Hand Dipped Chocolate Strawberries
This is a very quick post, as this is the easiest dessert in the world. Hand Dipped Chocolate Strawberries. Great for just a festive, simple dessert anytime of the year, but especially good for Valentine’s Day.
Buy good chocolate chips. I like Ghirardelli 60% cacao bittersweet. (don’t know why I was holding the bag upside down!)
Warm 1-2 inches of water in sauce pan. Place a double boiler on top and when the water is slightly simmering, add the chips. Don’t let the water boil too hard.
Add the chips a few at a time until they all melt.
Start to dip each strawberry, carefully letting the excess drip back into the chocolate.
After dipping, place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Let cool at least two house or overnight.
Serve the Strawberries on a platter for simple dessert.
Or, in this case, we made an entire dessert tray. Experiment with dipping marshmallows or cookies as well. This made a great Valentine’s Dessert that everyone loved.
Hand Dipped Chocolate Strawberries
Ingredients
- 12- 15 strawberries, whole with stems and greens left on
- 1 10 oz package of bittersweet baking chocolate chips (Ghirardelli works well)
Instructions
- Clean the strawberries and dry well.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- In a double boiler, bring about 1-2 inches of warm water water to a slight simmer over medium heat.
- Add the chocolate chips, a few at a time and slowly melts until all are incorporated.
- Dip the strawberries, one at a time into the chocolate. Let drip back in pan until much of the excess chocolate is off. Lay on the parchment paper. Repeat until all the chocolate or strawberries are gone.
- Once all the strawberries are dipped, cover and place in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight. Enjoy!
