Chocolate covered
strawberries
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| Chocolate Covered Strawberries |
Strawberries covered with dark chocolate and a white
chocolate drizzle, a treat made with love.
Chocolate covered strawberries would get the top marks for
the most romantic dessert/ treat; I am not entirely sure why maybe it’s the red
color or simply the chocolate. And my other half once tried to make them using store
bought chocolate sauce in an attempt to surprise me and yes I was surprised and
he was too it did not set. It’s a sauce it’s not going to set but the effort
was worth it, it tasted great…just like chocolate fondue. That’s one thing
about chocolate it can never disappoint you. And still you would find many
chefs and recipes stressing on the use of a good quality chocolate. And how do
you tell if it’s good quality chocolate? Just by the snap sound it makes when
you break it…simple isn’t it! But I don’t see myself or anyone else for that
matter walking into the aisle opening the wrapper and breaking the chocolate
bars to hear the snapping sound. Luckily there’s another way to tell and that
is the percentage of cocoa that it states on the wrapper and higher the cocoa percentages
better the quality of the chocolate.
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| Chocolate Covered Strawberries |
So anyway, a chocolate covered strawberry sounds easy and is
really easy as long as you have the right chocolate bar. And since love is
still in the air (a week after valentines) and mostly because I was in a mood
for a treat, with berries in the fridge and a bar of chocolate at sight I
thought chocolate covered strawberries would be an amazing idea.
It’s really about dipping the strawberries in melted
chocolate and more or less the quantities don’t matter but the ingredients will
make sure you don’t waste any chocolate and a recipe that shows three simple steps.
Ingredients:
Strawberries -12
Dark Chocolate or Milk Chocolate- 70 g
White chocolate to drizzle (optional) - 6 to 7 pieces
Method:
Line a tray with a greased baking sheet or line the tray
with a sheet and place a rack over it. Rinse and Dry the strawberries with a kitchen towel.
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| Strawberries |
Melt the dark chocolate in a double boiler (heat proof bowl
placed on a sauce pan with water over medium heat) and melt the chocolate. (Just
melt don’t let it bubble, that will ruin the chocolate)
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| Melt chocolate in a double boiler |
Once melted, turn off the heat, place the sauce pan with the
bowl on the counter and dip the strawberries in the melted chocolate, I use my
hands but you could also use a cocktail stick, remove the excess dripping
chocolate on the side of the bowl and place it on the rack or the greased
baking sheet.
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| Melted Dark Chocolate |
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| Dip strawberry in melted chocolate sauce |
Follow the same with rest, matter of seconds.
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| Chocolate Covered Strawberries |
Let it cool in the fridge for about 15 to 30 minutes.
Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler or in a
microwave ( careful without burning it) and place the white chocolate in the
zip lock bag and snip one tiny end or use a piping bag and randomly pipe the white chocolate on the
strawberries; Or simply drizzle with a fork. it should set almost instantly if
not leave for a few minutes.
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| Chocolate Covered Strawberries with white chocolate drizzle |
Serve it on its own, on the side of a dessert or top it on a
cake or cupcake! Its more than a treat
its indulgence…
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| Chocolate Covered Strawberries |
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