These santa cheesecake hats are amazing! The perfect Christmas dessert to bring to a party or to serve with coffee while sitting by the fire.

The perfect and festive holiday cheesecake recipe. Mini New York style cheesecake topped off with strawberry Santa hats. The combination of cold winter nights and constant holiday parties, mean I am in baking overload.

But who can complain when the baking is this delicious cheesecake recipe!

My house is decorated, the gifts are wrapped and soft Christmas music is playing in the background. All of this puts me in the mood to make tasty treats.

Five more days of school and then Christmas break! That means two full weeks of no lesson plans, no grading or being around a bunch of rambunctious 8th graders. I have been looking forward to this break since, well about August.

So to celebrate (and to get us through) the last week of school, we all are bringing our favorite desserts to share at lunch. I made these adorable Santa Hat Cheesecake bites for all the teachers.

Not only are they festive, but my favorite dessert. They are just too good not to share.

How to make Santa Cheesecake Hats

Ingredients for cheesecake:

2 sleeves of graham crackers (2 sleeves)

1 stick unsalted butter, melted

¼ tsp kosher salt

1 cup sugar

3 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature

1 cups sour cream, room temperature

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

3 large eggs

For the hat:

Strawberries

Whipped Icing

Powdered Sugar (optional)

 

How to make Pioneer Woman Santa Hats 

Preheat oven to 325.

In a food processor or mixer, blend the graham crackers into fine crumbs.

Add the butter, salt and 2 tablespoons of sugar and combine.

Add the mixture to a 9-inch spring form pan.

Next, mix the remainder of the ingredients – adding one egg at a time and combine.

Pour the mixture onto the crust and bake for 50-60 minutes.

Refrigerate overnight or until chilled.

Once chilled, cut cheesecake into small circles. (I used cylinder using the plastic from a Coke bottle.)

Cut off the tops of the strawberries and place on the cake. Add piping around the strawberry and on the top to create a hat using whipped icing.

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Santa Cheesecake Hats

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These santa cheesecake hats re amazing! The perfect Christmas dessert to bring to a party or to serve with coffee while sitting by the fire.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 sleeves of graham crackers (2 sleeves)
• 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
• ¼ tsp kosher salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 cups sour cream, room temperature
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• For the hat:
• Strawberries
• Whipped Icing
• Powdered Sugar (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325.
2. In a food processor or mixer, blend the graham crackers into fine crumbs.
3. Add the butter, salt and 2 tablespoons of sugar and combine.
4. Add the mixture to a 9-inch spring form pan.
5. Next, mix the remainder of the ingredients – adding one egg at a time and combine.
6. Pour the mixture onto the crust and bake for 50-60 minutes.
7. Refrigerate overnight or until chilled.
8. Once chilled, cut cheesecake into small circles. (I used cylinder using the plastic from a Coke bottle.)
9. Cut off the tops of the strawberries and place on the cake. Add piping around the strawberry and on the top to create a hat using whipped icing.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

10

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 544Total Fat: 40gSaturated Fat: 23gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 162mgSodium: 297mgCarbohydrates: 43gFiber: 0gSugar: 39gProtein: 7g

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