Chocolate covered strawberries are a classic treat usually reserved for special occasions but are so easy to make they can be enjoyed anytime. Follow my tips and tricks and your strawberries will be better than buying those expensive gourmet berries . My family is kind of spoiled because I have always made these and over the years I have come up with a few things that really make life a little easier .

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What you will need to make Chocolate Covered Strawberries :

• Fresh strawberries -Choose nice bright red berries
• Vinegar to soak the berries
• Chocolate Bark or melting wafers 
• small bowls to melt the chocolate and dip in
• wax paper 

Here are a few tips that over the years have helped me:

• Soaking strawberries in vinegar keeps them fresh longer
• Dip room temperature strawberries
• Make sure the berries are dry by patting them with paper towels. If they are damp it muddles the chocolate and doesn’t stick as well
• Chocolate – I find working with almond bark is the easiest to work but melting wafers are easy as well. Other chocolates need to me tempered
• Use a small bowl for the chocolate just deep enough to coat the berries , you can always melt more chocolate if you run out . I use the microwave
• When Dipping use the leaves to hold on to the berry, if they are too little you can use a toothpick
• After the berry is covered make sure you scrape one side of the chocolate on the bowl to prevent puddling
• Use wax paper for the berries to dry on
• Drizzle with the same chocolate or white chocolate . If you want sprinkles this is a great time to add them
• Store at room temperature to prevent sweating
• Best eaten with in 24 hours
• If you have leftover chocolate either save it for later or find other thigs to dip you already have . Pretzels are great , bananas or other berries

Let’s make some chocolate covered Strawberries :

Clean you strawberries soaking them in a bowl full of water and a 1/4 of a cup of vinegar for 10-15 minutes . Rinse them and allow them to dry and come to room temperature . Before dipping pat each strawberry with each with a paper towel to make sure they are completely dry.

Melt your chocolate bark according to packages directions( I use the microwave) in a small bowl just big enough to dip the berries. Holding on the the leaves or stem dip the berries in the chocolate covering all sides . Scrape one side on the bowl and lay that side on the wax paper . This prevents the chocolate from puddling . ** If you leaves are too small to hold you can put a toothpick on that end to help dip it **

Place the dipped berries on wax paper and allow them to dry.

Melt a second chocolate -I like to use white chocolate. Place the melted chocolate in a piping bag or Ziplock bag , snip the end off the corner and drizzle over the strawberries. If you want to add sprinkles this would be a good time .

Store your chocolate covered strawberries at room temperature to prevent sweating .

Best eaten within 24 hours of making

If you like this recipe check out these :

• Chocolate dipped brownie hearts 
• Chocolate Cream Pie 

Chocolate Covered Strawberries-Tips and Tricks

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

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Ingredients

  

• 10-12 Fresh Strawberries Cleaned and dried
• 1 package Chocolate almond bark or melting wafers
• 1 package White chocolate almond bark or melting wafers

Instructions

 

• Clean you strawberries soaking them in a bowl full of water and a 1/4 of a cup of vinegar for 10-15 minutes . Rinse them and allow them to dry and come to room temperature . Before dipping pat each strawberry with each with a paper towel to make sure they are completely dry.
  
• Melt your chocolate bark according to packages directions( I use the microwave) in a small bowl just big enough to dip the berries
  
• Holding on the the leaves or stem dip the berries in the chocolate covering all sides . Scrape one side on the bowl and lay that side on the wax paper . This prevents the chocolate from puddling . ** If you leaves are too small to hold you can put a toothpick on that end to help dip it **
  
• Place the dipped berries on wax paper and allow them to dry.
  
• Melt a second chocolate -I like to use white chocolate
  
• Place the melted chocolate in a piping bag or Ziplock bag , snip the end off the corner and drizzle over the strawberries. If you want to add sprinkles this would be a good time .
  
• Store at room temperature and best eaten within 24 hours
  

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Tips and Tricks 

Soaking strawberries in vinegar keeps them fresh longer 

Dip room temperature strawberries 

Make sure the berries are dry by patting them with paper towels. If they are damp it muddles the chocolate and doesn't stick as well 

Chocolate - I find working with almond bark is the easiest to work but melting wafers are easy as well. Other chocolates need to me tempered 

Use a small bowl for the chocolate  just deep enough to coat the berries , you can always melt more chocolate if you run out . I use the microwave 

When Dipping use the leaves to hold on to the berry, if they are too little you can use a toothpick

After the berry is covered make sure you scrape one side of the chocolate on the bowl to prevent puddling

Use wax paper for the berries to dry on 

Drizzle with the same chocolate or white chocolate . If you want sprinkles this is a great time to add them 

Store at room temperature to prevent sweating

Best eaten with in 24 hours  

If you have leftover chocolate either save it for later or find other thigs to dip . Pretzels are great , bananas or other berries 

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