4th of July Strawberries
If you're looking for a fun and easy summer dessert to celebrate the most patriotic holiday of the year, these 4th of July Strawberries will do the trick! This recipe is made with fresh, juicy red strawberries, dipped in creamy white chocolate, and then finished with festive blue sprinkles (blue sanding sugar) for a decorative sweet treat everyone will love.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- Not listed
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 20 pieces Strawberries
- 140 grams White chocolate (good quality chocolate chips eg. Callebaut or white chocolate bar eg. Lindt)
- Blue sprinkles or Sanding sugar
Instructions
- 1
Red White Blue Strawberries
- 2
Rinse and completely dry the strawberries with the help of paper towels.
- 3
Melt white chocolate over a double boiler or in the microwave at low heat, stirring every 30 seconds or so. Make sure that you do not overheat the chocolate as it can become grainy; only heat it until it is fully melted.
- 4
Hold a strawberry by the green leaves, then dip it 3/4 into the melted white chocolate. Let any excess white chocolate drip off by gently shaking the strawberry, then dip it into the blue sprinkles to cover the lower 1/3 of the strawberry.
- 5
Proceed with the rest of the strawberries. Place them on a prepared baking sheet next to each other.
- 6
Let the chocolate set in the refrigerater for 30 minutes.
- 7
Serve them fresh, store any leftovers refrigerated for 1-2 days.