Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Step by step guide on how to make Chocolate Covered Strawberries. It's easier than you think and they make for a festive and beautiful treat for any special occasion. Such as Valentine's Day, Mother's Day or any other special day!
Ingredients
- 8 oz dark chocolate
- 4 oz white chocolate
- 1 tbsp coconut oil plus 1 tsp
- 24 strawberries
Other toppings:
- chopped raw walnuts
- shredded coconut
- sprinkles
Instructions
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Line a large baking sheet pan with parchment paper and set it aside.
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Fill two medium saucepans with water about halfway. Place a heat resistant bowl into each pan and place on stovetop. Turn heat to medium-low and bring water to a light simmer. As water starts to simmer, add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil into one bowl and the teaspoon of coconut oil into the other bowl. Allow coconut oil to melt in each bowl.
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Once coconut oil has melted, add dark chocolate into the bowl where the tablespoon coconut oil was melted and the white chocolate into when the teaspoon coconut oil was melted. Continue to simmer until both chocolates have completely melted stirring occassionally. Keep a close eye on both chocolates and as soon as they completely melt, remove them from stovetop. Do not overheat chocolate because it will burn.
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Set each bowl with melted chocolates next to bowl filled with strawberries and prepped sheet pan. Use toothpicks and insert them on top of each strawberry through the stem. Dip each strawberry into dark chocolate slightly turning each way. Makew sure they are well covered in chocolate as near to the stem as possible. Hold strawberry up over the chocolate allowing it to drip the excess chocolate as much as possible. Place chocolate covered strawberry on parchment paper. Continue with all strawberries until they are all covered in chocolate.
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Take a fork and dip it in white chocolate. Drizzle Each chocolate covered strawberry with white chocolate.
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Place prepped strawberries in the fridge for 30 minutes to an hour to allow the chocolate to set and harden and create a nice shell. The coconut oil in the chocolate will help make an even nicer hard chocolate shell.
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If you are using other toppings such as nuts, coconut or sprinkles. Place those in a small bowl. Right after dipping the strawberries in the chocolate, dip them in the preferred topping. Place on parchment paper and transfer to fridge once thsi part is done.
Recipe Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
- Use a double boiler if you have one- This makes it easier to melt chocolate. However, if you don't have one you can use a pot and heat resistant bowl.
- Use fresh and firm strawberries- The chocolate will stick right to them. Mushy and moldy strawberries will not get coated as nicely and will ultimately go bad.
- Have fun and switch up the chocolate patterns- Dip a few strawberries in white chocolate and drizzle with regular chocolate. So fun!
- Use other toppings- Nuts, sprinkles, dried fruit or fruit powders are great toppings!
- Make sure strawberries are completely dried- Wet strawberries will prevent the chocolate from sticking to it and are more likely to get mushy.
- Keep water away from chocolate- Water will make melted chocolate get lumpy and ultimately dry it out.