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Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Penguins

Try these adorable Chocolate Strawberry Penguins for a fun and tasty vegan treat. All you need are some fresh strawberries, chocolate, and candies to make the cutest hearty treat ever!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Diet Vegan, Vegetarian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 16 penguins
Calories 38kcal
Author Marly McMillen

Ingredients

  • 12 medium fresh strawberries (with stems)
  • ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil
  • 32 candy eyes
  • 16 orange candy sprinkles (substitute orange skittles cut in half)
Cups - Metric

Instructions

  • Wash and dry strawberries with stems.
    A bunch of strawberries are drying on a plate lined with paper towels.
  • Place chocolate in a small microwave-safe bowl with coconut oil and melt in 30 second increments. Stir in between each heating. Once the chocolate is melted, stir one last time.
  • Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Gather your candy eyes and sprinkles.
  • Insert a long toothpick or craft stick into the stem end of a strawberry. This makes dipping them in chocolate easier.
  • Dip the pointed end and sides of the strawberries in dark chocolate. Make sure the back of each strawberry is covered in chocolate, too.
    A hand holds a strawberry, dipping it in melted chocolate. There is a plate of strawberries and bowls of candy eyes next to the melted chocolate.
  • While the chocolate is still soft, add candy eyes and confetti candies to make a beak (you can use two or one). Substitute a yellow or orange skittle cut in half.
    A hand holds a stick with a chocolate dipped strawberry with two candy eyes on it. There is a plate of strawberries and bowls of candies below it.
  • Insert the stick into the glass jar filled with rice. This should hold the strawberry upright as the chocolate sets.
  • Once the rice-filled glass is full, transfer it to the fridge to speed up the chocolate setting. Once the chocolate sets, transfer them to a plate for serving. Or keep them in an airtight container for up to 3 days in the fridge.

Nutrition

Calories: 38kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 0.3mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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