Chocolate Covered Strawberries Made In An Ice Cube Tray
Make chocolate-covered strawberries the easy way: In an ice cube tray! This easy process takes the guesswork out of the process and results in perfectly portioned chocolates.
Chocolate-covered strawberries. In an ice cube tray. Isn’t this just the cutest idea ever?
I discovered this clever recipe on Pinterest awhile back and made it recently for a wine tasting I attended. The guests loved them. And the best party?
They were stupidly simple to make and quite inexpensive!
The Cost: Cheaper Than Store-Bought Chocolate-Covered Strawberries!
I paid less than $5.00 for a whole tray of these delectable treats. These are the perfect little snacks for any of the following get-togethers:
- Spa night
- Wine tastings
- Bridal showers
- Baby showers
This recipe is much cheaper than any chocolate-covered strawberry you’ll find in a grocery store – and even more so when compared to chocolate strawberries from a chocolate shop.
What Kind Of Chocolate To Use
These treats are only as good as the ingredients you use to make them: Fresh, sweet strawberries + tasty, quality chocolate.
You can use milk or dark chocolate chips for this recipe. Just make sure the chocolate chips you’re using are actually chocolate chips and not chocolate-flavored morsels.
Ghirardelli chocolate chips or Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips are my preferred, easy-to-find picks to make these strawberries.
How To Get Them To Pop Right Out Of The Tray
I was a little leery about popping these out of the ice cube tray, fearing that they would stick or fall apart completely, but I had no problem at all.
The trick is to refrigerate them long enough so they set – at least an hour. Once they’re completely cool, they will pop right out when you twist the tray in opposite directions.
The best part about these chocolate-covered strawberries? Less mess than traditional dipped strawberries. You can literally prepare these in five minutes, forget about them, then pop them out once your guests arrive. Easy as pie.
Actually, it’s easier than pie.
More Budget-Friendly Chocolate Treats
If you have a chocolate craving – or want to make a fancy treat for a get-together, try one of these recipes:
- Chocolate-covered goat cheese truffles
- 3-Ingredient chocolate truffle dip
- Chocolate dessert “salami”
- Brigadeiros (4-ingredient Brazilian chocolate truffles)
- Customizable chocolate bites (also made in an ice cube tray!)
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Chocolate-Covered Strawberries Made In An Ice Cube Tray
Don't skimp on the quality of chocolate for this recipe. Use quality chocolate chips such as Ghiradelli or Guittard. To cut back on the sweetness of the milk chocolate, I threw in some unsweetened dark chocolate discs I happened to have on hand.
Ingredients
- 12 medium-sized strawberries
- 12-ounce bag of high quality real chocolate chips (I used just under a whole bag of chocolate chips to make one tray of chocolate-covered strawberries)
Instructions
- Rinse strawberries and set aside to dry. Melt chocolate chips in the microwave, or in a makeshift double boiler on the stovetop. Heat until chocolate is melted, and stir until smooth. Fill each ice cube slot about 2/3 full with chocolate. Place one strawberry in each slot. Place tray in refrigerator and chill for at least one hour until chocolate is set.
- To remove strawberries from tray, simply grab both ends of the tray and turn slowly in opposite directions - just like you do to remove ice cubes from the tray.
What an ingenious idea! So much easier than the traditional way!
These look wonderful – like a portable chocolate fountain!
Love this ideal! WIll for sure try this next time!
I made some in ice trays… disaster! they cracked up, had to start again. Am thinking perhaps the Silicone Ice Trays ya can get now might work better…
Oh no! So sorry to hear that. I used a plastic ice cube tray, which worked really well.
I haven’t owned trays in years! Today I will buy some! What a great idea!
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i would think if you used a bit of pam on the tray they would pop right out
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I like your idea of the chocolate covered strawberries. It looks so simple and easy, and apart of that they look yummy and wonderful, i`m sure that i will be trying them very soon,Thank you for a great idea keep it up.
I think this is a good idea for chocolate strawberries but i find it hard to believe that they just came right out .
Believe it!
Can I use an actually double boiler or does it have to be a makeshift one?
Yes. Using a bona fide double broiler is totally fine.
Maybe you could do nuts too
Just tried this idea, and it was great! The chocolate covered strawberries popped right out of the tray and looked very pretty.Actually, I was practicing to use for a trunk party next month. Will definitely be using this idea again.
I have made dipped chocolate covered strawberries and I used 2 tablespoons of shortening to help adhere the chocolate and assist it in forming to the strawberry. I will try it with the ice cube trays next time.