Strawberry Santas are a simple fruit dessert made with fresh strawberries, whipped cream, and chocolate sprinkles. Kids will love them, but the taste is good enough for an adult party too.
Course Appetizer, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Christmas treats, strawberry Santas
Servings 16servings
Ingredients
1pintfresh strawberries hulled
1cupcold heavy whipping cream
2tbsppowdered sugar
1/2tsppure vanilla extract
1tbspchocolate sprinkles or colored sprinkles
Instructions
Place metal mixing bowl & electric beaters in refrigerator or freezer about 15 minutes before cutting strawberries to be ice cold
Cut a slice from bottom of each hulled strawberry so it sits flat on plate
Cut the small tip off top of each strawberry for hat
Beat cream on high in cold metal bowl until stiff peaks are about to form
Beat in vanilla and sugar until peaks form
Pipe a dollop of whipped cream onto top of strawberry base to form face and beard
Place small strawberry tip on top of cream to make hat
Use a toothpick to add a small dot of whipped cream on top of hat
Use a toothpick to add 3 small dots of cream on base strawberry for buttons