How to Make Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
If there is one thing my husband knows will always melt my heart, it is chocolate dipped strawberries. These little pieces of joy are the one thing he knows are a guaranteed hit with me. Usually I am surprised with them a few times a year, hopefully I get a delicious fridge full for Valentine's Day this year.
This is a simple receipe that even I have been able to help with (and for anyone who knows me, I can't cook to save my life).
Ingredients:
1/2 pound milk chocolate or semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1/2 pound white chocolate (or another 1/2 pound milk chocolate or semisweet chocolate), coarsely chopped
12 medium-sized ripe but firm strawberries, preferably with stems still attached
Directions:
If using 2 different kinds of chocolate, put them into separate metal bowls large enough to rest inside the rim of a medium saucepan; if using all of a single kind of chocolate, put it in a single metal bowl.
Add a couple of inches of water to the saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and, resting a bowl of chocolate on top of the rim while making sure that its bottom doesn't touch the water in the pan (creating a double-broiler), melt the chocolate, stirring frequently. Repeat with the other bowl, if using more then one type of chocolate.
Hold a strawberry by its stem and dip into a chocolate of choice, turning to coat about two-thirds of the berry, leaving only the broad stem end uncoated. Place on a sheet of waxed paper to cool and set. Meanwhile, repeat with the remaining strawberries.
When all the chocolate has set on the dipped strawberries, transfer them to individual candy cups or onto a doily-lined platter. Store in a cool place until serving.
Sweetpea's is pleased to offer chocolate-dipped strawberries to our customers when pre-ordered before Wednesday, February 10th, 2010. Call or email today!
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