Chocolate Dipped Fruit

• 2 pounds fruit assorted, strawberries, blackberries, banana slices, dried apricots or peeled orange slices
• 12 ounces chocolate chips good -quality, you can use semi- sweet, milk chocolate or white
• colored sprinkles or sugars

1. Wash and dry the fruit on paper towels.
2. Put half the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Choose chocolate melt setting on the KitchenAid(R) Microwave Hood Combination Oven and microwave chocolate according to weight. Or microwave chocolate in increments of 30 seconds, stirring chocolate in between until melted and smooth. Make sure not to overcook chocolate.
3. Using your fingers or chop sticks, dip fruit in chocolate until it is about 3/4 covered. Place fruit on a large cookie sheet covered with wax paper. Sprinkle on colored sprinkles or sugars. Opposite colored chocolate can also be drizzled on. Repeat with remaining chocolate and fruit.
4. Place cookie sheet in the refrigerator for thirty minutes or until chocolate hardens. Wrap well or place in plastic containers until fruit is ready to serve.

fruit, chocolate chips, colored sprinkles

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Chocolate-Dipped-Fruit-1090106 (may not work)