As the weather warms up we are all busy with our last
minute preparations for the Christmas Day. What are your Christmas plans? We
would love to know about it.
So, today’s
post is a very simple and easy Christmas dessert. It is definitely hard to get
creative with your main menu, but when it’s turn for desserts let your
imagination go wild. Make your little
one’s Christmas extra special this year with these cute little Strawberry
Santas. These mini Santas are a great combination of the strawberry fruit and cream
cheese with teeny weeny bits of chocolate. As I was browsing for some Christmas dessert ideas I came across these cuties on the Best Birthday Wishes website. Although I couldn't figure out any recipe neither I can find the link anymore. But, will update once I am able to discover.
To make
Strawberry Santas you will need:
20 strawberries
of good size and shape
250 grams of
Cream Cheese at room temperature (just soft enough to mix with a spoon)
1 teaspoon of
cinnamon powder
2 tablespoon
of lemon or lime juice (strained)
Few drops of
Vanilla essence (optional)
3-4 tablespoon of caster sugar
A piping bag
with star nozzle
Mini
choco chips for eyes .
Step 1
In a bowl mix cream cheese, cinnamon powder, sugar ,lemon or lime juice and vanilla essence. Mix well with a spoon. Set aside.
Step 2
Spoon the
cream cheese mixture into the icing bag .If it starts to melt too much, refrigerate till the time you get the
strawberries ready.
Step 3
Slice out the
bottom of the strawberry just a little to make a flat even base.
Step 4
Cut out the
hull from the top to make a hat as shown in the picture and set aside.
Step 5
Arrange ready
strawberries on a platter and swirl frosting with a piping kit on the
strawberies as shown below to make the face. If u leave the cream cheese
frosting in the fridge for too long it will set. In that case you may defrost
the frosting by placing the piping kit in microwave for 10 seconds or let it
sit in room temperature to get the desired result. The frosting should not be of dropping
consistency.
Start by
piping two rounds of frosting more towards the front for the beared sticking
out and then pipe a few rounds more towards the inside to make the face. Repeat for the rest of the strawberries
Step 6
Stick the
hulled strawberry on top to make Santa’s hat. Pipe some more icing on the tip
of the hat to make a pom pom. Repeat for the rest of the strawberries
If your
frosting starts to melt too much slide it into the fridge for a while to set.
Step 7
Meanwhile gently halve the Choco chips for eyes. Tuck in the tiny bits of choco chip into the frosting to make
eyes for Santa.
Step 8
Dab a little nose in between eyes.
Note: If you want you may even use dark
chocolate icing to dab tiny dots for eyes or even tiny bits of raisins for eyes.
These adorable mini desserts make a great nibble for your Christmas Party. Do g
ive them a go!!
Enjoy….
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