Chocolate Covered Strawberry Penguins
Servings: penguins
These chocolate covered strawberry penguins make the cutest holiday snack! You can whip them together in 20 minutes and then leave them to dry for a delicious and festive bite to eat!
Ingredients
- 15 fresh strawberries
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 30 candy eyeballs
- 1 dried apricot, cut into small triangle wedges
- wooden skewers
Instructions
- Rinse the strawberries under water and then allow them to completely dry. You can pat them with paper towel to speed up the process.
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, add the dark chocolate chips and coconut oil. Melt in the microwave in thirty-second increments, stirring between each time interval until the chocolate is melted and smooth.
- Poke a skewer into the stem-side of a strawberry. Dip the strawberry diagonally into the melted chocolate so that the top part is covered.
- Rotate the strawberry diagonally on the left side to coat it in chocolate, and then roll it in the melted chocolate on a diagonal to coat the right side. Make sure the backside of the strawberry is fully coated in chocolate while still leaving a triangle portion exposed in the front for the penguin's belly.
- While the chocolate is still wet, add the candy eyeballs side by side, just above the exposed part of the strawberry. Then add a dried apricot triangle just below the eyes but still above the exposed part of the strawberry to make a beak. Repeat with the remaining strawberries.
- Place the skewers in an upright position to allow them to dry. We like to use a foam floral block since you can simply poke the skewers in. It will take 20 to 30 minutes for the chocolate to completely set if you leave the chocolate penguins at room temperature and shorter if you place them in the fridge.
- Once the chocolate firms up, you can serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 50kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 0.4mg | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 26IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 0.2mg
