Strawberries are already a delightful delicacy, and with ice cream, whipped cream or chocolate - a real exquisite dessert that will perfectly decorate a gala feast, complete a romantic dinner or a party.
Photo of cooked strawberries in chocolate Recipe content:
- Dessert Cooking Tips
- Ingredients
- How to make chocolate covered strawberries
- Video recipe
A sweet and juicy strawberry in its own form is an amazing tasty delicacy, but in the company with dark chocolate it turns out to be just an exquisite dessert. The combination of sweetness and sourness attracts with elegance and richness of taste, and the delicate aroma of berries only emphasizes the aroma of chocolate. These fruit sweets will pleasantly surprise guests, giving them an unforgettable delicate and piquant taste.
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Tips
- The strawberries must be firm and ripe, otherwise they will drip and crack the chocolate.
- Dry the berries well before glazing them.
- It is advisable to use only good quality chocolate: no grains, bubbles or taste. The cocoa content must be at least 60%.
- To improve the quality of the dessert, the berries can be kept in cognac, brandy or rum for 5 minutes, then dried well and covered with glaze.
- For this dessert, winter berries are especially suitable, which are not particularly sweet.
- Until the chocolate icing applied to the candies has cooled down, an additional treat can be coated with coconut or crushed nuts.
- The chocolate can be melted in a water bath or in the microwave. To make it faster to achieve a uniform consistency, it is pre-broken into pieces of the same size.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 53 kcal.
- Servings - 20 berries
- Cooking time - 10 minutes, plus hardening time
Ingredients:
- Strawberries - 20 berries
- Chocolate - 30 g
- Toothpicks - 20 pcs.
- Food foil - 10x25 cm
Cooking chocolate covered strawberries
1. Peel the berries from the tails, wash under running water and dry well.
2. Select a saucepan or ovenproof bowl to place the broken pieces of chocolate in.
3. Place the container in the water bath.
4. Heat the chocolate and stir it with a wooden or silicone spatula. The readiness for cooking can be checked as follows. Put some glaze on the inside of the wrist, the drop should not cool or burn. Only then can the product be used for its intended purpose. When doing this, make sure that no water or steam gets into the bowl of chocolate. Also remember that you cannot overheat it and you cannot heat it porous.
String each strawberry on a toothpick and dip in the melted chocolate mass. Roll it in all directions so that it is evenly glazed.
5. Spread out the foil, on which lay the glazed strawberries. Send the frosting candies to the freezer for 15-20 minutes or the refrigerator for 1 hour.
6. Ready-made strawberries can be eaten on their own or decorated with pastries or cakes.
7. Such a bright and fragrant strawberry composition will easily decorate any festive event and will be an excellent alternative to chocolates and fruit plates.
See also a video recipe on how to cook chocolate covered strawberries:
