Santa Hat Cheesecake Bites

Need a last-minute dessert that requires very little planning, but will be a showstopper on your holiday table? Stop here. We're obsessed with this holiday treat for two reasons: 1) It’s ridiculously cute and 2) ridiculously simple. All you need are 3 ingredients—store-bought cheesecake, whipped cream, and strawberries—and 10 minutes to create this adorable holiday dessert. It’s perfect served as the perfect easy holiday dessert to complete your Christmas party, or gifted as the sweetest food gift to give to family and friends. Keep reading on for everything you need to know on making the sweetest (and easiest!) festive treat this year:

How to make Santa’s hat cheesecake bites:
First, press a small circle cookie cutter into any cheesecake—store-bought or homemade—to create a bite-sized base. Next, fill a piping bag with whipped cream and cover the surface of each cheesecake bite with a swirl. (If you have a steady hand then a can of whipped cream should work just as well.)

Finally, slice the bottom off of a strawberry and set it on top of the whipped cream. Add one tiny dollop to the tip of the strawberry and Ho, Ho, Ho-ly cow, you've done it. The beauty of this idea is that you can use it on any holiday treat—cupcakes, cookies, Jell-O shots.

Decorating Santa’s hat cheesecake bites:
We think these treats are adorable decorated simply, with piped whipped cream and strawberries, but you don’t have to stop there. Feel free to add sprinkles, candy cane pieces, or anything else your heart desires to make these treats as festive as can be.

Make them ahead:
You can assemble these cheesecake bites ahead of time and store them in the refrigerator up to 2 days in advance. Bring to room temperature 1 hour before serving.

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