Planning a romantic evening? Don’t sweat the sweet stuff. Show your sweetie how much you care with delicious white-chocolate-covered strawberries. These treats are extra special because you make the white chocolate yourself from scratch! Your honey will love the personal, homemade touch! The evening’s sweets are covered – now you just have to find the perfect dinner…
Homemade White-Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
Servings 12
Calories 232 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw cacao butter, roughly chopped to melt faster
- 2 Tbsp. coconut oil
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 cup full-fat coconut milk (use white cream portion for recipe)
- 12 long-stem strawberries
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
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Melt cacao by setting up a double-boiler. Add 2 inches of water to a small saucepan, bring to boil and place a glass bowl with cacao butter over sauce pan. Decrease heat to simmer and stir cacao butter with silicone or wooden spatula until melted.
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Add coconut oil to bowl and let melt.
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Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar until melted. Add vanilla. Let cool.
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Stir in hard white creamy portion of coconut milk and refrigerate bowl for 10-15 until soft but not firm.
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Carefully dip strawberries in white chocolate, twisting each to coat all sides. Place on serving platter.
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Melt mini chocolate chips in double-boiler. Drizzle melted chocolate over each dipped strawberry. Allow to chocolate to fully set.
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Store leftovers in fridge and consume within 48 hours.
Recipe Notes
- Pressed for time but still want to impress? Dip the strawberries in melted store-bought white chocolate chips instead of making your own. Whip them up in half the time!
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Nutrition Facts
Homemade White-Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
Amount Per Serving
Calories 232
Calories from Fat 216
% Daily Value*
Fat 24g37%
Saturated Fat 15g75%
Sodium 3mg0%
Potassium 39mg1%
Carbohydrates 6g2%
Sugar 5g6%
Vitamin A 10IU0%
Vitamin C 7.2mg9%
Calcium 8mg1%
Iron 0.4mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.