Get ready to celebrate in style with a delightful and patriotic holiday treat – red, white, and blue strawberries are perfect for the Fourth of July! With just a few simple steps, you can transform ordinary fresh strawberries into patriotic strawberries: stunning and delicious display of American pride. Get ready to impress your guests on your 4th of July party and enjoy the sweet taste of red, white, and blue desserts with these eye-catching treats, perfect for any festive occasion.
Whether it’s a Labor Day, Independence Day or Memorial Day celebration, celebrate with these with irresistible and fun red, white, and blue strawberries. These easy dessert strawberries are the perfect summer treat and patriotic dessert to sweeten up your festive gatherings – and they are so much fun! Get your patriotic celebrations started.
Here is what you need for Fourth of July strawberries:
Getting these simple ingredients ready ahead of time will help this project flow smoothly. You can get everything in your local grocery store. Read the detailed instructions before starting, so you can gather the glass bowls, saucepans with water, sheet pans and parchment or waxed paper you’ll be using.
- 1 package of good quality (Ghirardelli or Guittard) white chocolate melts or white candy melts (about 10-12 ounces)
- 2 pounds of large strawberries with stems (about 20), washed and dried very well and at room temperature
- blue sanding sugar (blue sprinkles would also work)
- baking sheet or serving tray
- parchment paper
- microwave and microwave-safe small bowl or double boiler
Step-by-Step Instructions for the Best Red White and Blue Strawberries
TIP: Scroll down and read the How to Make Your Own Double Boiler to read more detailed instructions on how to melt chocolate if you have never tried it before.
- Place the white chocolates into a heat-proof bowl if melting the chocolate in the microwave. Melt the chocolates in a microwave-safe bowl at half power, for 1 minute, stir, and then heat for 30-second intervals stirring at each interval until melted. Melt the chocolate or candy coating slowly. Chocolate that gets too hot will dry and thicken.
- Stir melted white chocolate until smooth.
- Line a sheet pan with parchment or wax paper. Holding the strawberry by the stem, dip the fruit into the white chocolate, lift and twist slightly, letting any excess chocolate fall back into the glass bowl.
- Immediately dip the bottom of the strawberry into the blue sanding sugar.
- Repeat with the rest of the berries.
- Set the dipped strawberries aside until the chocolate sets, about 30 minutes
How to make your own double boiler:
- Fill a saucepan ¼ full with water and bring the water to a low gentle boil.
- Reduce the heat to the lowest setting and set a large (heat-proof) bowl on top, making sure the bowl tightly covers the pot. Make sure there are a few inches of space between the bottom of the bowl and the water.
- Add chocolate to the bowl and stir constantly, until melted and smooth.
- Remove the bowl from heat and add a handful of reserved chocolate to the bowl to temper the chocolate. Stir until the additional chocolate has melted.
Serving and Storage Tips
You can serve these beauties as soon as the chocolate is set. Store uncovered, out of direct sunlight, for 1 day. Then pop them in the refrigerator in airtight containers for up to 3 days. Chocolate-covered strawberries do not freeze well, because the strawberries will release juice when thawed.
Red White & Blue Strawberries
Ingredients
- 1 bag white chocolate chips (about 10-12 ounces)(reserve a generous tablespoon of chips for tempering if needed)
or white candy coating
- 2 lbs long-stemmed strawberries
- 4 ounces blue sanding sugar
Instructions
- Slowly melt the chocolate in a double boiler or melt the chocolates in a microwave at half power, for 1 minute, stir and then heat for 30 second intervals stirring at each interval until melted.
- Once the chocolate is melted and smooth, remove from the heat and add the reserved chocolate chips. Stir until the additional chocolate has melted.
- Line a sheet pan with parchment or waxed paper.
- Holding the strawberry by the stem, dip the fruit into the white chocolate, lift and twist slightly, letting any excess chocolate fall back into the bowl.
- Immediately dip bottom of strawberry in blue sanding sugar.
- Set strawberries on the parchment paper.
- Repeat with the rest of the strawberries.
- Set the strawberries aside until the chocolate sets, about 30 minutes.
Notes
- Fill a saucepan ¼ full with water and bring the water to a low gentle boil.
- Reduce the heat to the lowest setting and set a large (heat-proof) bowl on top, making sure the bowl tightly covers the pot. Make sure there are a few inches of space between the bottom of the bowl and the water.
- Add chocolate to the bowl and stir constantly, until melted and smooth.
- Remove the bowl from heat and add a handful of reserved chocolate to the bowl to temper the chocolate. Stir until the additional chocolate has melted.
Nutrition
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