Chocolate Dipped Treats

Milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate – you can’t go wrong with the big 3! Whether having a dipping party or just experimenting in your kitchen, make your treats come alive with the added taste of chocolate! It makes everything taste a little bit better.

Use a chocolate melting pot for dipping chocolate or other special dipping treats.

Here are a few foods to try dipping...

Fruits

• Strawberries – Ripe, juicy strawberries are wonderful when dipped in any chocolate. For an extra treat dip in white chocolate, let set, and dip again in milk chocolate. An easy yet impressive treat for any buffet table.
• Bananas – Freeze, peel, and dip half in milk chocolate. Store in an airtight container in the freezer until ready to eat.
• Apples – Make caramel apples even more tempting by partially dipping in chocolate. Create delicious new flavors by adding nuts or sprinkles around the bottom and letting set.
• Try other fruits like small pears dipped in white chocolate or orange slices in milk chocolate.

Cookies
Almost any cookie can be improved by chocolate. Try partially dipping in chocolate your favorite peanut butter, macaroon, sugar cookies, biscotti, even chocolate chip cookies! Cookies half-dipped in chocolate will dress up any platter.

Pretzels
Try a little salty sweet, a combination that can’t be beat! Small knot-shaped pretzels can be dipped in white or milk chocolate and then rolled in nonpareils. Dip larger pretzels halfway and roll in nuts or sprinkles. Want to try caramel pretzel drizzled with chocolate? Try this Caramel Pretzel recipe!

Coffee
Create a little café mocha with a chocolate dipped spoon for your coffee. Simply take plastic chocolate spoon sticks and place in a spoon mold. Flavor the milk or dark chocolate with hazelnut or your favorite flavoring and pour in the mold. To dress it up for a special occasion, just add sprinkles. Makes a great favor at the end of a meal, just stir your coffee for a luscious mocha beverage!

These are just a few ways to add chocolate to your day. So melt some chocolate or confectionery coating and get your sweet on!