The 4th of July is coming its such fun with barbecues, family and friends, and lots of parties. So creating great food for it is a blast!
I wanted to make a few goodies to have on hand while our house was full of hungry 20-somethings. I saw a photo of similar dipped strawberries and thought these would be about as fast and festive as it gets. It took me 10 minutes to dip all of these. A few minutes in the fridge, and they were ready to eat. T-Man pulled the platter from the fridge within 5 minutes of arriving home from the airport last night.
In an earlier post, I explained how to make chocolate covered strawberries with blue sugar..
Ingredients
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup white chocolate or vanilla chips
24 strawberries, washed and dried
2 tablespoons canola oil
red,white/clear & blue decorating sprinkles
Directions
Put semi-sweet chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl with 1 tablespoon canola oil. Cook on full power, checking at 20-30 second intervals, stirring each time. Stop heating when most, but not all, of the chips are melted--there should be a few chunks left. Stir until it is smooth and chips are completely melted. Be careful not to overcook. Divide out half of strawberries and dip in melted chocolate, holding by the stem, turning until berry is coated almost to stem; let excess drip off. Immediately roll or dip in sprinkles. Place on parchment or waxed paper lined pan. Repeat with remaining half of strawberries using melted white chocolate chips. Chill until chocolate is set--approx. 30 minutes. Store, uncovered or loosely covered, in fridge or cool place for up to 8 hours.
