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Close up of the finished Halloween strawberries.

Halloween Strawberries


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  • Author: Lexi
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 1-2 dozen strawberries 1x
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Description

These Chocolate Covered Halloween Strawberries are the perfect, easy-to-make spooky Halloween treat for kids and adults alike. You can make them into pumpkins, ghosts, tombstones, and more! 


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 6 oz white chocolate chips
  • 24 large strawberries
  • A few drops of orange gel food coloring (optional)
  • Optional: candy eyes, crushed chocolate cookies, gummy worms, etc.

Instructions

Pumpkins & Jack-O-Lanterns: 

  1. Add white chocolate to a heat safe bowl. Microwave in 20-30 second intervals, stirring well between each interval, until fully melted. 
  2. Add in a few drops of orange gel food coloring and whisk well. 
  3. Dip each strawberry in chocolate, then transfer to a parchment paper lined baking sheet. 
  4. For the classic pumpkins, we added a little extra orange food coloring into the chocolate for a more vibrant orange. We then use a piping bag to pipe thin lines to resemble a pumpkin. Wait until the first layer of chocolate is set before piping the lines. You can speed this up by refrigerating them for a few minutes.
  5. For the Jack-O-Lanterns, we used a toothpick to draw spooky faces onto the strawberries using semi-sweet melted chocolate.

Ghosts:

  1. Add white chocolate to a heat safe bowl. Microwave in 20-30 second intervals, stirring well between each interval, until fully melted. 
  2. Dip each strawberry in chocolate, then transfer to a parchment paper lined baking sheet. 
  3. Wait until the chocolate is set, then use melted chocolate to secure the candy eyes to the strawberry. Pipe an "o" shape with melted chocolate for the mouth.

Tombstones:

  1. Add semi sweet chocolate to a heat safe bowl. Microwave in 20-30 second intervals, stirring well between each interval, until fully melted. 
  2. Dip each strawberry in chocolate, then transfer to a parchment paper lined baking sheet. 
  3. Wait until the chocolate is set, then use a piping bag filled with melted white chocolate to pipe phrases like "boo" or "RIP". 

Notes

After washing your strawberries, be sure to thoroughly dry them. You don't want the strawberries to have any moisture when you coat them in chocolate, otherwise it won't stick well and it may ruin the rest of the chocolate. 

DIY piping: To make your own DIY piping bag, pour your melted chocolate into a zip loc bag and use scissors to cut off the tip of one of the corners of the bag. 

Graveyard "dirt": We crushed chocolate cream sandwich cookies in a food processor to create the "dirt" in our pumpkin patch and graveyard.

Optional additions: You can find candy eyes online, which we used on our strawberry ghosts. Gummy worms make a great addition to pumpkin patch and graveyards, while fresh thyme stands in for pumpkin stems.

Use gel food coloring to dye the white chocolate. Powder or liquid varieties may cause the white chocolate to seize up. 

When using gel coloring, don't overdo it. Just a small amount goes a long way! It's better to start with less and add more as needed. 

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: No Cook
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2 strawberries
  • Calories: 304
  • Sugar: 33.8 g
  • Sodium: 38.4 mg
  • Fat: 17.7 g
  • Carbohydrates: 35.3 g
  • Fiber: 1.4 g
  • Protein: 3.6 g