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You can make chocolate dipped strawberries at home. 

5 from 1 vote
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Chocolate Covered Strawberries, Chocolate Recipes

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Servings 9
Calories 170
Author Stephanie Manley

Ingredients
1 pound strawberries , washed and patted dry, make sure green steams are intact
8 ounces semi sweet chocolate
2 teaspoons butter

Instructions
Wash your strawberries and pat dry with paper towels. Failure to start with completely dry strawberries
will ruin the chocolate, you will end up with useless chocolate if water gets into the chocolate.  
Melt chocolate by placing in a microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate chips on the defrost setting or the
lowest power setting available. Heat in 30-second increments stirring each time, and heating until the
chocolate is completely melted, add in softened butter and stir well to blend well. 
The butter will help the chocolate have a nice soft texture.  Now its time to dip the dry strawberries. 
Grasp the strawberry by the green top, roll the strawberry into the chocolate, and give it a little shake
when you pull the strawberry out of the chocolate, this will fill in any cracks that there might be. Point the
strawberry upward, and allow the chocolate to cover most of the strawberry.
 If you want to decorate with sprinkles or nuts, sprinkle the strawberry now, while the chocolate is still
soft. Place dipped strawberry on waxed paper. My strawberries were drizzled with a little white chocolate
to make them extra pretty. 
Store these dipped strawberries in the refrigerator. Want to know more about chocolate? Check out
Candyland and Crafts page about What is Chocolate. Yield: varies.

Recipe Tips
Upgrade these with a drizzle - purchase an extra bar or two of chocolate in a constrasting color and add
a drizzle for color.
Add sprinkles! - everything goes better with sprinkles!
Dredge in sanding sugar - sanding sugars can add sparkle and pizzaz to these berries.

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