Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Learn How to Make Ganache, and it will become the only chocolate dip you ever make! Ganache makes the best chocolate dipped strawberries.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, French

Keyword chocolate covered strawberries, chocolate strawberries, how to make chocolate covered strawberries, how to make ganache

Prep Time 4

Cook Time 1

Total Time 5

Servings cup

Calories 54kcal

¼ cup heavy whipping cream
4½ ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips or white chocolate chips, or dark chocolate chips
1 pinch sea salt or kosher salt

Pour semi-sweet chocolate chips into a heat-proof bowl.
¼ cup heavy whipping cream, 4½ ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
Heat heavy whipping cream in the microwave for about 45 seconds until it just begins to bubble. Carefully pour the hot whipping cream over the chocolate chips in the bowl.
Stir until the chocolate melts and is smooth. If the chips don’t melt completely, put the bowl back in the microwave for about 10 to 15 seconds to heat just slightly. Stir until smooth.
Add a pinch sea salt or kosher salt, and stir to combine.
1 pinch sea salt
Use for all your favorite dessert recipes. For best results, make sure you make the ganache when you're ready to use it, and not ahead of time.

Make a white chocolate ganache recipe by using white chocolate chips instead. Dark chocolate ganache is delicious, too.
If the chocolate is too thin, put it in the freezer for a couple of minutes until it thickens.
Use as a topping for fruits, cakes, cheesecakes, etc.
This recipe is for a little under 1 cup. To make a larger portion, use 1 cup heavy cream and 8 oz. chocolate. This will make about 2 cups.