Sunday, May 2, 2010

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

This is such an easy thing to make and so so good. My 10 year old made these by herself. When I'm trying to lose a few pounds this is the one treat I allow myself to have--I figure it's relatively healthy since dark chocolate is good for you now and strawberries always have been. If you want to make them look fancy, just melt some white chocolate and put it in a Ziploc bag with a tiny part of one of the corners cut out and drizzle it on top of the chocolate.

Ingredients:
Strawberries, washed and dried
4 oz ghirardelli 60% dark chocolate chips
1 Tbsp canola oil

Directions:
Spread strawberries on a working surface with wax paper covered tray nearby. Place chocolate chips and oil in a microwave safe bowl. Cook on high in microwave for 30 seconds. Take it out and stir. Put it back in for another 30 seconds. Take it out and stir. That should have melted all of the chunks out of the chocolate but if not you can repeat again. One at a time take a strawberry by the stem and dip into the chocolate. Place the strawberry onto the wax paper and continue with the remaining berries. When done place in refrigerator until chocolate has set and serve. They can be refrigerated for up to 24 hrs.
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