Chick White Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Adorable chickie white chocolate-covered strawberries made in under an hour, perfect for celebrating Spring & warm weather!
Servings: 12 chicks
Calories: 56kcal
Equipment
- 1 offset spatula or knife, for drizzling chocolate
- 4 microwave-safe bowls, for yellow, pink, orange, and milk chocolate
- 4 small silicone spatulas, or spoons or knives to stir chocolate
- wax or parchment paper
Ingredients
For the white chocolate strawberries:
- 12 strawberries, rinsed and completely dried
- 10 oz Ghiradelli white chocolate melting wafers
- toppings, finely chopped nuts, shredded coconut, sprinkles, etc.
For the chick decorations:
- 2-3 pieces Ghiradelli milk or dark chocolate melting wafers
- orange and pink/red food coloring, oil-based is best, but see steps if you have regular food coloring
Instructions
- Line baking tray with wax or parchment paper.
- Insert toothpicks into the tops of each strawberry and line up the strawberries on your tray. The toothpicks will be your handles for dipping.
- In two microwave-safe bowls, add 3-4 white chocolate flavored wafer pieces each and set aside. They will be melted, then dyed pink and orange later in step 7.
- Add the remaining white chocolate wafers to a third bowl and microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until fully melted.
- Add a drop or two of yellow food coloring to melted chocolate and stir until completely combined.Note: Note: If using oil-based food coloring, the chocolate will not seize. If using regular food coloring, the chocolate may seize and thicken. You can reverse this by stirring in ½-1 tsp of neutral oil (canola, vegetable) until it smooths out.
- For regular white chocolate-covered strawberries: Fully dip strawberry in melted chocolate. Gently scrape excess chocolate off the bottom on the rim the bowl, then set on lined tray. While chocolate is still wet, add any toppings, (sprinkles, finely chopped nuts, etc.). Otherwise, let white chocolate fully dry. If you'd like, you can drizzle on extra chocolate using an offset spatula or knife. Let the chocolate-covered strawberries harden at room temperature, which should take about 5 minutes.Tip: reheat chocolate in 15-second intervals as needed.
- For chick white chocolate-covered strawberries: Dip halfway into melted chocolate. Gently scrape excess chocolate off the bottom on the rim of the bowl, then set on lined tray. Use a toothpick to draw on 2 yellow tufts of hair on top. Melt the other chocolate from step 3. Dye one bowl pink and the other orange. Use a toothpick to draw on orange beaks, then blush using the pink chocolate.Melt 2-3 pieces Ghiradelli milk or dark chocolate melting wafers in another bowl. Use this to draw on the eyes. Let the chocolate-covered strawberries harden at room temperature, which should take about 5 minutes.Tip: reheat chocolate in 15-second intervals as needed.
- Remove toothpicks and enjoy!
Video
Notes
- See post for proper storage information.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 strawberry | Calories: 56kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 18mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.05mg
