I decided to make Chocolate Covered Strawberries for Ryan as a Valentine's Day surprise, sadly it was spoiled when he went into the fridge when he came home from work! But the strawberries were absolutely delicious. Since the strawberries are in season this was the perfect dessert!
I didn't really follow a recipe but here is one of the ones that I've seen and it is similar to what I did. Now you don't have to use the whole bag of chocolate chips like I did. If there is left over chocolate you can always make your own chocolate bar!
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Ingredients:
12 oz bag of Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Chips
1 pound of large strawberries, washed and patted dry
Directions:
Rinse the
berries well and pat dry (make sure they're completely dry with no drops of
water present). Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper, or nonstick
foil.
Melt your
chocolate. Chocolate melts best with indirect heat-- I use a double boiler pan.
If you don't have a double boiler, simmer 2 inches of water in a saucepan, then
place a heat-safe bowl in the water and melt the chocolate in the bowl.
Once your
chocolate is melted, you're ready to decorate. Assemble your parchment lined
baking sheet, and melted chocolate.
Dip the
strawberries one by one into the melted chocolate, coating them 1/2 to 3/4 of
the way up. Lift and twist the strawberry as you pull it out of the chocolate,
letting the excess drip back into the bowl.
Place the
dipped strawberries onto the parchment. Do not move or touch them once you've
set them down, or you will disturb the lovely chocolate shell.
Place them
in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes till the chocolate sets.
You can
serve the chocolate strawberries chilled or at room temperature. Chilled
strawberries will have a nice crunch to the chocolate-- room temp will make the
chocolate a bit softer to bite through. Place them in a pretty tissue-lined box
for gift giving, if desired.
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