Easy Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
This method of dipping strawberries in chocolate is so easy a kid can do it. And no flat sides to contend with!
Servings: 25
Calories: 66kcal
Ingredients
- 20-25 fresh strawberries
- 2 tsp vegetable oil to thin the chocolate a little
- 1.5 cups bittersweet 60% cacao Ghirardelli chocolate chips
- 1.5 cups Ghirardelli milk chocolate chips.
Supplies and Instruments
- florist's foam
- skewers
- paper towels
Instructions
- Rinse strawberries (never soak) and pat dry with paper towel or tea towel.
- Melt chocolate chips and vegetable oil in a double boiler until smooth and glossy.
- Remove from hea and take it to your work station.
- At your work station, you'll have your berries, your skewers and your florist's foam.
- Poke a skewer into the leafy end of the strawberry. Dip berry into chocolate, twirling until 1/2 to 3/4 of the berry is evenly coated.
- Hold strawberry over pot to let any excess chocolate drip off, and then gently push the skewered berry into florist's foam to let the chocolate set.
- Let the berries sit for about a half hour until the chocolate firms up.
Notes
20-25 fresh strawberries 2 tsp vegetable oil (to thin the chocolate a little) 1.5 cups bittersweet (60% cacao) Ghirardelli chocolate chips 1.5 cups Ghirardelli milk chocolate chips. florist's foam skewers paper towels
Nutrition
Calories: 66kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 5.6mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.7mg