Chocolate Coated Strawberries

Who can resist a bouquet of chocolate-covered strawberries on Valentine’s Day? This chocolate-covered strawberries recipe is really easy and enjoyable to make with contemporary berries and your selection of chocolate.

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Problem: This can be a beginner-friendly recipe that even the youngsters will help put together.
Prep Word: Be sure your strawberries are washed, absolutely dried, and at room temperature for greatest outcomes.
Time-Saving Tip: As an alternative of melting your chocolate on the range, strive popping it within the microwave.
Serving Ideas: Reward a field of those to your Valentine, make them for a enjoyable snack or dessert, or carry them for a category celebration or potluck!

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Solely 2 Components!

Strawberries: Select contemporary and agency strawberries of any measurement with the leaves intact for colour. Frozen strawberries aren’t advisable for this recipe. Make sure to use room temperature strawberries so that they don’t ‘sweat’ and the chocolate adheres correctly.
Chocolate: For the very best taste use high-quality chocolate. White chocolate, milk chocolate, semi-sweet, darkish chocolate, or a mixture can be utilized for creating layers or drizzling.

Chocolate Coated Strawberry Toppings

Roll or sprinkle jimmies
Sprinkles
Graham cracker crumbs
Crushed Nilla wafers or Oreos
Toasted coconut
Chopped peanuts
Drizzle them with completely different colours of chocolate

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The best way to Make Chocolate-Coated Strawberries

Wash and dry strawberries, leaving the inexperienced stems on.
Soften chocolate (full recipe under).
Rigorously dip every strawberry, holding onto the stem.
Cool strawberries on parchment paper and garnish earlier than the chocolate units.
Switch chocolate-covered strawberries to the fridge till absolutely hardened.

In a Rush?

Soften chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl at 30-second intervals at 50% energy, stirring between intervals. As soon as it begins to soften, scale back the time to 15-second intervals. Strive smoothing it out with a teaspoon of coconut oil blended in.

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For good chocolate protection, strawberries ought to be at room temperature and dry so the chocolate adheres.
Keep away from overcooking chocolate or getting any water within the melting bowl, as this will likely trigger the chocolate to grab up and turn out to be grainy.
For good outcomes, temper the chocolate.
If the chocolate turns into too thick to dip, gently warmth or stir in a single or two tablespoons of coconut oil.

The best way to Retailer Chocolate Coated Strawberries

Put together chocolate-covered strawberries earlier within the day and preserve them at room temperature earlier than serving (this prevents them from ‘sweating’).
Or make as much as a day forward and retailer them within the fridge.
You possibly can freeze chocolate-covered strawberries on parchment paper then pop them right into a zippered bag and freeze for as much as 3 months.
Don’t toss that leftover chocolate! Hold it within the fridge and remelt it for future recipes like chocolate-dipped pretzels, fortune cookies, and bananas.

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Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook dinner Time 20 minutes

Whole Time 25 minutes

Wash strawberries effectively and permit them to dry utterly.
Place 1″ of water in a small pot.
Break chocolate into items and place in a glass bowl that matches excessive of the pot with out touching the water.
Carry the water to a simmer over medium-high warmth, then scale back to low and place bowl with chocolate over prime. Stir often till melted and easy and the chocolate reaches 88-90°F.
Take away from warmth (I wish to preserve the bowl over the pot to maintain the chocolate heat) and thoroughly dip strawberries, holding the stem. Gently shake off extra chocolate and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Garnish with toppings if utilizing.
When all strawberries are coated, place within the fridge to set utterly earlier than serving.

Rinse berries below cool water and dab dry effectively with paper towels earlier than dipping. Drops of water can break the chocolate.
Use room temperature strawberries.
Low gradual warmth is one of the best ways to soften the chocolate, make sure the bowl shouldn’t be touching the water. Tempered chocolate is greatest.
Place dipped berries on a parchment paper or waxed paper-lined baking sheet.
Make these the similar day you propose on serving them.
Chocolate-covered strawberries are greatest saved at room temperature for the day.

Vitamin info supplied is an estimate and can range primarily based on cooking strategies and types of components used.

Course Sweet, Dessert, Social gathering Meals, Snack

Delicacies American

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