dark chocolate covered strawberries recipe

This recipe is all about juicy plump strawberries dipped in dark chocolate covered in toasted walnuts and a tiny pinch of flakey sea salt, this one is a easy delicious strawberry dessert, scroll down for the recipe!!!

Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries Recipe

Fresh strawberries are used in this fun simple strawberry dessert, I prefer the bigger ones but check they aren’t overripe and I leave the green leaves on because it gives you something extra to grip while eat them!

The dark chocolate is then melted in a double boiler or you can use the residual heat from bringing a small amount of water to the boil, turning off the heat and placing a metal bowl on top of the pot to melt the chocolate.

Fresh walnut’s are then crushed/finely chopped, placed in a dry pan and toasted for several minutes until golden and richly flavored.

All that’s left is a quick assembly!!! Line a plate of baking tray in parchment paper, dip the luscious strawberries in the melted dark chocolate, roll in the toasted walnuts, sprinkle with sea salt, and then place on the baking tray.

Place in the refrigerator for 20 minutes or until the chocolate has reset into a hard cover. They are ready to serve!!!

Tips For The Easiest Chocolate Covered Strawberries:

Make sure the strawberries are ripe but not overripe, under ripe is super unpleasent plus using the dark chocolate means you need the sweetness from the strawberries, overripe strawberries are just…..need I say more!!!
I have use a Lindt 78% dark chocolate block but you can choose whatever you have on hand or prefer. Milk chocolate is a lot sweeter than dark chocolate so it’s totally fine to use but the recipe will be on the sweet side for all you sweet toothes!!!
You can swap the walnuts for any other you prefer, I think almonds, pistachios or hazelnuts would go great too!
So fun to do with kids, you can set it up in a line for the different steps and they love this!

Enjoy! Paige x

Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Yield: 8

Author: Paige

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 8 MinInactive time: 20 MinTotal time: 38 Min

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Ingredients

Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries

3.5 oz 1 block of dark chocolate
1/2 cup walnuts, crushed & finely chopped
1 lb fresh strawberries
Pinch of flakey sea salt

Instructions

Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Set aside.
Place a small fry pan on a medium - high heat. Add the walnuts and toast till golden and smelling richly toasted. Approx. 2 - 3 minutes.
Remove pan from the heat. Sprinkle walnuts in a single layer on a plate. Set aside.
Add 1.5 inches of water to a smallish metal pot, place on high heat, and bring to the boil. Once boiling turn off the heat.
Place dark chocolate broken into pieces into a metal bowl that fits snuggly on the pot with water.
Place the bowl on top of the pot. Stirring the chocolate until completely melted. Remove the bowl.
Set up a strawberry chocolate dip station! Strawberries, then melted dark chocolate, crushed walnuts, sea salt, and the final stop is the baking tray.
Dip a strawberry into the chocolate, then roll into the walnuts, sprinkle with a tiny bit of sea salt, and place on the baking sheet.
Repeat for all the strawberries.
Place the strawberries into the refrigerator for approx. 20 minutes or until the chocolate has reset into a hard shell.
Enjoy! x

Nutrition Facts

Calories

140

Fat

10 g

Sat. Fat

4 g

Carbs

11 g

Fiber

3 g

Net carbs

8 g

Sugar

6 g

Protein

2 g

Sodium

8 mg

Cholesterol

0 mg

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