Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Delectable and gorgeous, this easy Chocolate Covered Strawberries recipe can take your dessert and candy trays to a whole new level.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword chocolate covered strawberries recipe, how to make chocolate covered strawberries, how to store chocolate covered strawberries

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 5

Servings strawberries

Calories 73kcal

Author Beth Pierce

2 lbs fresh strawberries washed and dried very well
12 ounces chocolate chips dark, semisweet, milk or white, or a combination
2-3 teaspoons coconut oil or shortening
Assorted finely chopped nuts graham cracker crumbs, crushed sandwich cookies or sprinkles

Melt chocolate in a mini crock pot or microwave. (see notes)
Stir in 1-1 1/2 teaspoons of coconut oil to the melted chocolate to thin it just a bit.
Dip strawberries in melted chocolate and place them on parchment-covered baking sheets.
Using a small spoon sprinkle some of the strawberries with chopped nuts, graham cracker crumbs, sprinkles, or crushed cookies. Place in refrigerator to set.
If drizzling the strawberries, spoon several tablespoons of melted chocolate into a zipper sandwich bag and snip off a tiny corner. Drizzle over fully set strawberries.

Choose large ripe strawberries free of blemishes that are of uniform size.
Do not remove the leaves of the stem, as it will allow you to hold on to the strawberry when you dunk it in the chocolate.
After washing, dry the strawberries very thoroughly, including the leaves of the stem, with paper towels so the chocolate sticks and does not seize. Any moisture can cause chocolate to seize.
If using nuts or graham cracker crumbs, chop or crush very finely and spoon over the strawberries before the chocolate sets.
Melt the milk chocolate or dark chocolate in a mini crock pot. However, heat the white chocolate in the microwave at reduced power as it is slightly more sensitive to heat.
Have everything you need within arm's reach as chocolate can start to set quickly.
To drizzle, simply add melted chocolate to the corner of a plastic sandwich bag and then snip off a very small corner. Drizzle over dipped and set chocolate strawberries.
If you have any leftover melted chocolate, grab some cashews, almonds, or peanuts and mix them in the melted chocolate. Spoon by heaping tablespoons full onto parchment paper for quick and easy nut clusters.