How to make Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
Chocolate dipped fruits are always a treat; especially chocolate covered strawberries. Weather you make these as a special Mother’s Day treat or Valentine’s Day indulgence these will always be simple, easy and effortless to create. Place them in a bowl on their own or served with whipped cream and Champagne for that added luxury.
How to make Chocolate Dipped Strawberries aka Chocolate covered strawberries
The Strawberry season is coming to an end here and guess what? this year I haven’t made any Chocolate Covered Strawberries! My kids love them and I always make them especially around mothers day. Aadi loves to dip the strawberries in chocolate. He will find a box to place them in and then say – “Happy Birthday Mother Day mama” Some how every time he says Happy the birthday seems to tag along so instead of just saying – Happy Mothers Day he says Happy Birthday Mothers Day Mama.
I made these for a cake order recently and thought that I’d share with you how easy and simple it is to make chocolate covered strawberries. Now we made a few of these over on Instagram stories recently so honestly nothing more new I’m showing you in this post.
But… nothing beats classy and elegant chocolate dipped strawberries they can make any dessert look. Top one over a strawberry or chocolate mouse. Garnish a bowl of fruit salad with some of these. Serve them as a healthier Valentine Dessert. My favorite? Strawberries and Champagne…. no not cliche – they do taste delish together.
How to make Chocolate Covered Strawberries
No Microwave ? Use a Double Boiler
I often use a microwave to melt chocolate in my recipes but I know that some of you do not have microwaves. So I always say use a double boiler which is a big word for something really simple.
Basically a double boiler is just two pans that fit perfectly together. One above and one below.
- Take a pot (like a soup pot) with little water in it.
- Find another pan (like a sauce pan) that sits comfortably over that first pot
- The top pot must not touch the water in the bottom pot.
- There should be no gap between the pots to prevent stem from the water seizing the chocolate
- Now all you do is add chocolate to the top pan.
- Place the pan with chocolate over a pot of simmering water. (Make sure the steam does not go into the chocolate or the chocolate will seize)
- Keep the heat to a low and let the chocolate gently melt away.
How to make Perfect Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Though very easy to make these can be a bit tricky and frustrating. So here are some tips to help you make the Perfect Chocolate Coated Strawberries every single time. But first?
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- Strawberries – These have got to be fresh!! Not frozen! If you don’t have fresh strawberries make a dessert that calls for frozen strawberries. The condensation from frozen fruits can be just one of the big issues when using frozen fruits. Most people like to use large strawberries !! Personally I like a decent small to medium size. As you can see these aren’t huge and to me they look prettier. But you choose what you like.
- Dry Fruits – You can use dry fruits to make these as well. Try dried apricots, figs, peaches etc. They make delicious chocolate covered dry fruit.
- Chocolate – This is like eating chocolate so you want to use a good quality chocolate that you love to eat. Any baking or cooking chocolate will just not do justice to the taste and quality of this dessert. As long as you can eat the chocolate on it’s own you can use it to make chocolate covered strawberries.
- Garnish – I like a little drizzle of white chocolate over my chocolate covered strawberries. Sometimes I even use some finely chopped nuts. But today I’ve kept them plain and simple.
- Vegetable oil – you want to use a non flavored oil that’s not going to affect the taste and flavor of your chocolate. The purpose of the oil is to thin the chocolate so you have a shiny smooth satin like coating that is not too thick and clumpy on the strawberries. Thick chocolate coating just makes the strawberries look bulky.
How to make Perfect Chocolate Covered Strawberries
5 Tips to the Perfect Chocolate Covered Strawberries
- Always make sure the strawberries are fresh and bruise free.
- Dry the strawberries really well – any drop of water or condensation on the strawberry can seize the chocolate.
- Melt the chocolate slowly and gently for a nice shine.
- Stick a toothpick at the top of the strawberries to help move the strawberries easily.
- Let the excess chocolate drip completely, remove excess by scraping the strawberry on the edge of the bowl. This will prevent a big pool of chocolate at the base of the strawberry which does not look good.
How to make Perfect Chocolate Covered Strawberries
How to make Chocolate Covered Strawberries (Save/Pin)
Ingredients
- Fresh strawberries – 450 grams (1 lbs strawberries)
- Chocolate – 200 grams (8 oz)
- Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp
Garnish (optional)
- Melted white chocolate – 50 grams (2 oz)
- Finely chopped nuts – 50 grams (1/4 cup)
How to make Perfect Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Method
Prepare Strawberries
- Wash strawberries under cold running water and let drain completely.
- Wipe them well to drain any excess liquid – If the strawberries are not completely dry, any drop of water that falls into your chocolate will seize the chocolate. (that’s what I meant by tricky and frustrating – now you know)
- Best practice – I wipe each strawberry with a paper hand towel. Then I air dry for another hour at least so any mist on the stalks will dry as well.
How to make Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Melt some chocolate
- Break chocolate into smaller pieces.
- Microwave for about 30 secs to one minute until completely melted.
- Alternatively use a double boiler method to melt chocolate.
- Add vegetable oil to the melted chocolate – stir well.
- This will thin the chocolate giving you a smooth and shinny finish. Plus a thinner chocolate consistency makes it easy to dip the strawberries.
How to make Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Dip Strawberries
- You can simply pick a strawberry by the stalk (green) and dip into the chocolate.
- Hold it above the chocolate for a few seconds to let excess chocolate drip.
- Gently rub the back of the strawberry over the edge removing any excess.
- Place on a parchment paper leaving enough room between each one of them.
How to make Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chill Strawberries – Storage
- Place the tray in the fridge for 20 minutes until the chocolate is set.
- These will stay well in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- As the strawberries loose their freshness the chocolate will start to crack and fall off.
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How to make Chocolate Covered Strawberries
How to make Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chocolate dipped fruits are always a treat; especially chocolate covered strawberries. Weather you make these as a special Mother's Day treat or Valentine's Day indulgence these will always be simple, easy and effortless to create. Place them in a bowl on their own or served with whipped cream and Champagne for that added luxury.
Ingredients - Choose (Metric or US Customary) below
- 450 grams Fresh strawberries
- 200 grams Chocolate
- 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
Garnish (optional)
- 50 grams Melted white chocolate
- 50 grams Finely chopped nuts
Instructions
Prepare Strawberries
-
Wash strawberries under cold running water and let drain completely.
-
Wipe them well to drain any excess liquid - If the strawberries are not completely dry, any drop of water that falls into your chocolate will seize the chocolate. (that's what I meant by tricky and frustrating - now you know)
-
Best practice - I wipe each strawberry with a paper hand towel. Then I air dry for another hour at least so any mist on the stalks will dry as well.
Melt some chocolate
-
Break chocolate into smaller pieces
-
Microwave for about 30 secs to one minute until completely melted
-
Alternatively use a double boiler method to melt chocolate
-
Add vegetable oil to the melted chocolate - stir well.
-
This will thin the chocolate giving you a smooth and shinny finish. Plus a thinner chocolate consistency makes it easy to dip the strawberries.
Dip Strawberries
-
You can simply pick a strawberry by the stalk (green) and dip into the chocolate.
-
Hold it above the chocolate for a few seconds to let excess chocolate drip.
-
Gently rub the back of the strawberry over the edge removing any excess
-
Place on a parchment paper leaving enough room between each one of them.
Chill Strawberries - Storage
-
Place the tray in the fridge for 20 minutes until the chocolate is set.
-
These will stay well in the fridge for up to 3 days.
-
As the strawberries loose their freshness the chocolate will start to crack and fall off.
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Veena
Thank you for this tutorial. Now I know why I always had a big pool of chocolate at the base. Making this again today..
Thank you Swarna – Happy to hear this post was helpful.Enjoy your strawberries.
Wow.. Thank you Veena !! This is the best post on how to cover strawberries with chocolate. Not every body gives such details and tips. Thank you!
Thank you so much Shalu. So happy to hear that you found this post useful and you like my way of writing