Chocolate Covered Dipped Strawberries

Marg (CaymanDesigns)'s Note:

Easy, delicious and elegant!

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 24.0 berries

• 1 quart fresh strawberries
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 teaspoon shortening
• 1/2 cup white chocolate wafers
• assorted chopped nuts or coconut or candy sprinkles, etc

Directions:

1. Wash strawberries and allow to dry completely.
2. Place the chocolate chips and shortening in a microwave safe container and heat on high for about 1 minute or until melted and smooth when stirred.
3. Place the white chocolate coating wafers in another microwave safe container and heat on high for about 1 minute or until melted and smooth when stirred.
4. Holding by the leaves, dip half the strawberries in the chocolate mixture and half in the white chocolate. Allow excess to drip off.
5. Place on wax paper and sprinkle with chopped nuts or coconut or sprinkles or drizzle with the opposite color or chocolate.
6. Allow to harden. (I place mine in the frig and they are ready in about 30 minutes).
7. Place in foil cups if desired.
8. Serve that day or place in the refrigerator for storage for a day or two.

Reviews

[Mrs. Hughes]

We loved these! I used fresh strawberries from our garden. I didn't use white chocolate because I didn't have any, so I just used the chocolate chips. I rolled some of them in crushed pecans. Delicious! I will definitely be making these again!!!

[Grandma2]

When you make chocolate covered strawberries make sure that you use the freshest berries you can find. Also, as much as I love native berries, they tend to be softer, so use the commercial ones; they will hold up better.

[Lavender Lynn]

Lavender Lynn's DD here. I slaved over the stove for these all last night for the sake of bribing my fellow drama club members [from my school] to vote for me for the position of chef. Today, I WON! Everyone was very fond of them. I actually used a double boiler to melt them, and I used white baking chocolate instead of wafers because my grocer didn't carry them. >:[ But still, decadent and delicious. Thank you!