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chocolate covered strawberries

Homemade Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Revathi Palani
Homemade Chocolate covered strawberries are a quick and easy to make dessert perfect to make on Valentine's day or to celebrate any special occasion.
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Global
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • Strawberries - 12
  • Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips / bar - ¾ Cup
  • White Chocolate Chips - ¼ Cup
  • Coconut Oil - 4 drops

Instructions
 

  • Bring the strawberries to room temperature and pat them dry. We will use double boiler technique to melt the chocolate. Heat water in a larger pan. Wait until the water is hot, just when it starts forming bubbles.

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  • To a heat resistant bowl ( a thick ceramic bowl), add the semi sweet chocolate chips or broken down bar and 2 drops of coconut oil. Place this bowl on top of the bowl with water. Make sure that the bottom of the bowl with chocolate doesn't directly touch the stove or flame.

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  • Keep stirring the chocolate until it melts completely and into a smooth paste. Turn off the flame and remove from the double boiler.

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  • Now pick up the strawberries one by one by their stem, dip into the melted chocolate and rotate until they are nicely coated in the chocolate. Dip only ¾ of the strawberry into the chocolate. Place the strawberries on a baking sheet.

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  • Let the strawberries cool in room temperature for 5 mins. Then place it in the refrigerator and cool for another 15 mins, until it is set.
  • Now follow the same double boiler technique to melt the while chocolate. Take the chocolate covered strawberries from the fridge.

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  • Using a fork and drizzle the white chocolate on top of the strawberries.

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  • Let it cool in the fridge for another 10-15 mins until the chocolate cools completely and sets hard. Enjoy with your Valentine.

Notes | FAQ

- Vegans can make sure to use Vegan Chocolate Chips.
- If the strawberries are cold or wet, the chocolate coating will not stick.
- Coconut Oil is added to the chocolate to give a glossy finish. Add coconut oil if you like its flavor. Else use a flavorless oil like Vegetable Oil.
- Adding oil also prevents the chocolate shell from cracking when we bite into the strawberries.
- Cooling the strawberries at room temperature for 5 mins before moving inside the fridge, will ensure that the chocolate layer doesn't crack.
- Pay extreme attention while melting the chocolates. There are chances that the chocolate would seize.