Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Chocolate covered strawberries are a fun dessert or gift for a loved one! Made with just 2 ingredients, these strawberries can be made vegan or keto depending on the chocolate you use.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword chocolate covered strawberries, keto chocolate covered strawberries, vegan chocolate covered strawberries

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 59kcal

Author Samantha Rowland

Cost $3.92 Recipe/$0.26 Serving

Ingredients

1 pint Strawberries (strawberries, washed and patted dry) $2.99
3/4 cup dairy free dark chocolate chips $0.93

Instructions

Wash and pat strawberries dry. Let berries come to room temperature if possible. This is because cold strawberries will start to harden the chocolate coating when dipping.
Place wax paper, parchment paper or silicone liner on a cookie sheet, make room in the fridge for cookie sheet.
Melt the chocolate in the microwave in 30 second increments (usually takes 1 minute total) or using a double boiler on stove - see tips below.
Stir the chocolate vigorously to ensure all the chocolate is melted and there are no lumps.
Cover the strawberries in this chocolate by dipping the strawberry quickly into the chocolate and turning it once around, making sure all sides are covered. Allow to drip for a second then transfer to wax paper.
When you get to the bottom of the chocolate, use a spoon to coat strawberries. Any leftover chocolate can be used to drizzle on the strawberries for a fun presentation.
Place strawberries in the fridge at least 10 minutes to set up before eating!

Notes

How to use a double boiler to melt the chocolate:

If you do not want to use a microwave to melt the chocolate chips, you can also use a double boiler. Place a glass bowl over a simmering pan of water. Make sure the glass is large enough so that it easily sits on the pan and the bottom of the bowl is not touching the simmering water. Once the water is simmering, add the chocolate chips to the bowl and whisk chocolate to distribute the heat. Once melted take off the heat, being careful not to get any water in the chocolate.

What you need to make the protein chocolate coating:

1 serving vegan chocolate protein powder
2.5 tbsp. Coconut oil
1/4 cup or more of dairy free chocolate chips

Melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil in the microwave or on the stove (see methods above). Add the protein powder and stir well until fully combined. The mixture should resemble melted chocolate. Follow all the steps above to clean and dry the strawberries and for dipping the strawberries.

Store the protein chocolate dipped strawberries in the fridge.

For keto chocolate covered strawberries, my favorite chocolates are:

Pascha 100% cacao chips (unsweetened but very smooth), this will provide a contrast to the sweet berries
Lily’s chocolate chips – these are sweetened with stevia and are slightly more sweet than unsweetened.
Trader Joe’s 100% cacao chips, these are relatively new but really great and melt well. They are unsweetened but very smooth (not bitter) and make a great contrast to the strawberries.

For vegan chocolate covered strawberries, my favorite chocolate are:

Pascha 85% or 100% are my favorites, they also make a milk chocolate and white chocolate that are dairy free and vegan.
Enjoy Life Brand – these can be found in most grocery stores and are dairy free and allergy friendly.
Trader Joe’s 85% dark chocolate chips or the 100% cacao chips are great options. The dark chocolate chips are slightly sweetened and would be great if you want a bit of sweetness in your chocolate.
Hu chocolate bars – these are vegan and free from most fillers, sweetened with coconut sugar. You can buy the bars and chop them into pieces before melting.

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