Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries: YUM!
April 8, 2020 5 Comments
Dark chocolate covered strawberries are for right now. The simplicity yet brilliance of this treat cannot be emphasized enough.
Why do I love them so? They stretch your chocolate! Like my dried figs dipped in chocolate and pretzels dipped in chocolate - you get more bang for your buck.
Chocolate is the best and I want more not less - but it is better to combine it with something else so you can enjoy without overindulging. Enter strawberries!
It is spring and strawberries are arriving. Where I live, I can't get local strawberries for another month or two so I go ahead and buy the Californian ones. I am not patient when it comes to produce that is in season.
These are the Ghiradelli chocolate chips that I used. I am not sponsored by Ghiradelli - but I like these chocolate chips. If I am going to have chocolate - I want it to be the best that I can buy.
BTW, if anyone from Ghiradelli sees this post - Snack Girl will work for chocolate. Not kidding. Also, if there are any breweries out there - I will work for beer.
For this treat, all you need is a pound of strawberries and 3/4 cup of chocolate chips.
You can use any chocolate you have around the house (just chop up the chunks so it will be easier to melt).
Then, you melt the chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave. I heat the chips in 30 second bursts, stir, heat again until just melted.
If you have ever over heated chocolate - you have had it seize. It becomes a hard paste that is unusable (sometimes you can bring it back with water).
Dip each strawberry in melted chocolate and put on parchment paper. These usually remain in my house for less than 30 minutes so I never find out how long they will stay good in the fridge. My guess is about 2 days.
I love how each strawberry is a perfect portion. Take your time and savor the sour, sweet bitter punch of each bite. Can you tell that I am a fan?
Have you made dark chocolate covered strawberries?
Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberry Recipe
Makes 12 servings
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 0 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients
1 pound fresh strawberries
3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
Lay a sheet of wax paper or parchment paper on a cookie sheet. Wash and dry strawberries leaving on the leaves. Heat chocolate chips in a double boiler or small bowl in the microwave. If using the microwave, heat in one minute increments and stir every time you take it out to prevent it from burning.
Dip strawberries on a time in the chocolate, immersing just half of the strawberry. Place on paper lined baking sheet and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
For one strawberry = 48 calories, 2.0 g fat, 1.3 g saturated fat, 7.8 g carbohydrates, 6.1 g sugar, 0.8 g protein, 0.5 g fiber, 0 mg sodium, 1 Purple, 1 Blue, 1 Green SmartPt
Points values are calculated by Snack Girl and are provided for information only. See all Snack Girl Recipes
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