Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Chocolate covered strawberries are loved by millions of people worldwide. The delectable composition of juicy sweet strawberries combined with silky sweet chocolate will amaze your palate. Buy some chocolate covered strawberries online here! Or, make them yourselves with this great chocolate covered strawberries recipe. Making your own chocolate strawberries is easier than you may think!

How to Make Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Ingredients

* 16 ounces milk chocolate chips
* 2 tablespoons shortening
* 1 pound fresh strawberries with leaves

Directions

* Melt the chocolate and shortening in a double boiler. Stir occasionally until smooth.
* Insert toothpick into the top of a strawberry.
* Holding the strawberry by the toothpick, dip it into the chocolate mixture.
* Remove it from the chocolate, and turn the strawberry upside down by the toothpick, and stick the toothpick into styrofoam and let the chocolate cool.
* Repeat with each of the strawberries.