Ingredients:
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- 12 strawberries
Instructions:
- Melt dark chocolate chips and coconut oil in a microwave or double boiler.
- Dip strawberries in the melted chocolate and place them on a parchment-lined sheet.
- Refrigerate for 20 minutes until chocolate hardens.
Chocolate covered strawberries are loaded with antioxidants, which are important for maintaining good health. Antioxidants help to protect your cells from damage, and they have been linked to a lower risk of some chronic diseases, such as heart disease and cancer.
It’s time for romance: Chocolate-covered strawberries
- Increases one’s good cholesterol (HDL)
- Lowers bad cholesterol (LDL)
- Lowers blood pressure.
Cocoa has been associated with health benefits that may include :
- reducing free radicals.
- improving blood flow.
- lowering blood pressure.
- lowering “bad cholesterol”
- reducing inflammation.
- reducing insulin resistance.
- improving the brain’s ability to make new connections between neurons.
- increasing microbiome diversity.
