Vegan Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

For a dessert known for its elegance, chocolate-dipped strawberries are one of the quickest, simplest ways to elevate any special occasion. Now, I’ve put together a full guide on how to make this tasty treat, including everything you need to know!

Plus, making this plant-based chocolate-covered strawberry recipe is much cheaper than buying, and with just 2 base ingredients, they’re an easy, crowd-pleasing dessert for emergencies, too.

You may also enjoy peanut butter & chocolate-covered bananas, peanut butter stuffed dates, or healthy apple snacks with granola.

The Ingredients

• Vegan chocolate: Use high-quality chocolate (made with cocoa butter, like semi-sweet by Guittard or Trader Joe’s)- dark, white, or milk chocolate-dipped strawberries.

For Stuffed Strawberries

There are several simple and delicious ways to stuff large strawberries:

• Vegan chocolate spread (aka dairy-free Nutella)
• Biscoff
• Peanut butter or almond butter
• Dairy-free chocolate ganache
• Vegan cheesecake filling (vegan cream cheese + powdered sugar + vanilla)

Use a small melon baller or paring knife to remove the stem and core, then a piping bag/small spoon to add the filling (aim for ½-1tsp of filling per large berry).

How to Make Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Alternatively, use a double-boiler method to melt the chocolate (learn how to melt chocolate here).

If the vegan chocolate thickens/cools between strawberries, pop it back in the microwave for 10-15 seconds (or leave it on the double-boiler).

Enjoy the vegan chocolate-coated strawberries as a snack/dessert, to garnish vegan vanilla cupcakes or on the middle of a strawberry upside down cake and this easy strawberry bread, or alongside this strawberry banana milkshake.

FAQs

Pro Recipe Tips

• Use fresh strawberries: Ensure they’re room temperature and thoroughly dry (otherwise the vegan chocolate may seize) for the best results.
• For a crisp, smooth, snappy coating: Temper the plant-based chocolate.
• To avoid condensation: Only chill the strawberries until set (15-20 minutes).

How to Decorate Chocolate Covered Strawberries

DIY chocolate-dipped strawberries can be adapted for any occasion – Valentine’s Day, Christmas, Halloween, baby shower, date night, etc.

• Vegan chocolate drizzle (in the same or a contrasting type)
• Marbled vegan chocolate (swirl two types of non-dairy chocolate before dipping)
• Mini vegan chocolate chips/sprinkles (either loosely sprinkled or dipped into)
• Chopped nuts (i.e., almonds, peanuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, etc.)
• Crushed cookies (like Oreos, Biscoff, graham crackers, OR pretzels)
• Crushed candy (like peppermints, crushed vegan M&M’s, etc.)
• Freeze-dried berries
• Coconut (shredded or flakes – raw or toasted)
• Edible glitter/gold leaf for a touch of elegance (add over set vegan chocolate)
• Flaky sea salt

You could also color white chocolate with oil-based colorings. I.e., pink chocolate for Valentine’s/baby showers, etc. Red for Christmas, etc.

Storage Instructions

It’s best to enjoy non-dairy chocolate-dipped strawberries within 24 hours, though leftovers will store in a single layer in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.

Avoid stacking them if you don’t want to blemish the non-dairy chocolate coating.