Healthier Chocolate Covered Strawberries
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Description
Chocolate is healthy, right? And for sure strawberries are! Try this this triple-chocolate makeover that we gave Kitten's chocolate covered strawberries recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh strawberries with leaves
- 8 ounces milk chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon shortening
Directions
- 1. Insert toothpicks into tops of strawberries.
- 2. Melt chocolate and shortening in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Holding strawberries by toothpicks, dip into chocolate mixture.
- 3. Turn strawberries upside down and insert toothpick into styrofoam or simply place strawberries on a sheet of wax paper. Allow to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 3 cups
calories: 60.5 kcal
carbohydrates: 7.1 g
protein: 0.7 g
saturated fat: 2 g
cholesterol: 3.1 mg
sodium: 15.7 mg
fiber: 0.4 g
sugar: 5.9 g