Healthier Chocolate Covered Strawberries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pound fresh strawberries with leaves
8 ounces milk chocolate chips
1 tablespoon shortening

Preparation

Insert toothpicks into tops of strawberries.
Melt chocolate and shortening in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Holding strawberries by toothpicks, dip into chocolate mixture.
Turn strawberries upside down and insert toothpick into styrofoam or simply place strawberries on a sheet of wax paper. Allow to cool completely.