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Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Recipe video above. These are the ultimate 3 ingredient dessert! Bite size, low cal, easy to make vast quantities - FAST!
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Calories: 47 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
- 1 cup (175g) chocolate chips (Note 1)
- 2 tsp vegetable oil (or grapeseed oil, canola, peanut or other neutral oil) (Note 2)
- 500g / 1 lb strawberries (~25 strawberries, depends on size, Note 3)
Optional - for coating
- desiccated coconut
- Crushed nuts
- Sprinkles
- Other coating of choice
Instructions
- Line a tray with baking paper (parchment paper).
- Place chocolate in a microwave proof bowl.
- Microwave on high in 30 second bursts, stirring in between, until smooth (see video).
- Pick up a strawberry by its stem, or gather up the leaves around the stem to get a grip hold on the strawberry.
- Dip into the chocolate, rolling to coat most of it (see video), the place onto the tray.
- Repeat with remaining strawberries.
- If using coconut / nuts or other coating, dip into the coating then lay on tray.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until chocolate is firm.
- Best served within 12 hours of making. (Note 4)
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Notes
- This needs to be made with cooking / baking chocolate, not eating chocolate (doesn't melt smoothly).
- In Australia, we have chocolate buttons which are larger than chocolate chips. So if using buttons (or breaking up a block of cooking chocolate), go by weight rather than cup sizes (because 1 cup of chocolate buttons / melts weighs less than 1 cup of chocolate chips).
- I used dark chocolate but you can use white or milk chocolate - whatever you prefer!
- The addition of a bit of oil serves 2 purposes: 1) it makes the chocolate once set a bit shiner so it looks better; and 2) the chocolate sets a bit softer so when you bite into the strawberry, the chocolate doesn't shatter and slide off.
- In Australia, strawberries are typically sold in punnet containers which are 250g / 8oz per punnet. This recipe makes enough chocolate to coat just under 500g/1 lb of strawberries.
- After 12 hours, the strawberries start to sweat and soften (i.e. juicier). Still lovely, but after 1 1/2 days / 36 hours, I find they are too juicy for my taste. I think they are best served on the day of making them.
- Nutrition per strawberry, assuming 25 strawberries in total (about 3.5 - 4 cm long, decent size).
Nutrition Information
Serving
27g
Calories
47cal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
5.7g
(2%)
Protein
0.7g
(1%)
Fat
2.5g
(4%)
Saturated Fat
1.5g
(8%)
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
6mg
(0%)
Potassium
57mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.6g
(2%)
Sugar
4.6g
(9%)
Vitamin C
16.5mg
(18%)
Calcium
20mg
(2%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 47
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 27g | |
| Calories | 47cal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 5.7g | 2% |
| Protein | 0.7g | 1% |
| Fat | 2.5g | 4% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.5g | 8% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 6mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 57mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.6g | 2% |
| Sugar | 4.6g | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 16.5mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.