The list of ingredients is very simple – chocolate and strawberries.
White, milk and dark chocolate will be suitable.
Choose either cooking chocolate or any chocolate that melts well.
Strawberries should be ripe but firm. They don’t need to be all the same size, that’s entirely up to you.
The amount of chocolate needed will depend on the strawberries and also on their size.
As a rough guide, you will need two cups of chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate) for each twenty strawberries.
Rinse the strawberries and place them on a kitchen towel. It is very important to wait until the strawberries are completely dry. You can pat them gently with a kitchen towel.
Before melting the chocolate prepare a tray lined with baking paper.
Chocolate should be melted in double boiler. Heat water in a large saucepan and put a heatproof glass bowl inside to create a double boiler.
Place the chocolate inside the glass bowl. Once it melts, stir it for a while, to temper it. Tempering chocolate will give the chocolate coating a nice smooth look once it dries.
To make the chocolate even silkier and a little bit softer you could add a very small amount of oil at this point. The chocolate needs to be completely melted but not too hot.
Take the strawberries one by one and dip them in the chocolate. Hold the strawberry above the bowl for a short while. Then, transfer it onto the waxed baking paper.
Be playful and experiment with different styles. Try dipping the whole strawberry or half on the strawberry (at various angles) to see what looks best.
To make the coating look like small suit, dip the strawberry.
If you wish, you could dip the strawberry into a topping of your choice – chopped nuts, shredded coconut or colourful retro sprinkles.
You could also let the chocolate dry and them dip the strawberries again in a different type of chocolate, i.e. white chocolate, creating double-layer coating.
Or, you could put melted white chocolate into a small piping bag and drizzle white chocolate over milk chocolate or dark chocolate.
When finished, place the tray into a refrigerator to make the chocolate set quickly. Then, peal the strawberries off the waxed paper carefully. Arrange on a tray or a bowl.
The chocolate covered strawberries look really nice. I must try making my own this Valentines day and surprise my husband with it. Once I learn to make perfect ones, I might make it a small business. I am sure no one can say no to these yummy treats!
your husband is a lucky guy! It’s a great idea to turn this into business, good luck.
Thanks for sharing this! I would love to try it myself.
It is really easy and you will love them!