Cute. Simple. Festive.
So simple it’s a concept rather than a recipe. So festive you don’t feel you’re missing out!
Turn ordinary strawberries and cream into a Christmas occasion that feels super festive. Which is important, because it’s easy to feel like you’re missing out on Christmas when living a low carb life. And that feeling of missing out can collapse the whole damn show.
Basically a twist on strawberries and cream, these festive Strawberry Santas couldn’t be much easier to make. It helps to have a piping bag with a wide star nozzle for the beard and a thin piping nozzle for the buttons and the hat. But if you don’t, using a spoon for the ‘beard’ area, and the corner of the back of a spoon, or a coffee stick for the little cream hat and the buttons will work just fine.
The only tip I’ve got is to add a pinch of cream of tarter into the cream as it’s whipping, this makes the cream hold its texture and it won’t slide off the berries – even after a while. It’s not essential, but I discovered it from a professional confectioner, so I’m passing it on. Because it works.
It’s the first time anyone in my household asked ‘are we allowed eat’ strawberries! Normally I just find an empty box. Funny isn’t it.
Strawberry Santas
Ingredients
- 16-20 Firm strawberries (depending on size)
- 125 ml Double cream (heavy or whipping cream)
- 1/4 tsp cream of tarter (optional)
Instructions
- Hull the strawberries, using the tip of a knife to create a triangle around the hull. This should leave a solid base for the Santas to stand on. Test and flatten as needed.
- Slice off the top, about 2/3 of the way up the berries, leaving a Santa 'body and hat'. Place the bodies on flat surface.
- Whip the cream a little. (If adding vanilla or sweetner add at this stage)
- Sift the cream of tartar over the top and whip until it's at a thick piping consistency.
- Fit a piping bag filled with cream with a star nozzle and pipe a star on each of the strawberry bodies. Pop the hats on top of the cream stars.
- Change the nozzle to a think piping nozzle. Pipe a small dot on each 'hat' and two buttons on each body.
- Present and enjoy!
