Recipes
Little Strawberry Santas
Strawberry hats, banana faces and cream-cheese beards make a small Christmas assembly activity for children.
A festive food idea
Strawberry hats, banana faces and cream-cheese beards make a small Christmas assembly activity for children.
Ingredients
- 12 large strawberries
- ⅓ cup cream cheese, softened
- 1 Tbsp icing sugar
- 1–2 bananas
- 20g dark chocolate, chopped
Method
- Wash strawberries and pat completely dry. Beat cream cheese with icing sugar until smooth; spoon into a piping bag.
- Adults trim the leafy ends flat, then cut off each pointed top to make a hat. Cut 12 banana slices.
- Pipe a little cream cheese onto each strawberry base. Add one banana slice, then its strawberry hat.
- Melt chocolate gently in short microwave bursts, stirring between bursts. Cool slightly and pipe tiny eyes and buttons.
- Use remaining cream cheese for hat pom-poms. Chill and serve the same day.
Useful tips
- Children can assemble and decorate while adults cut and melt.
- Make shortly before serving because banana discolours.
Safety and storage
Adults handle knives and melting. Keep chilled. Cut into age-appropriate pieces for young children; avoid toothpicks.
Allergens: Milk; Check chocolate label for milk or soy
Research draft — kitchen testing recommended
Sources and acknowledgements
- New World: Strawberry santas ↗
Assembly researched from New World; independent wording and a measured chocolate quantity. No endorsement implied. - New Zealand Food Safety / MPI: Safe food preparation, cooking and storage at home ↗
General food-handling reference; original wording used for relevant safety notes.
Food safety: New Zealand Food Safety guidance. Keep chilled food at 5°C or colder; refrigerate perishables within 2 hours, sooner in hot weather.
Photo: Keijuu — Strawberry cute santas.jpg
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