Festive Santa Cheesecake Bites

Little no-bake cheesecake bites dressed up as Santa hats, with creamy white chocolate filling, a buttery biscuit base, and juicy strawberries topped with fluffy whipped-cream pom-poms. Sweet, festive, and made for sharing (or quietly sneaking from the fridge)

what you’ll need

Buy (optional, just one thing):

• 1 packet plain biscuits (Marie, Arrowroot, Digestives)

From the fridge & pantry:

• 250 g cream cheese, softened

• 395 g tin condensed milk

• 1 cup white chocolate bits

• Fresh strawberries (for the “hats”)

• Whipped cream (or thickened cream, whipped)

Optional extras (only if you have them):

1 tsp vanilla essence

Desiccated coconut (for the hat trim)

1. How to make them

   Biscuit base

   • Crush the biscuits finely.

   • If you have butter, mix in a little melted butter.

   • Press into the base of mini muffin cases or small round moulds.

   • Chill while you make the filling.

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   2 Melt the white chocolate

   • Gently melt the white chocolate bits (short microwave bursts or over hot water).

   • Set aside for a few minutes to cool slightly.

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   3 Cheesecake filling

   • Beat or stir the softened cream cheese until smooth.

   • Gradually mix in the condensed milk until glossy.

   • Slowly stir in the melted white chocolate.

   • Add vanilla if using.

   Spoon the mixture over the biscuit bases, smooth the tops, and refrigerate for 2–3 hours until set.

Make the Santa hats

• Hull the strawberries so they sit flat.

• Place one strawberry point-side up on each cheesecake bite.

• Pipe or spoon a little whipped cream on top of the strawberry for the pom-pom.

• Optional: sprinkle coconut around the base of the strawberry to look like fluffy hat trim.

Serve & enjoy

Keep chilled until serving. These are rich, creamy, and quietly festive — and they disappear fast.