- 16 ounces milk chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 1 pound fresh strawberries with leaves
- toothpicks
- 1 1/2 cups white chocolate (optional)
Insert toothpicks into the tops of the strawberries. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and shortening, stirring occasionally until smooth. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Hold by the toothpick and dip strawberries into the chocolate mixture. Set strawberry onto parchment paper and remove toothpick. Refrigerate until chocolate sets.
In a double boiler melt the white chocolate and let cool slightly. When cool enough to handle place melted chocolate into either a disposable piping back or zip lock bag. With scissors, clip a little piece of the corner of the bag. (Be careful how much you clip away. You can always clip off more of the bag if you want a thicker stream of chocolate.)
Christine McGuire
Hi! I just want to ask what kind or brand of chocolate you use for the chocolate covered strawberries? Hope for your response. Thank you.
-Christine
cammylee
Hi Christine
The most important is you go for a high quality chocolate. The cheap brands may not perform as well. Also you may want to use different kind of chocolates – milk chocolate, white chocolate, dark or bitter chocolate. The brand is not that important, as said it’s the quality.
Colleen
How long do they stay in the fridge?
cammylee
Hi Colleen
I leave them at least for 2 to 3 hours in the fridge. I like the chocolate to be hardened and crackling instead of still soft – so the longer you can leave them in the fridge the better.