Strawberry Santas

Author: Liz Macri - Recipe Writer & Editor

Photographer: Andy Lewis

First published: Dec 2013

These low-cost strawberry Santas will quickly become a summertime family favourite and guaranteed to be your go-to Christmas time healthy treat.

Serves: 20 (makes 20)

Time to make: 15 mins

Total cost: $5.20 / $0.26 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

More weights & measures

20 medium-large strawberries, hulled for a flat base

100g Philadelphia Light cream cheese

4–6 teaspoons gluten-free icingfrostingX sugar, to taste

40 mini dark-choc bits or chocolate chips

Instructions

1 Cut the top third off each berry and reserve. Stand berry bases on a serving platter.

2 Mix cream cheese and icing sugar until smooth and creamy.

3 Pipe or spoon 1 teaspoon cream onto flat berry tops. Place reserved berry tops on top. Use the smallest piping nozzle to pipe mixture onto the tip of each strawberry ‘hat’ (pompom) and onto ‘chest’ (button).

4 Use tweezers to place 2 chocolate pieces onto each cream ‘face’ (eyes). Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check chocolate is gluten free.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 24cal

Kilojoules 100kJ

Protein 1g

Total fat 1g

–Saturated fat 1g

Carbohydrates 5g

–Sugars 3g

Dietary fibre 1g

Sodium 10mg

Calcium 20mg

Iron 0mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.