July 4th Chocolate Covered Strawberries

July 4th Chocolate Covered Strawberries

I came across this great idea for July Fourth and I had to share it with everyone.

Looking for 4th of July desserts recipes? These red, white, and blue strawberries are awesome enough to impress. And they are super-easy to make.

White Chocolate Covered Strawberries
with Blue Sugar & Nonpareils
Recipe & Photos: Mississippi Kitchen (Lorie Roach); licensed under aCC BY 3.0 license

INGREDIENTS
2 lbs fresh strawberries with fresh green caps attached
2 cups white chocolate chips
1 spoon shortening
blue sugar crystals
blue nonpareils

DIRECTIONS
Wash and dry the strawberries, leaving the green caps:



Melt one cup of white chocolate chips and one tablespoon of shortening in a metal bowl placed over some simmering water, and stir until smooth.

Pour blue sugar crystals and blue nonpareils in small bowls:



Dip the strawberries in the melted white chocolate:



Then in the sugar or nonpareils. Then place them on a wax paper lined baking sheet until they harden:



Recipe inspired by a photo of patriotic strawberries that Lorie Roach's friend Beth made and has posted on her Facebook.

source:http://www.cupcakesforparty.com/2012/06/july-4th-chocolate-covered-strawberries.html?utm_source=bp_recent&utm-medium=gadget&utm_campaign=bp_recent