Chocolate and strawberries – two of our favorite things! Put them together and you have a healthy yet delicious recipe. Here’s how to make chocolate covered strawberries.
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
It’s very easy to make strawberries dipped in chocolate. They make a great Summer snack and are also brilliant gifts.
These chocolate covered strawberries are ideal for baby showers, weddings or for housewarming parties. Your dinner guests will love this light dessert too.
What Chocolate Should I Use?
When choosing the best type of chocolate for this recipe, we recommend using good quality baking chocolate. You can use high quality chocolate bars or chocolate callets, which are small discs made by Callebaut.
We don’t recommend using chocolate chips for this recipe unless they are baking chips. That’s because some chocolate chips contain ingredients such as soy lecithin to help them to hold their shape. When these chocolate chips melt, the chocolate is often grainy.
Check out this article for more interesting chocolate facts.
Baking chocolate, also known as couverture chocolate, is much easier to mix and has a smooth appearance once melted. Depending on your preference, you can use white, semi sweet or dark chocolate. For this recipe, we’ve used a combination of white and semi sweet callets.
How To Melt Chocolate Chips?
You can either use a double boiler, or heat in the microwave. It’s quicker to melt chocolate in a microwave, however you run the risk of burning it.
If melting chocolate in the microwave, remove it to stir every 20 seconds. If using a double boiler, be careful not to drop any water into the chocolate.
What Strawberries Should I Use?
The most important thing is to use fresh strawberries with no blemishes. Large strawberries are best, which are red right up to the stalk. Leave the stalks on when you make this recipe.
Wash the strawberries before using them. Then, make sure that they are dry before dipping them in chocolate, by placing them on kitchen towel.
How to Coat Strawberries in Chocolate
It’s easy to coat the strawberries if you hold them by the stem. Twirl each one around in a circular motion until covered on all sides.
If you like, you can also use a toothpick inserted at the stem into each strawberry to get a better grip on them. Then, you can stick each toothpick into styrofoam before leaving the chocolate strawberries to cool. That way, you can serve them in the styrofoam rather than on a plate, which they might stick to.
You don’t need to cover the strawberries right to the stem with chocolate. The contrast between the fresh fruit and the chocolate is what makes this sweet treat so special.
Storing Chocolate Covered Strawberries
If you’re wondering how long chocolate covered strawberries last, they can go a bit mushy if you leave them for longer than a day. We recommend eating these chocolate dipped strawberries as soon as possible. T.
If you can’t finish all the strawberries in one go, place them in a sealed container in the refrigerator and eat the next day.
Chocolate Strawberry Topping Ideas
Although these chocolate covered strawberries are delicious as they are, you can also add some extra toppings. One way is to drizzle a contrasting colored chocolate on top.
You can easily do this by taking a zip lock bag, pouring chocolate inside and snipping a small hole in one end. Then drizzle over the chocolate covered strawberries.
These are a few more strawberry decorating ideas:
- Chopped pistachios
- Cookie crumbs
- Shredded coconut
- Sprinkles
- Toasted almonds
Here’s the full recipe for making chocolate dipped strawberries, as well as the list of ingredients.
How to Make Chocolate Covered Strawberries
A quick and easy recipe for delicious chocolate dipped strawberries.
Ingredients
- 1 pound/450 g fresh strawberries
- 8 ounces/ 1/2 cup white melting chocolate
- 8 ounces/ 1/2 cup dark or semi sweet melting chocolate
- Optional toppings - chopped nuts, sprinkles, cookie crumbs, shredded coconut
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil - if not using melting chocolate
Instructions
- Melt the dark chocolate in a double boiler or the microwave, stirring for 3-5 minutes until smooth. Add the coconut oil if using. Remove from the heat and repeat with the white chocolate.
- Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
- Wash and dry the strawberries on kitchen towel.
- Hold a strawberry by the stem and dip into the dark chocolate bowl, turning in a circular motion until well coated. Repeat for half of the strawberries. Dip the remaining strawberries into the white chocolate, coating well.
- Add toppings if using and place on the baking tray to cool.
- Chill for 15 minutes to 1 hour in the refrigerator and serve.
Notes
Coconut oil or cocoa butter help the chocolate to harden. They're not necessary if you use melting chocolate.
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