Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Shari's Berries
6100 Birdcage Centre Lane, Ste. 111
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
487-9999
www.sharisberries.com

Ingredients for 6 Variations of chocolate dipped strawberries

• 1/2 & 1/2 = half white chocolate and half dark chocolate
• White chocolate with coconut topping
• White chocolate with dark chocolate swizzle decoration
• Milk chocolate with almonds
• Milk chocolate with white chocolate swizzle decoration
• Dark chocolate with dark chocolate chips

Topping Ingredient Suggestions
Coconut, chocolate chips, sliced natural almonds, mini M&M's, chopped peanuts, peanut butter or butterscotch chips.
Dipping chocolate can be found at cake and candy supply stores or you can easily use bagged chocolate chips in your local grocery store.

Instructions
Melting Tips
Melt the chocolate in the top of a double broiler over hot - not boiling - water. Or place the chocolate in a glass bowl and microwave at medium power, stirring often until melted. 8 oz. of chocolate will cover 24-30 berries.

Dipping The Berries
Hold the Strawberry by its hull and dip it into the chocolate About ¾ of each berry should be covered with chocolate leaving 1/4 the bright red berry showing for color. Let excess chocolate drip off, place wet berry over topping bowl, sprinkle toppings over berry, then set berries on a baking sheet lined with wax paper, to dry.

It is best to let the dipped berries dry at a cool room temperature.

Suggestions
Choose firm, red berries. Do not hull strawberries. Lightly wipe each berry with a damp cloth or paper towel. Important note: berries must be completely dry before dipping!! Eat berries within 24 hours for best freshness. Keep at cool room temperature.

Note: a strawberry is 75% water, so putting it into the refrigerator will cause humidity to accumulate on the chocolate giving you wet berries.