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dark chocolate dipped strawberries

Dark Chocolate Dipped Strawberries - From Scratch

You have to try these Easy Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries! And, with only 3 Ingredients, they are super affordable. Delicious Fresh Dark Chocolate without all the additives on beautiful bright red juicy strawberries, how can you go wrong?
Prep Time 20 minutes
cooling time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 6 people

Equipment

  • 1 microwave safe bowl
  • 1 or 2 baking sheet line with parchment paper

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz Dark Chocolate 1cup - Chopped
  • 1/4 cup Solid Refined Coconut Oil (The unrefined coconut oil will have a coconut taste, the refined coconut oil will not.)
  • 1-2 pound Fresh Fruit of your choice strawberries, orange segments, apples, bananas, or any fruit you love!

Instructions
 

  • Wash Fresh Strawberries, then gently pat dry. (This amount of chocolate will make 2 cartons if you wish, or use other fruits also, like bananas, apples, or mandarin oranges)
  • Then, chop up the chocolate into smaller pieces so it will melt evenly.
  • Add Dark Chocolate (chopped up) and coconut oil to a microwave safe bowl.
  • Melt in microwave for 30 seconds, then stir. Repeat until most of the chocolate is liquid, stirring in between each 30 second interval.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Then, dip each strawberry into the chocolate and let drip, then set on the parchment paper lined tray.
  • Place in the refrigerator to let the chocolate get solid and hard. (usually about 1 hour)
  • Lastly, Once Chocolate is hardened, enjoy!

Notes

This recipe tastes great with most fruits, try it also with
    • Mandarin Orange Slices
    • Apples
    • Banana slices
    • Blueberry, Raspberry, or Blackberry
    • Pineapple slices or chunks
 
You could use milk chocolate, or white chocolate, or even mix it up to get fancy!
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