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    Vegan Chocolate Covered Strawberries

    Last Updated January 30, 2023. Published February 8, 2022 By Charla Leave a Comment

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    Why not indulge in some fresh strawberries dipped in vegan style melted chocolate. Perfect for an after dinner dessert, sweet treat or to share with that special significant other.

    chocolate covered strawberries on parchment paper

    Strawberries are an all around delicious fruit, so many people love them and they are so accessible too.

    Let's turn things up a notch by making chocolate covered strawberries. I mean c'mon now is there anything better than strawberries dipped in chocolate?

    Not just any chocolate but vegan style, yes that's right. It's a combination of cheesiness, romance and indulgence rolled into one.

    You can make them for yourself as a treat, your significant other especially for valentines or impress your guests when hosting a dinner.

    close up of the strawberries

    Whatever the case, you will love them. To make the melted chocolate, I used the exact same format that I used in my Vegan Chocolate Recipe.

    Using a combination of cacao butter, cacao paste, maple syrup and coconut butter. The 2 cacao's and coconut butter need to be melted over a Bain Marie before being sweetened by the maple syrup.

    Then the real fun begins when the strawberries are dipped in the melted chocolate.

    Roll half of the chocolate dipped strawberries in coconut if you are a fan of coconut or simply dip them in just chocolate if you prefer.

    The steps 

    Steps 1-4 wash strawberries and melt chocolate
    • Place the strawberries in a colander then wash and blot them dry.
    • Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside.
    • Combine the cacao paste, coconut butter and cacao butter in a large heat resistant bowl and place on top of a saucepan with simmering water (to make a Bain Marie or water bath).
    • Leave the bowl with the cacaos x2 and coconut butter to melt (this should take few minutes).
    Steps 5-8 melt chocolate and dip the strawberries
    • Once melted, carefully remove the bowl from the saucepan, make sure absolutely NO water splashes into the oily liquid.
    • Whisk in the maple syrup.
    • Transfer the chocolate into a smaller bowl over cold water and allow to cool down.
    • Wait until the chocolate starts to thicken BEFORE dipping the strawberries or the mixture will be too oily and NOT stick.
    • Take each strawberry and dip about ¾ of the fruit into the melted chocolate and then roll every other strawberry into the coconut, then place on the parchment paper.
    •  Leave until the chocolate has completely set.

    Notes and tips

    • Use fresh strawberries with the stems NOT frozen ones.
    • Setup a station strawberries, melted chocolate, coconut and then the tray with parchment paper to make things easier.
    • If the chocolate begins to set, don't fret, simply put the melted chocolate over a Bain Marie and start the dipping process again.
    • If you cannot obtain cacao paste then use cacao powder instead.
    • If you choose to use cacao powder then you will need to sieve the powder before adding it to the melted liquid.
    • Coconut butter is also known as also known as "coconut cream" "creamed coconut" and/or "coconut manna". It is relatively cheaper to buy it from a Caribbean grocery store if possible. It comes as a solid, rectangular block.
    • The coconut cream takes the longest to melt so it is best to chop it up into small pieces so it melts quicker or at the same time as the cacao paste/butter.
    close up of the strawberries

    More chocolate recipes to try

    • Vegan Chocolate Chip Pancakes
    • Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake
    • Chocolate Chia Pudding
    • Chocolate Cherry Cookies
    • Avocado Chocolate Mousse
    • Chocolate Coconut Porridge
    • No Bake Gluten Chocolate Cheesecake

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    dipped strawberries

    Vegan Chocolate Covered Strawberries

    Why not indulge in some fresh strawberries dipped in vegan style melted chocolate. Perfect for an after dinner dessert, sweet treat or to share with that special significant other.
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    Course: Appetiser
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories: 311kcal
    Author: Charla

    Ingredients

    • 1 lb fresh strawberries (450g)
    • ½ cup cacao butter (90g)
    • ½ cup cacao paste (90g)
    • ⅓ cup coconut butter (58g)
    • ⅓ cup maple syrup (107g)
    • ⅓ cup shredded coconut (28g)
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Place the strawberries in a colander then wash and blot them dry.
    • Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside.
    • Combine the cacao paste, coconut butter and cacao butter in a large heat resistant bowl and place on top of a saucepan with simmering water (to make a Bain Marie or water bath).
    • Leave the bowl with the cacaos x2 and coconut butter to melt (this should take few minutes).
    • Once melted, carefully remove the bowl from the saucepan, make sure absolutely NO water splashes into the oily liquid.
    • Whisk in the maple syrup.
    • Transfer the chocolate into a smaller bowl over cold water and allow to cool down.
    • Wait until the chocolate starts to thicken BEFORE dipping the strawberries or the mixture will be too oily and NOT stick.
    • Take each strawberry and dip about ¾ of the fruit into the melted chocolate and then roll every other strawberry into the coconut, then place on the parchment paper. 
    • Leave until the chocolate has completely set.

    Notes

    • Use fresh strawberries with the stems NOT frozen ones.
    • Setup a station strawberries, melted chocolate, coconut and then the tray with parchment paper to make things easier.
    • If the chocolate begins to set, don't fret, simply put the melted chocolate over a Bain Marie and start the dipping process again.
    • If you cannot obtain cacao paste then use cacao powder instead.
    • If you choose to use cacao powder then you will need to sieve the powder before adding it to the melted liquid.
    • Coconut butter is also known as also known as "coconut cream" "creamed coconut" and/or "coconut manna". It is relatively cheaper to buy it from a Caribbean grocery store if possible. It comes as a solid, rectangular block.
    • The coconut cream takes the longest to melt so it is best to chop it up into small pieces so it melts quicker or at the same time as the cacao paste/butter.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 311kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 423mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 67mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 3mg
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