36 strawberries
1 dark chocolate coating:
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp oil
1 white chocolate coating:
1/2 cup vanilla milk chips
1 1/2 tsp oil
Directions
Wash strawberries; gently pat dry. Line tray with waxed paper. In
small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips and 1 tsp. oil,
stirring occasionally until smooth. Remove from heat. Set saucepan in
pan of hot water to maintain dipping consistency. Dip 18
strawberries into chocolate mixture until 2/3 of each strawberry is
coated. Allow excess chocolate to drip off; place strawberries stem
side down on paper-lined tray. Refrigerate until serving time.
Repeat with remaining strawberries, using vanilla milk chips and 1
1/2 tsp. oil. Tip: To make pastel-colored coating, add 2 to 5 drops
any food color to melted vanilla milk chip mixture. Typed by
cjhartlin@msn.com Source: Pillsbury Party Cookbook
Servings: 36 berries
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