Is there even a recipe needed for Chocolate Covered Strawberries? I don't think so. It should simply be, chocolate and strawberries. There are so many different variations on the chocolate for the strawberries that have me saying "Are you serious?". I mean there are all these "recipes" to put cream, half and half, liquors and flavorings in the chocolate that really takes away from the simplicity of a Chocolate Covered Strawberry. What is wrong with just melting chocolate and dipping strawberries into it? Nothing!! The simpler, the better. Plus, I enjoy that "snap" the chocolate has when you do nothing but melt it and dip strawberries into it. Once you dive into adding cream and half and half, it creates a soft chocolate exterior and really takes away from that textural difference between the chocolate and strawberry. These are super simple to make and yet, have a huge "WOW" factor. It's a tart, yet sweet, strawberry covered in chocolate, nothing wrong with that. Now if you really need a recipe, here it is. But do you really?
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Ingredients
6 ounces milk chocolate chips
3 ounces white chocolate chips
1 pound strawberries, washed and dried very well
Directions
Put the milk chocolate chips and white chocolate chips into 2 separate microwave safe bowls. Microwave each bowl for about 1 min, stirring every 20/30 secs or so. Stir until smooth.
Once the chocolates are melted and smooth, line a sheet pan, cutting board, plate or whatever you have, with parchment or waxed paper. Holding the strawberry by the leaves or stem, dip the fruit into the melted milk chocolate, lift and twist slightly. Let any excess chocolate fall back into the bowl. Set strawberries on the parchment paper. Repeat with the rest of the strawberries. Dip a fork in the white chocolate and drizzle the white chocolate over the dipped strawberries.
Place the strawberries into the refrigerator until the chocolate sets, about 30 minutes.
-Aaron John
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Once again, anything with strawberries is amazing! haha
ReplyDeleteYUMMMMMMY! I saw these on Cake Boss last night. It took all my strength to not make them :)
ReplyDeleteI love chocolate covered strawberries!
ReplyDeleteYum! Like you, I can't believe there are recipes more complex than yours out there. Why mess with such a good thing?!? Though, I admittedly like to add sprinkles to my chocolate covered strawberries. But I like to add sprinkles to everything :)
ReplyDeleteOne of my faves!
ReplyDeleteMichael: Haha. Yup, yup!!
ReplyDeleteJordan: I've never seen Cake Boss. I know it's on the TLC network? I should watch it sometime.
Deborah: You can't go wrong with them!! :)
Baking.serendipity: Sprinkles are always good!! They always make sweet things more appetizing!! Love them! haha :D
Le: They're sooooo good!! haha.
You can never go wrong with chocolate covered strawberries. Now i have a craving haha
ReplyDeleteI love strawberry and chocolate covered ones is out of this world. Is so much cheaper to make it yourself. The other day my friend bought me a small box (6) for my birthday from Godiva and it cost her over $10.00. Crazy or what!
ReplyDeleteYou are quite right, A.J.! Simplicity is often the best approach with this kind of thing. I completely agree.
ReplyDeleteWasn't it Thoreau who urged people to "simplify, simplify . . ."? I'll bet he would've enjoyed a nice, basic, chocolate-dipped strawberry now and again.
:) Jane
P.S. As the mom of two teenage boys (one 17 and one almost 14)--and knowing you are also a young man--I must tell you I find your passion for food, cooking, and baking just wonderful and extraordinary. The food-blog world, as you know, is absolutely packed with females (especially blogs related to desserts and baking), so it's utterly refreshing to see such an interesting and engaging blog written by a male.
Hello :) : It's definitely a go too dessert that's super easy!!
ReplyDeleteICook4Fun: That's so crazy!! You can make so many of these under $5!! Plus, homemade stuff always earn more points with people!! :)
Jane: Simple desserts are always great!! More time to enjoy them rather than making them! And thank you so much!!
These look nice and easy. Good any time of the year.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely all those things!! haha
ReplyDeleteHaha I was gonna make these the other day! I never made it as far as letting the chocolate set. I just ate them all...
ReplyDeleteThere are so pretty! Strawberries and chocolate is the perfect combination!
ReplyDeleteNooblet: Haha. I like melted chocolate on them too. Sometimes patience is not needed. lol
ReplyDeleteJessiker: Thanks!! The combo def. pleases everyone! :D