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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.

Close-up of a festive dessert featuring Strawberry Santas. Each strawberry is adorned to look like Santa Claus, with a small piece resembling a hat and a dot of cream as a pom-pom. The strawberries also have cream for the beard and buttons, and chocolate chips for eyes.
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Strawberry Santas Recipe:

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).
A wooden cutting board with a knife and several whole strawberries, some sliced with tops removed, resembling Strawberry Santas. The strawberries are evenly spaced, showing a preparation process for cooking or garnishing.
  • 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.  
A glass bowl containing a stick of cream cheese, powdered sugar, and a small pool of vanilla extract, ready to be mixed for creating delightful Strawberry Santas.
  • 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.  
A piping bag with a stainless steel tip is used to pipe fluffy white cream onto a halved strawberry that sits on a white plate, creating adorable Strawberry Santas. The blurred background shows other halved strawberries on a wooden cutting board.
  • Top with Strawberry – Gently top each strawberry with the reserved strawberry tops.  
A strawberry on a white plate is sliced in the middle and filled with cream, resembling a mini Santa hat. In the background, another sliced strawberry and a piping bag with cream are on a wooden cutting board, creating an adorable scene of Strawberry Santas.
  • 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. 
A delightful Strawberry Santa dessert sits on a white plate, with a dollop of cream as the hat and beard, and two small chocolate chips for eyes. A pair of tweezers is placed beside this charming creation.
  • Place in the Refrigerator – Refrigerate until you are ready to enjoy them. 
Close up image of Strawberry Santas on a white plate.

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 HolidaysYou 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.
Close up image of Strawberry Santas in a row

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.
A close-up of strawberry desserts decorated to look like mini Santas. Each Strawberry Santa is topped with cream and adorned with two chocolate chips for eyes, a cream hat, and a cream star on the front. The background shows more of these festive treats slightly out of focus.

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.

Close up image of Strawberry Santas on a white plate.

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.

Three Strawberry Santas dressed as Santa Claus with whipped cream and chocolate chips for eyes. The strawberries are topped with mini Santa hats made from additional pieces of strawberries and whipped cream. A bowl of fresh strawberries and more decorated snacks are in the background.

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.

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Santa Strawberries

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Strawberry Santas is a festive and healthy treat to serve this holiday. These Santas only require a few ingredients and are easy to make.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 12
Cuisine American
Course Dessert
Calories 99

Ingredients

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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!

Nutrition Facts

Calories 99kcal, Carbohydrates 9g, Protein 1g, Fat 7g, Saturated Fat 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat 1g, Monounsaturated Fat 2g, Cholesterol 19mg, Sodium 60mg, Potassium 83mg, Fiber 1g, Sugar 7g, Vitamin A 258IU, Vitamin C 22mg, Calcium 24mg, Iron 1mg

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