These white chocolate covered Red White and Blue Strawberries are an easy and festive dessert to serve for any patriotic holiday. Each juicy strawberry is dipped into creamy white chocolate and crunchy blue sugar, perfect for a quick Memorial Day or Fourth of July dessert.
You will only need three ingredients and just a few minutes to make this recipe. Best of all, you can adjust the colored sugar or sprinkles to fit any holiday or occasion that you want. For a dark chocolate version, you can also try our Chocolate Covered Strawberries.
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Red White and Blue Strawberries
There are so many reasons to love these cute little 4th of July white chocolate covered strawberries, the first of which is that they are one of the easiest desserts you can make. As opposed to something like cupcakes, cheesecakes, cookies, or bars, this recipe will only take you a few minutes to prepare.
Just thoroughly dry your strawberries and dip into melted white chocolate followed by blue sugar or sprinkles. Let them set up at room temperature and then serve! The combination of juicy strawberries, creamy white chocolate, and crunchy blue sugar is absolute perfection.
For more red white and blue desserts, you can also try our Red White and Blue Rice Krispies Treats, 4th of July Brownies, or this Berry Trifle.
Ingredients You Will Need
- White Chocolate - the easiest white chocolate to use for white chocolate covered strawberries is white chocolate candy melts. They are specially formulated to be melted down and used for dipping. You can also use white chocolate chips or a high quality white chocolate. These have great flavor but are a little trickier to work with and burn much more easily.
- Strawberries - chocolate dipped strawberries look best when they have nice green tops and a little stem. Try and find strawberries that are firm, very red, and around the same size.
- Blue Sanding Sugar - for dipping, use a fine blue sanding sugar or tiny blue sprinkles. If the pieces are too large the strawberries won’t look nearly as nice.
How to Make 4th of July Strawberries
- Wash and dry the strawberries. Rinse the strawberries and dry with a paper towel. Let air dry for at least 15-30 minutes until completely dry.
- Melt the chocolate. Melt white chocolate in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between.
- Dip the strawberries. Dip each strawberry into the melted white chocolate, shake off excess, and then dip into a deep bowl full of blue sprinkles. Let cool on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and repeat with the rest of the strawberries.
- Serve. Once the chocolate has completely set up, you can serve. Enjoy!
Recipe Tips
- Can’t find blue sugar? You can make your own blue sugar by putting a tiny bit of food coloring on a fork and mixing it into a small bowl full of regular sugar.
- Make sure your strawberries are room temperature before you dip them—not cold. If they are cold, they will form condensation on the white chocolate very soon after dipping.
- If your white chocolate is a little too thick, mix in a teaspoon of melted coconut oil to try and thin it out just a small amount.
Frequently Asked Questions
As long as you store them properly in the fridge, your chocolate covered strawberries should last for up to 2 days. To soak up some of the moisture, store them on a paper towel lined container.
Yes! You can make these 4th of July Strawberries the night before. Store on a paper towel lined tray, cover lightly, and refrigerate until the next day.
Storing Instructions
- Refrigerator: store on a paper towel lined tray or another container, lightly covered with plastic, for up to 2 days in the fridge.
Red White and Blue Strawberries Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 ounces White Chocolate Wafers
- 18 large Strawberries with stems
- 2 Tablespoons Blue Sprinkles or blue sugar
Instructions
- Wash and rinse the strawberries, then lay them on a paper towel to air dry completely—between 15 minutes to 60 minutes at room temperature.
- Place the white chocolate wafers in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds, stir, and repeat until the chocolate is almost melted. (The heat from the melted chocolate will melt the remaining chocolate) Gently stir until completely melted, smooth, and shiny.
- Cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Add the blue sprinkles to a small deep bowl, then dip each strawberry into the melted white chocolate about ⅔ up the strawberry. Gently shake to remove excess chocolate, then dip about ⅓ up the strawberry into the blue sprinkles. Place onto the parchment covered baking sheet and repeat with the rest of the berries.
- Let the strawberries sit in a cool dark place at room temperature until the chocolate hardens completely—about 1 hour. Enjoy!
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More 4th of July Desserts
- Berry Crisp
- Rice Krispie Pops
- Strawberry Pretzel Salad
- Firecracker Popcorn
- Fresh Fruit Cake
- Blackberry Crisp
- Rainbow Fruit Kabobs
- Fresh Strawberry Pie
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These 4th of July chocolate covered strawberries are a quick and easy way to make a patriotic theme dessert. They're made with fresh strawberries dipped in melted white chocolate and crunchy blue sugar.
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