3 Ingredient Chocolate Covered Football Strawberries

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Hosting a party means planning the perfect menu! So whether you’re having friends over for the Super Bowl or planning a kid’s birthday party, you’ll need plenty of football party food ideas to round out your menu. And these chocolate covered football strawberries are the perfect dessert! Made with just 3 ingredients and ready in minutes, these simple sweet treats are sure to impress your guests.

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While this cute chocolate covered strawberry recipe looks complicated, you’ll be surprised to see just how simple it is to make. And the best part is that everyone will love the combination of fresh strawberries and sweet chocolate in this simple gluten free party food recipe as much as they love the cute look of the dessert.

Chocolate Covered Football Strawberries

Now you know this recipe is easy to make and can be put together with just a handful of simple ingredients. So what are you waiting for? Let’s start dipping!

To make your own football strawberries, you’ll need just a few simple ingredients:

• Fresh strawberries: Make sure to grab ripe strawberries for the best flavor when making these chocolate covered treats! Larger strawberries are also a great option to provide your guests with a delicious dessert.
• Milk chocolate chips: While you can use any type of chocolate you want to coat your strawberries, I suggest milk chocolate for this recipe. That’s because this type of chocolate will give you a light brown coating for your treats, making them look more like footballs.
• White chocolate: I used white melting candy to decorate my football strawberries, but you could also use almond bark or white chocolate for this step in the recipe.

How to Make Chocolate Covered Football Strawberries

You’re going to love how quick and easy it is to make your own football chocolate covered strawberries! All you need are a few minutes of prep work and some time for the chocolate to chill.

Start by preparing your strawberries for dipping. First, wash and dry the berries. Then trim the leaves off the top of each strawberry.

After that, place a toothpick or small skewer into the top of each berry. If your sticks aren’t staying in place, dip them in melted chocolate and place them in the strawberries. Allow the chocolate to cool and harden before moving on to the next step.

Once the strawberries are ready to go, melt the chocolate chips in a mug for easy dipping. Place the mug in the microwave and heat in 30 second intervals, stirring between each interval.

Stop microwaving when the chocolate chips are almost all the way melted, with a few chips still intact. Then, continue stirring until all the chocolate is melted.

After that, you can carefully dip each strawberry in the melted chocolate. Then, place it on top of a fork to allow the excess chocolate to drip off. Lightly tap the handle of the fork on the edge of the mug to help the chocolate drip.

Then, transfer the coated strawberries to a piece of parchment paper to cool. You can place them in the refrigerator to speed up the cooling process.

Once the milk chocolate is cool, melt the white chocolate according to the package instructions. Transfer it to a piping bag and cut the tip off the bag.

Pipe the laces on the top of each football using the melted white chocolate. Allow the white chocolate to cool and harden before serving.

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Tips

Once you see how adorable these strawberries are, you’ll want to make them for every game day! And with these recipe tips and tricks, you can easily whip up your own football dessert in minutes.

Uses these decorating tips to create an amazing dessert for your football party!

• Don’t overheat the chocolate. When melting chocolate in the microwave, it can be easy to overcook it. And if you overcook the chocolate, it becomes unusable! That’s why it’s important to stop heating the chocolate before all the chocolate chips are fully melted. Remove the cup from the microwave when there are still a few chocolate chips intact, then stir to mix the unmelted chocolate chips into the melted chocolate.
• Wipe your piping bag after each use. If you place your strawberries in the refrigerator to chill, they’ll be nice and cold for decorating. That could cause the white chocolate to harden at the tip of your piping bag as you’re drawing the laces on the footballs. To prevent the bag from clogging up, wipe the end of the piping bag with a warm paper towel after decorating each strawberry.
• Dry the strawberries before decorating. After washing your berries, make sure to dry them completely before dipping them in chocolate. If there is any moisture on the outside of the berries, the chocolate won’t stick properly!

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