Mini Strawberry Santas Recipes

STRAWBERRY SANTAS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Slice the tops off the strawberries to create a flat surface for them to sit on. Slice the tip off the strawberry to make the hat.
• Squeeze some frosting or whipped cream on the strawberry, and replace the tip.
• Decorate the rest with a piping bag.
• Add the mini chocolate chips for eyes.
• Strawberry santas are mischievous, and tend to disappear quickly! Make enough for family and friends!
• Enjoy!

MINI STRAWBERRY SANTAS

Steps:

• Cut the hulled-side strawberries so they can stand up on a plate. Slice the tip off each strawberry to make the 'hat'; set aside.
• Beat cream and confectioners' sugar in a glass or metal bowl until soft peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the whipped cream will form soft mounds.
• Spoon a large dollop of whipped cream on top of strawberry base for the 'face' and 'beard'. Set the 'hat' atop the 'face'. Add a dot of whipped cream, using a toothpick, on top of the 'hat' for the 'pom-pom' and 2 dots on the strawberry base for 'buttons'. Place 2 sprinkles on the 'face' for 'eyes'.

STRAWBERRY SANTAS

Steps:

• For the frosting: In a medium bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat the mascarpone and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar until the mixture is thick and smooth. Using a spatula, transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a small star piping tip.
• For the Santas: Using a paring knife, cut off the leaf-end of each strawberry to make a flat surface. Cut a 1/2- to 3/4-inch piece from the pointed end of each strawberry and reserve as the hats.
• Place the strawberries, wide-side down, on a work surface. Pipe a 3/4-inch-high swirl of frosting on each strawberry. Place the hats on top and pipe a small ball of frosting on top of the hats. Press two chocolate chips, pointed-sides inward, into the swirl of frosting to make eyes.

SANTA STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• 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!