Printable Recipe: Red White and Blue Chocolate Covered Strawberries Recipe

Red White and Blue Chocolate Covered Strawberries

This is one of those Fourth of July dessert recipes that's actually healthy on many levels. Both chocolate and strawberries are packed with antioxidants. Antioxidants fight bad cholesterol, reduce a person's risk for cancer, and offer anti-inflammatory properties too. Who would have thought that such a sweet treat could do you so much good?

These are also a lot of fun to make, and are one of those Fourth of July dessert recipes that guests always get excited about. It always feels so extravagant to have chocolate covered strawberries!

Be sure to keep them in the shade if having an outdoor BBQ or picnic for your 4th of July... because the chocolate will melt!

Variation: Prefer regular chocolate to white? Use this same recipe with a milk or dark chocolate, and drizzle with colored white chocolate or roll in red, white, and blue sprinkles. Just as cute!

Makes about 30 strawberries.

Ingredients:
1- 12 oz. bag white chocolate chips
2 tbsp. butter
1 qt. large whole strawberries
blue food coloring, as needed (gel coloring works best)
Coconut or finely chopped nuts (optional)

Instructions: 1. Lay out some waxed paper where the berries can cool after dipping.

2. Divide the chocolate and butter into half and put in two microwavable containers. Melt one container using 50% power setting on the microwave. Stop after one minute to stir. Repeat until melted. (you can also do this on the stove with a double boiler)

3. Take each strawberry dipping them into the white chocolate about 1/2 - 2/3 the way up to the stem. Lay on the paper until they harden then put them in the refrigerator til set.

4. To the second container of white chocolate, add as much blue food coloring as required to turn the mixture blue-- this'll be the blue in your red, white, and blue (the strawberry is red, and your other chocolate is already white!).

5. Dip each strawberry part way, allowing both red and white to show.

6. Lay on the paper until they harden then put them in the refrigerator til set. Or, if you want to add coconut or nuts, dip the berries into those toppings right after you've coated them with the chocolate.

Hint: if your chocolate gets too cool it will become very hard to dip the berries and get a nice, even result. You can rewarm it at any point in the process to get the consistency you want.

Make it Easier: Want to get a similar look without double-dipping in chocolate? Dye shredded coconut blue and dip the tip of the white-chocolate coated strawberry in that, instead. Or use blue-tinted sugar or sprinkles!