Healthier Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Chocolate is healthy, right? And for sure strawberries are! Try this this triple-chocolate makeover that we gave Kitten’s chocolate covered strawberries recipe.

Original recipe makes 3 cups

Ingredients

1 pound fresh strawberries with leaves
8 ounces milk chocolate chips
1 tablespoon shortening

  • PREP

    25 mins

  • READY IN

    35 mins

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

Calories: 61 kcal
Carbohydrates: 7.1 g
Cholesterol: 3 mg
Fat: 3.7 g
Fiber: 0.4 g
Protein: 0.7 g
Sodium: 16 mg

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