These strawberry Santa hat brownie bites are cute, easy and delicious! The perfect no-bake treat for Christmas that everyone always loves!
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Easy and Festive Santa Brownies
These Santa hat brownies have to be one of the easiest holiday desserts. There’s no baking required and they’re made in just 10 minutes. Some other easy go-to’s are my reindeer pretzels, sugar cookie truffles and microwave caramels.
I’m super excited for the “baking” posts this week. Tune in each day to find new holiday recipes from some the BEST. I’m kicking off baking week with these cute and YUMMY brownie strawberry Santa hats. These are the perfect dessert for your Christmas party.
Reasons We Love Them
- They are SO easy and will make your display super cute.
- Who doesn’t love chocolate strawberries?
- Your friends will love you. That’s all.
I saw this fun idea last year on Erica’s Sweet Tooth and knew the kids and I had to make our own version. They turned out delicious! They are also really simple to make which is a HUGE bonus. ;)
How to Make Santa Hat Brownies
The first thing I did was grab my brownie bites.
Next I placed my frosting in a zip lock bag and snipped off the corner. Then I swirled a little frosting on top of the brownie.
Finally, I put the strawberry on and added a little dot of frosting on top to complete the Santa hat. How adorable are these?! Everyone LOVED them! Chocolate + strawberry is my favorite combo, so I will definitely be making these again before Christmas. ;)
Variation
You can make a variation without the brownie bites if you prefer. You’ll need white chocolate, strawberries, sprinkles and mini marshmallows. Follow the simple steps below to get started.
- Melt white chocolate in a small bowl.
- Dip the bottom of the strawberry in white chocolate, then immediately dip in sprinkles.
- Dip one side of the mini marshmallow in white chocolate, then add on top as the Santa hat. You could also use frosting instead.
- Place on a piece of parchment paper to dry. Enjoy!
Love strawberries and chocolate? Try these easy chocolate covered strawberries, chocolate strawberry dessert kabobs or brownie strawberry trifle
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Strawberry Santa Hat Brownie Bites
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Ingredients
- 16 mini brownie bites
- 16 strawberries (tops cut off)
- ¼ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1-3 Tablespoon half and half (or milk)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- For the frosting, combine the butter, powdered sugar, 1 Tablespoon half and half and vanilla in large bowl. Beat with a mixer for 2 minutes, or until fluffy. Add more half and half if needed.
- Next, place the frosting in a zip lock bag and snip off the corner. Then place a swirl of frosting on top of the brownie. Finally, put the strawberry on top and added a little dot of frosting on top to complete the Santa hat. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Best served the same day.
Notes
- Melt white chocolate in a small bowl.
- Dip the bottom of the strawberry in white chocolate, then immediately dip in sprinkles.
- Dip one side of the mini marshmallow in white chocolate, then add on top as the Santa hat. You could also use frosting instead.
- Place on a piece of parchment paper to dry. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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Categorized as: American, Brownies, Chocolate, Christmas, Desserts, Fruit Desserts, Kid-Friendly, Mini, No-Bake, Nut-Free, Vegetarian
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook and shares easy family-friendly recipes and desserts for every occasion.
Jamielyn thanks for sharing this awesome little Christmas treat. Your tutorial makes it look so easy. Luv it!
You are very welcome! These were such a big hit at our Christmas party, I will definitely make them again next year! :)
my grandchildren loved them ,also enjoyed helping make them :-)
I’m so glad they loved them! They are such a fun treat for kids! :)
Hi…omg this looks amazingly mouth watering… And of course beautiful. I would like to know how many days can you store them? How early can they be made and still look and taste great!?!? Thank you much
If you wanted to make them ahead of time, I would recommend making the brownies a few days before and refrigerating them and then adding the santa hat on top the day of. Once they are made, they only really last a day if you want them to look them same! Hope that helps! :)
they look fantastic- I’m looking forward to trying them at Christmas. Do you need to use half and half or is 1 or 2% milk OK?
Yes, it should work the same with 1% or 2% milk. :)
Thank you so much for this recipe, I tried it today and absolutely loved the result – I even blogged about it if you’d like to see the result on my blog although they don’t look as perfect as yours did!
They look great!! Thanks for sharing!! Have a great holiday.
Adorable, Jamielyn! What a creative way to use the fondant cutter. Pinning.
Hi there, thinking of making this for chistmas but dont have a proven brownie recipe. Can you share te one you used? You said ghirardelli. Do you have the recipe? Thanks so much.
Ghirardelli is a box mix available at most grocery stores.
Almost too cute to eat, almost.
These are adorable! How clever! I am thinking of making these – the kids will love them! :D Thanks for sharing!!!
I can’t get over how cute these are! I’m pretty sure these wouldn’t last long over here. Plus all those brownie scraps? Dangerous…
Oh my goooo’ness. These are precious.
so cute! love them and so simple. thanks.=) bellesbazaar-heather.blogspot.com
These are SO adorable and they look absolutely delicious too! Might just have to lick the computer screen ;)
What a cute idea and great for a holiday party!
These are ADORABLE and sound devine!!
Too cute!
These are the cutest thing I’ve ever seen!!!
That was easy! Love the addition of some chocolate to this little treat :)
Very cute!