Chocolate dipped strawberries are easy to make! Just melt chocolate chips in the microwave, dip the berries, and chill.
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
What is it about chocolate dipped strawberries that makes them so tempting? Is it the red hue of the strawberry peeking out at the top? Is it the sheen of the chocolate?
I like to play it safe and vote all of the above.
Or perhaps it's that they look so delightfully fancy, yet are very simple to make.
All you have to do is melt chocolate, dip the strawberries, then chill them briefly so the chocolate can set. What could be easier?
Choose Your Chocolate
For simplicity's sake, I used semi-sweet chocolate chips, just like you would use in chocolate chip cookies, to make these. You can use almost any kind of ready-to-eat dark chocolate.
Milk chocolate can work, but it doesn't always get as firm as dark chocolate, so you'll have to experiment and see what works if you like a lighter hue of chocolate.
Choose Your Berries
Are you lucky enough to live near a farmers' market? If so, ripe local strawberries are ideal for this recipe.
Otherwise, pick the best your grocery store has to offer. Since it's such a simple recipe, the flavor of the strawberries will truly shine.
Prepare Your Berries
The secret to making this easy recipe work perfectly is to make sure your strawberries are completely dry. If water gets into the chocolate, it can seize up. So make sure you really dry off the berries after washing them.
If you're using them straight from the fridge, they can quickly develop a layer of condensation. To prevent this, I give each strawberry a quick wipe right before I dip them.
Chill Out
To make the coating fully firm, chill them for 30 minutes. I secretly enjoy mine a little on the softer side. Sometimes I chill them for just 10 or 15 minutes, enough to make the chocolate stick but also to be a little soft.
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Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
Ingredients
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 12 strawberries
Instructions
- Rinse the strawberries and dry them very well. Prepare a tray or large plate by lining it with parchment paper or wax paper.
- Microwave the chocolate chips on 30% power for 5 minutes, stopping occasionally to stir. When mostly melted, stir until completely melted and smooth.
- Hold a strawberry by the green stem and dip it in the melted chocolate. Let any excess chocolate drip back into the bowl. Place the strawberry on the paper.
- Repeat with remaining strawberries. If the chocolate becomes stiff, you can return it to the microwave for a few seconds to reheat.
- Chill the dipped strawberries for 30 minutes to harden the chocolate coating.
Chocolate covered strawberries are one of my favorite indulgences. I love how simple they are to make!
Chocolate dipper strawberries are such an easy and elegant dessert! Thanks for the dip of making sure the strawberries are completely dry!
So very simple and such a sweet treat. These are easy to make and tasty and a great little snack to share with someone you love.
Every day is Valentine's when you can make a dessert like this. I love chocolate covered strawberries and will make this for the whole family.
Yum! I love making these. It's been a while so I'll have to make them again.
I love chocolate dipped strawberries. They're always hit! But nobody realizes they're so simple to make 🙂
Love chocolate dipped strawberries! We like to put different color sprinkles on ours for the holidays.
I love making dipped berries. I can’t wait to try this recipe.
Hmmm yum! My wife is a huge fan of strawberries dipped in chocolate! This is really mouthwatering!
Strawberries and chocolates, my favorite duo! I always love to pair these two. Will try your recipe!
They seem so simple to make for how nice they look! I'll have to try these. The kiddos would love them.
Love me some chocolate dipped strawberries. I might make some soon.
I love chocolate dipped strawberries. I think choosing the right chocolate really does matter. I have had some that didn't taste to great because of the chocolate that was used.
You had me at chocolate! I love chocolate on anything and chocolate dipped strawberries (with champagne, of course) are the best! I’ve never made them before but love that it’s so simple and I have a ton of chocolate chips in the pantry. Can’t wait to try this.
This is one of my favorite treats for special occasions. i could snack on these all day long!
Very good, very nutritious and easy to make, thanks for this.
Chocolate dipped strawberries looks delicious not only perfect bite size dessert but also cute too.
Strawberries and chocolate are so good together! I should try this delicious treat for our weekend family party!
My kids love chocolate dipped strawberries! I am going to make this special treat for them soon!
What a treat and that looks so easy. Thanks for the great recipe.
those look so good. i love making chocolate dipped straberries, they are always good ontop of cakes.