Strawberries
are the most beautiful fruit that I have known. They are so picture perfect that
it’s hard to believe that they actually grow on plants. The luscious color and
beautiful heart shape not only appeal to the eye but also to the lips too. Add
chocolate to the pretty fruit and you can do wonders with both taste and looks
of your preparation. Chocolate coated strawberries is one way of doing that without
adding too many calories. It's quick, fresh, beautiful and delectable!
All you
need is some white chocolate chips and some dark chocolate chips and of course
a box of fresh strawberries. The only trick is in doing a neat job with the
coating of the strawberries.
For the coating you will need a small Styrofoam
board or a couple of foam paper plates, toothpicks and a piping bag or a
plastic resealable bag.
First, pick
out strawberries of a similar size, wash and dry them. While they dry, use two small
glass bowls and melt some white and dark chocolate in each of them in a microwave.
Add some shortening (Margarine, Butter or Oil) to make the chocolate smooth.
Meanwhile, insert toothpicks on the leafy end of all the strawberries. Now
you’re all set.
Dip each
strawberry 3/4th of the way into any one color of chocolate. Now use
an alternate chocolate color and put it in a piping bag and pipe the chocolate
across making horizontal lines. Once
done, use the back end of the toothpick and insert them on the Styrofoam board
and let it dry. Place the board in the fridge and let the chocolate harden up.
Once done, remove them from the toothpicks and decorate them in a serving plate.
Voila!
You can also serve these with lightly sweetened whipped cream or some good vanilla ice cream on the side.
* While melting the chocolate, keep stirring the chocolate every minute or two. Do not keep the chocolate in the microwave for very long (more than 2 minutes) or else it might burn.
