Easy Chocolate-Covered Strawberries Recipe (Vegan Friendly, Too!)

(Photo: Angela Kim)

When my friend asked if the dessert I was making for her party could be vegan-friendly, I said yes without thinking.

But later I realized most of the stuff I make uses butter or eggs, so my go-to recipes were out. Luckily I remembered: pure dark chocolate is vegan - just be sure to read the ingredients label. Name brands can skimp on the cocoa and add milk, so make sure there aren’t any animal products in the chocolate

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The recipe doesn’t take a long time to make and it’s a great dessert for groups. You don’t need serving spoons or knives – just pick it up and eat! Best part: you just need 2 ingredients to make it:

1. 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips - check the label!

2. 2 dozen medium sized strawberries

If you read the ingredients in every bag of chocolate chips in the baking aisle, like I do, you’ll notice not all chips are made the same. The more inexpensive ones have some milk or dairy mixed in, but that’s not usually true for pricier chips.

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I ended up going with Guittard real semisweet chocolate but the Ghirardelli all natural semisweet also works if you can find it in stock at your grocery store.

So you have your goods, now what?

1. Wash your strawberries and dry thoroughly.

2. Lay a clean sheet of parchment paper on a cookie sheet.

3. Get a pot and fill it with water halfway and put it on the stove with medium heat. Get a metal bowl and put it on top. I have a bowl that’s slightly bigger than the pot so it sits nicely on top and doesn’t sink into the water. Don’t use glass or plastic.

4. Put the chocolate chips inside the bowl and get a wooden spoon to stir s the chocolate melts. Use a wooden spoon so it won’t scratch your bowl like metal or plastic spoons.

5. Once the chocolate has melted, turn off the stove and grab your strawberries.

6. Dip your strawberries halfway and swirl in the chocolate. Lift up and let the excess chocolate drop off and place the strawberry on the parchment paper that’s on the cookie sheet. Once you’ve put it there, don’t move it around or you’ll have a chocolaty mess.

Once you’re done, let it cool outside for about 15 minutes then put it in the fridge for a couple hours. In less than 3 hours, from start to finish, you’ll have your chocolate covered strawberries for the party!

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