Santa Strawberries

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Add extra cheer to your next Christmas party with these strawberry snacks that look like little Santas!

Total Time:
25 mins
Servings:
24
Yield:
24 santas

Ingredients

  • 24 large strawberries (24 ounces total)

  • 3 ounce cream cheese, softened

  • 3 tablespoon butter, softened

  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla

  • 2 cup powdered sugar

  • pinch salt

  • 48 mini chocolate chips or black nonpareils

Directions

  1. Slice green tops from strawberries. Cut 1/4- to 1/2-inch from the pointed end of each strawberry; set pointed pieces aside for hats. Place remaining berries stemmed-sides down. Using a paring knife, carefully remove some of the berry flesh from the tops of the berries.

  2. In a small bowl combine cream cheese and butter. Beat with a mixer until fluffy. Add vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar and salt and beat until smooth. Transfer frosting to a piping bag fitted with a large open star tip. Carefully pipe frosting into the strawberry pieces, giving each a slight twist as you pipe. Top with the pointed strawberry pieces, cut sides down. Decorate as desired*. Serve immediately or chill up to 2 hours.

    Santa Strawberries

*

Use mini chocolate chips or black nonpareils for his eyes and mini chocolate chips for boots. Using a small open star tip, pipe a small star on top of each berry top. Pipe small frosting stars for buttons on his coat.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

75 Calories
3g Fat
13g Carbs
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 24
Calories 75
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g 4%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 7mg 2%
Sodium 29mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 13g 5%
Total Sugars 11g
Vitamin C 16.7mg 84%
Calcium 9mg 1%
Iron 0.1mg 1%
Potassium 49mg 1%
Folate, total 7.2mcg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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