cookie to make Santa’s body.
- DIP two blueberries half way into melted chocolate.
- PLACE dipped blueberries onto cookie to form Santa's boots.
- PIPE large dollop of frosting on top of body to make Santa’s head.
- PIPE small dollop of frosting onto front of head to make Santa’s beard.
- PRESS one pinch of coconut into beard.
- PRESS one mini white chocolate chip into face to make Santa’s nose.
- PRESS two mini semi-sweet chocolate chips into face to make Santa’s eyes.
- PIPE frosting around base of one strawberry tip to make trim for Santa’s hat.
- PRESS pinches of coconut into hat trim.
- PLACE hat onto Santa’s head.
- PIPE a tiny dollop of frosting on top of hat.
- SPRINKLE hat with coconut.
- USE toothpick to clean up decoration details as needed.
- CHILL strawberry Santa in refrigerator.
- REPEAT steps with remaining ingredients to make 12 strawberry Santas.
- SERVE IMMEDIATELY or KEEP CHILLED in refrigerator until ready to serve.
