Simple Chocolate Covered Strawberries {no-fuss recipe!}
Sophisticated. Fresh. Indulgent. These Simple Chocolate Covered Strawberries are the perfect, no-fuss dessert, that can be mastered in minutes!
Ingredients
- 2 cup Chocolate chips (Semisweet or milk chocolate)
- 1 pound (or pint) Strawberries washed, dried, and with stems intact
- 2 tbsp Coconut Oil
Instructions
- Wash your strawberries and pat dry with a paper towel. Gently pull leaves on strawberry stem away from strawberry flesh (note: this is to allow more "dip-able" surface area for your strawberries, make sure not to remove the stems during this process!)
- Line a baking sheet (or other flat, clean surface) with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Set aside.
- If only using one type of chocolate, load all of the chocolate chips into a small-medium sized heat-proof container. If using 2 types of chocolate chips, fill 2 smaller heat-proof bowls/glasses with the two different chocolates. Add 1/2-1 tbsp of coconut oil to each heat proof container (note: you are adding 1/2 tbsp coconut oil for each cup of chocolate).
- Heat chocolate and coconut oil in the microwave, in 30 second increments. Stir after each 30 second interval and repeat until chocolate is 3/4 melted. Remove from microwave and continue stirring chocolate until all chocolate is melted and chocolate is runny.
- Dip strawberry in melted chocolate, gently shake off excess chocolate, and lay flat onto surface lined with parchment/wax paper (note: you may need to swirl your strawberry in chocolate to cover all surfaces).
- Optional: Take 2 tbsp of remaining chocolate and fill into piping bag. Cut off tip of piping bag and drizzle dipped chocolate covered strawberries with additional chocolate.
- Allow strawberries to set in a cool location (refrigerator, cold cellar) for 5 min or in the freezer for 1-2 min. Strawberries will be not tacky, and be hard to the touch when done.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
Sofia’s Tips:
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- Don't have coconut oil? No problem. Any type of flavourless oil can be used in place of coconut oil.
- Is the chocolate in this recipe tempered? Not quite. While these Chocolate Covered Strawberries are not technically tempered, allowing some chocolate chips continue to melt into your chocolate mixture after heating does allow the surface of your chocolate to have more shine then it would have otherwise. The addition of the coconut oil also gives you a lovely crack without the need for the chocolate to be tempered.
- Missing strawberry stems? If your strawberries do not have long, sturdy stems, you can use two toothpicks/skewers poked into each strawberry base to make dipping easier.
- Is this recipe gluten-free? Yes. The only ingredients in this recipe are chocolate, strawberries, and coconut oil. If you are particularly sensitive or allergic to gluten make sure the chocolate you are using is made without any possibility of contamination with gluten.
- Leftover chocolate covered strawberries can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
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