Strawberry Cheesecake Santa Hats

You knew I was going to, didn't you? We did witch hats for Halloween and pilgrim hats for Thanksgiving, so I wanted to do a Santa hat for Christmas.  It took me a while to come up with something no bake that the kids could help with, but I think they turned out really cute.

When I was looking for a recipe for the cheesecake part, I came across these Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries.  Yum.  I suppose you could also just use whipped cream and get the same effect.  But they wouldn't taste as good.

Strawberry Cheesecake Santa Hats
Ingredients:
1 lb. strawberries (little ones work the best)
8 oz. softened cream cheese
3-4 TBSP powdered sugar (depending on how sweet you like it)
1 tsp vanilla extract
Vanilla wafers

Wash and dry your strawberries.  Since I like a high cheesecake to strawberry ratio, I also hollowed out a little of the strawberry to get more in there.

Mix the cream cheese, vanilla, and sugar together.  I found it was easiest to pipe the mixture onto the wafers before putting the strawberry on.

Top this with a cheesecake-filled strawberry and add the "pom pom" on top.

If soft(ish) wafers gross you out (my husband) then make them right before you serve them.  If you actually kind of like them like that (after all cheesecake crust isn't crunchy!) go ahead and make them ahead of time.

We're having these (along with a visit to Santa) for day 6 of our book advent when we read Are You Grumpy, Santa?  It's a really humorous story all about Santa's bad day beginning with being woken by the snore of Mrs. Claus and ending with dropping from a chandelier.  Our favorite part is when Santa gets stuck in the chimney of the first house.  "He wiggled side to side, then gave a mighty push.  He fell into the fireplace and sprained his chubby tush!"  Santa's misadventures continue all over the world.  "In Paris, he was chased by a tiny, growling puddle.  In Italy, he slipped upon a rigatoni noodle." Finally, Santa roars, "I'm a grumpy Santa Claus!"  and then spots some cookies and a card made for just him.  His grumpies disappear.  It's a fun book with a simple message about doing nice things for others.

Thanks for joining me for Day 5 of our 12 Days of Christmas series!  This week we've had some really fun projects:

Day 1

Paper Punch Trees for Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (Reading Confetti)

Christmas Tree Puzzle for The 12 Days of Christmas (Ready. Set. Read!)

Day 2

Blessings Tree for The Littlest Angel  (Reading Confetti)

Low Maintenance Craft for Llama Llama Holiday Drama (Ready. Set. Read!)

Day 3

Bouncy Ball Game for Olive the Other Reindeer (Reading Confetti)

Button Wreath for Deck the Halls (Ready. Set. Read!)

Day 4

Easy Jar Luminaries for One Shining Star (Reading Confetti)
Keepsake Footprint Trees for Baby's First Christmas (Ready. Set. Read!)

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