Chocolate Covered Blueberries

So, this is my 4th of July dish, since blueberries, to me at least, feel right for the 4th of July.  And the blue will go with the tomatoes in the quiche I made earlier today.  The white, well, I suppose I will serve them on white dishes.

This will literally take you 10 minutes.  And is delicious.

You'll need: 

I don't have quantities here because you can adjust them depending upon how many people you're serving.  Basically, one bag of chocolate chips should roughly do fine with one box of berries

• Fresh blueberries (brought to room temperature and dried after being washed)
• chocolate chips
• butter or shortening

The steps

• Melt chocolate chips with a bit of butter or shortening in 15-20 second bursts in the microwave, stirring between each go 'round in the microwave.
• Before you start assembling your deserts, be sure you have the container for them ready.  I used a flat skinny tupperware.  You may want to line with wax paper for easier cleaning later.
• Once the chocolate is melty and syrupy and delicious, add the blueberries a handfull at a time. Stir the berries in, gently, until covered with chocolate.
• Using a spoon and your fingers (best to keep spoon hand clean and only let the other hand get chocolatey), scoop out about 4-6 berries into your container.  Repeat, spacing the clusters just so they won't touch.  
• When you've used up all your blueberries, use your spoon to scrape the sides of the bowl and drizzle this chocolate on top of your blueberry clusters (it's okay to eat some too).
• Refrigerate your chocolate blueberry clusters for at least an hour or until the chocolate has formed a hard, delicious shell around the berries.

These are good on their own, with whipped cream, or over ice cream.

Declare your Food Independence and cook/eat locally for your 4th of July celebration!