Make the easiest and most FUN Strawberry Santas as a festive and healthy holiday snack to share with the kids. You only need 3 ingredients and 5 minutes to make these little Santa hats—and the kids can do much of the assembly on their own!
Strawberry Santas
I am a big fan of easy snacks that the kids can help make—both to get them engaging with their food in a low pressure way and also because it’s a fun activity to do together. (I have a whole cookbook called Food Play about this exact thing!)
This fresh fruit snack is made with just 2 or 3 simple ingredients, it can be done by toddlers, and it’s both simple and fun.
I love to let the kids take the lead on making this snack since there’s no cooking involved—and the cutting can be done by even little kids with a kid-safe knife.
It’s such a fun holiday activity that you can do with just your kids or as activity at a holiday party at school or with friends.
And then you can let their creativity and imagination take charge of turning the fruit and yogurt into Santa hats.
TIP: I love doing this right at snack time so the kids can chop, assemble, and eat all at the same time.
Ingredients You Need
To make this super simple holiday snack, you need:
- Strawberries
- Banana
- Yogurt or whipped cream, optional but recommended!
TIP: You can cut the stems off of the berries ahead of time or have the kids help you do that step. I usually use a yogurt tube (the Siggis brand is nice and thick) to make this extra easy.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Here’s a look at the process involved in making this recipe. Scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full specifics.
- Wash the berries and remove the stems.
- Peel the banana and slice into rounds.
- Place a berry on top of a banana slice.
- Finish the hat with yogurt or whipped cream.
TIP: You can set this snack activity up for the kids or have them help from start to finish—it’s totally up to you!
Frequently Asked Questions
They are best served soon after making since the sliced bananas won’t store that well without browning, but they are fast to make so this usually isn’t a problem. (You could also let kids make their own if having them at a holiday party.)
If you prefer to use cream cheese or cheesecake filling instead of the yogurt, you can totally do that. I find that the yogurt is super easy, so that’s usually what we go with.
If you use yogurt tubes, you can plan to let the tube be the piping bag. Otherwise you can put yogurt into a plastic storage bag and snip off one corner to make a DIY piping bag, or use an actual piping bag. Whatever is easiest for you works here.
Santa Hat Dessert
This easy holiday dessert or finger food takes zero forethought (other than having the ingredients) and it’s interactive. The little Santa hats are fun to make and eat!
There are so many fun ways to do this sort of a snack, but this simple one is our favorite.
I also love it around the holidays since it’s a fun way to serve produce in the midst of all of the cookie trays.
Best Tips for Success
- Try this right at snack time so the kids can chop, assemble, and eat!
- You can cut the stems off of the berries ahead of time or have the kids help you do that step.
- Use a ripe banana for the best flavor.
- Make and assemble right before eating.
- Use yogurt, whipped cream, cream cheese, or even cheesecake filling for the top.
- We used a kids yogurt tube to make adding the little dollop easy! The Siggis brand of kids yogurt is nice and thick.
- You may also like easy Gingerbread Cookies, Easy Sugar Cookies, Graham Cracker Houses, and Salt Dough Ornaments.
I’d love to hear what your kids think about this fun recipe idea, so please comment below to share. I so appreciate all feedback!
This post was first published November 2020.
Easiest Strawberry Santas
Ingredients
- 4 cups strawberries (or 1 16 ounce container)
- 1 large ripe banana
- 2 tablespoons yogurt any flavor or whipped cream
Instructions
- Wash and dry the berries. Cut off the stems so the base is flat.
- Peel and cut the banana into rounds.
- Place the banana rounds on a plate and top each with a berry to make a hat.
- Add a little yogurt on top of each berry to make the puff ball. We like to use a kids yogurt tube, which makes squirting a small amount on the berry easy, but you can also use a little knife or spoon.
- Eat!
Notes
- Try this right at snack time so the kids can chop, assemble, and eat!
- You can cut the stems off of the berries ahead of time or have the kids help you do that step.
- Use a ripe banana for the best flavor.
- Make and assemble right before eating.
- Use yogurt or whipped cream for the top. (We used a kids yogurt tube to make adding the little dollop easy!)
