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Chocolate Covered Strawberries

How to make Chocolate Covered Strawberries at home! This is a simple recipe with lots of tips for a perfectly smooth, flawless chocolate coating every time.This recipe explains how to melt your chocolate on the stovetop, if you prefer to do so in the microwave please see the instructions provided in the body of the post.

Prep Time
15 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Servings: 2 lbs (approximately 50 berries)
Calories: 44 kcal
Course: Dessert , Appetizer
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2.5 .5 lbs strawberries well rinsed and thoroughly patted dry
  • 12 oz Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Chips
  • ½ cup Ghirardelli White Chocolate Chips melted for drizzling (optional)
  • Finely chopped nuts, shredded coconut, or anything else you might like to dip your strawberries in (optional)

Instructions

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  1. Prepare your strawberries by rinsing well and then thoroughly patting dry with paper towels. It is very important that you get as much water as possible off of the berries or it could end up ruining your dipping chocolate.
  2. Fill a small saucepan with 1-2 inches of water and find a medium-sized heatproof bowl that fits over the saucepan without touching the water.
  3. Remove the bowl and add your chocolate, but reserve 2 Tablespoons for tempering later.
  4. Bring the water in your saucepan to a simmer on the stovetop. Once simmering, reduce heat to low and rest your bowl with chocolate in the saucepan.
  5. Stir constantly until chocolate is completely melted.
  6. Once chocolate is smooth, remove bowl from heat and wipe the bottom of the bowl. Add reserved 2 tablespoons of chocolate chips and stir until they are melted (this helps keep your chocolate from becoming streaky).
  7. Pat your strawberries dry once more, then dip by holding the berry firmly by the stem and dipping into the chocolate.
  8. If desired, dip in chopped nuts, coconut, etc. while chocolate is still warm and then transfer to a wax paper lined cookie sheet to allow the chocolate to set.
  9. If drizzling with white chocolate, melt the chocolate chips either in a double boiler or in the microwave and then drizzle over the strawberries. For neat drizzles I like to pour the chocolate into a ziploc bat and then snip off a tiny corner of the bag to drizzle over the berries.
  10. Allow chocolate to set at room temperature before enjoying.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1strawberry (excluding nuts or additional toppings) Calories 44kcal (2%) Carbohydrates 5g (2%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 3g (5%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Potassium 35mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 4g (8%) Vitamin C 13mg (14%) Calcium 4mg (0%) Iron 4mg (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2lbs (approximately 50 berries)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 44

% Daily Value*

Serving 1strawberry (excluding nuts or additional toppings)
Calories 44kcal 2%
Carbohydrates 5g 2%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 3g 5%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Potassium 35mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 4g 8%
Vitamin C 13mg 14%
Calcium 4mg 0%
Iron 4mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.