Chocolate Dipped Halloween Strawberries
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Now that Halloween is getting closer, I have been having a ton of fun in the kitchen making fun”spooky” treats. Our most recent recipe or should I say edible craft has been made courtesy thank to the folks at Driscoll’s. Their delicious and mighty sweet California berries are perfect for chocolate dipping because they are large and juicy. We tend to purchase them when our own strawberry crop is not in season.
My kids get such a kick out of all the cutesy Halloween stuff so I thought I’d be a little ambitious and try to make ghost, Frankenstein, and pumpkin Halloween strawberries. I also added a few swizzled, and drizzled Halloween jimmy, and sugar designs to the batch to make it super fun. Honestly, I wasn’t sure if I could pull it off, but I did and it was easier than I thought!
Supplies needed to make Chocolate Dipped Halloween Strawberries:
- Premium White Chocolate Morsels
- Driscoll’s Strawberries
- 3 toothpicks
- Milk chocolate Morsels for detail work
- Wilton Green and Orange Food Gels
- Wax paper for strawberry curing
- Fork for drizzling
- Halloween Jimmies & edible colored glitter
How I made them & some tips and tricks:
For the colored chocolate, I used premium white morsels and melted them in the microwave. However, there is a very meticulous way you must do it for it to not burn or seize. I add 1/2 cup of morsels and 1 teaspoon of coconut oil to the chocolate to make it creamy and smooth. I microwave it on 50% for 20 second intervals until it is creamy. It should have around (2) twenty second intervals and a good stir in between each to reach a velvety consistency.
When working with strawberries and chocolate, washing, and then patting your berries dry is key. Even just a drop of water will seize and ruin your chocolate. I double pat dry my berries before using them, and only color my chocolate with Wilton Food grade gels. Regular food coloring will also seize your chocolate.
For the orange and green strawberries I added 2 toothpick tips worth of Wilton orange and green food gels. Then I stirred them into my melted white chocolate. I am very happy with the colors and think that part came out good. My berries are very smooth and perfect in that sense. The detail work is another story.
I think it could have been better but this was my first try. I melted 2 tablespoons of milk chocolate and dipped a toothpick in the melted chocolate to make the faces, and hair. It was fairly easy to work with and would be great for kids to have fun.
Do you think your family will make these Halloween Strawberries?
I love your creativity. These are adorable. Thanks for stopping by Foodie Fridays. Hope to see you again tonight!
Blessings,
Shari
What a cute idea this is for Halloween! Love them!
Those little faces are just too cute. I love these, especially that they’re a way to sneak some fruit in at Halloween time.
That is so creative and adorable. I’ve gotta make these for my daughters.
These are darling! I love the Frankenstein’s Monster.
These are too cute! I absolutely love the pumpkin. Great!
I think I’m going to make some of these with my daughter. She’ll love it.
How cute! I love these so much. Frankenstine is the best.
I love these!!!! I am going to make these for the kids. I am also going to share this post with some friends.
Oh my heart, I saw these on Facebook and thought they were just so darn cute! I love them!
The Frankenstein-themed one is my fave! SO CUTE!
What a cute Sweet. Thank you for Sharing.
Now that is a Halloween treat I could eat over and over. I love chocolate covered strawberries.
My Little Man has been begging me for a Halloween Party so I definitely think we will be making these this year… They are so very cool
How cute are those? What a fun and festive Halloweeen treat!
Seriously, WAY to CUTE!!!!! I will have to try my hand at these!
What a cute concept. Love chocolate strawberries.
Those are just adorable! I’ll have to make these for our Halloween party this year, Can’t wait!
Okay, these are absolutely adorable. The ghost strawberry is probably my favorite.
These are so cute and look delish!
What an adorable treat! These would be so great at a kids party or for a fun appetizer at an adult gathering.
Those are so cute. I am ALL for a chocolate covered strawberry, but these almost look too good to eat!