Chocolate Covered Strawberries-Tips and Tricks

Chocolate covered strawberries with a white drizzle

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 :

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.

Patting a strawberry dry with a paper towel

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 **

Dipping a strawberry in chocolate

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

Letting chocolate dipped strawberries dry on wax paper

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 .

drizzling white chocolate on chocolate dipped strawberries

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

Chocolate dipped strawberries with white chocolate drizzled

Best eaten within 24 hours of making

a bite taken out of a chocolate covered strawberry

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Chocolate Covered Strawberries-Tips and Tricks

3.34 from 3 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Calories

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.
    Drying strawberries with a paper towel
  • Melt your chocolate bark according to packages directions( I use the microwave) in a small bowl just big enough to dip the berries
    Chocolate in a bowl before melting
  • 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 **
    dipping a strawberry in chocolate
  • Place the dipped berries on wax paper and allow them to dry.
    Chocolate covered strawberries drying on wax paper
  • Melt a second chocolate -I like to use white chocolate
    White chocolate in a bowl
  • 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 .
    Drizzle white chocolate on chocolate covered strawberries
  • Store at room temperature and best eaten within 24 hours
    a chocolate covered strawberry with a bite taken out

Video

Notes

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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