Bunny White Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

Why you’ll love these white chocolate-covered strawberries <3

1. Quick and simple to make: This recipe, along with any decorations, should take about 30 minutes to an hour. If you’re in a real time crunch, you can always decorate most of the strawberries with regular designs, then decorate a few of them into bunnies.
2. Versatile: There are so many ingredients you can play around with! You can change textures, designs, and flavors, depending what you’re in the mood for. For example, you can drizzle on other chocolates or add sprinkles, nuts, shredded coconut, crushed candies, etc.
3. Great for hosting: Chocolate-covered strawberries are always amazing to have at a party! And since it’s fast & easy to whip up, you can make dozens of them at once.

Ingredients

• Ghiradelli melting wafers: In terms of ease, taste, and quality, I believe this is the best chocolate for chocolate covered strawberries, especially for beginners. For this recipe, I used both white and dark chocolate.
• Food coloring: You can use pink or red food coloring to dye the white chocolate for the inner ears and blush. Oil-based food coloring is best so the chocolate doesn’t seize. But if you don’t have it, you can add a bit of neutral oil (canola, vegetable) to smooth out seized chocolate.
• Toppings: Feel free to add on finely chopped nuts, shredded coconut, sprinkles, etc.

How to make bunny white chocolate-covered strawberries

• Skewer strawberries. Insert a toothpick into the tops of each strawberry. This creates handles so the strawberries are easier to dip.
• Melt white chocolate wafers in microwave. In a microwave-safe bowl, add white chocolate flavored wafers. Heat in microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until fully melted.
• Dip strawberries. Hold the toothpick handle and dip the strawberries into the melted chocolate. Either fully dip for regular white chocolated-covered strawberries, or halfway to later create the bunny design. Gently scrape excess chocolate on rim of bowl. Reheat chocolate in microwave at 15-second intervals as needed.

• Add toppings and decorations.
  • For regular white chocolate-covered strawberries: While chocolate is still wet, add any sprinkles, finely chopped nuts, etc. Otherwise, let white chocolate fully dry. Then, drizzle on extra chocolate using your knife or offset spatula.
  • For bunny white chocolate-covered strawberries: Use a toothpick to draw on bunny ears. Melt some milk/dark chocolate and use this to draw on the eyes + mouths. Lastly, dye any remaining white chocolate with pink/red food coloring and use this for the inner ears and blush.
• Enjoy!

Tips

• Completely dry strawberries before dipping: Wet strawberries will make it pretty hard for any chocolate to stick. Plus, adding water to the melted chocolate may cause it to seize!
• Use high quality chocolate or melting wafers: I like to use Ghiradelli melting wafers. They’re tasty, melt really easily, dry quickly, and are pretty much no fuss. If using chocolate chips, you’ll need to thin them out with coconut oil. Using melting wafers just make this recipe much easier.

Storage

How long do chocolate covered strawberries last? Unfortunately, not too long. They’re best eaten day of. 🙁

If strawberries are left out for hours at room temperature, they will start to sweat and become soggy. Keep this in mind when making them for a party or hosting. I do not recommend leaving them at room temperature for more than 6 hours.

For longer storage, arrange the cute bunny white chocolate strawberries in a single layer in a container. Top strawberries with paper towel, which will help absorb any moisture. Close airtight container and keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. When removing from the fridge, let the container come to room temperature (about 15-20 minutes) before opening. This step will help prevent the chocolate from sweating.

Do NOT freeze the strawberries because when thawed, they will become a mushy mess!

I really hope you enjoy this recipe. If you make these Easter chocolate strawberries, I’d love to see them. You can tag me at #bitesbybianca / @bitesbybianca on Instagram. Enjoy! 🙂

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