Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

This elegant treat will be perfect for your Princess Birthday Tea. Chocolate covered strawberries may look like you need to slave all day in the kitchen to make them. Don't be fooled. With three ingredients and three steps you can serve these delicious berries at your daughter's birthday tea.

Ingredients:
6 ounces of semisweet chocolate chips
3 ounces of white chocolate chips
1 pound of strawberries with stems, washed and dried very well
Step One: Put the semisweet and white chocolates into two separate heatproof medium bowls. Fill two medium saucepans with a couple of inches of water and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Turn off the heat; set the bowls of chocolate over the water to melt. Stir until smooth. (If you prefer, you can melt the chocolate in a microwave at half power, for one minute, stir and then heat for another minute or until melted.)
Step Two: Once the chocolates are melted and smooth, remove from the heat. Line a sheet pan with parchment or waxed paper. Holding the strawberry by the stem, dip the fruit into the dark chocolate, lift and twist slightly, letting 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.
Step Three: Set the strawberries aside until the chocolate sets, about 30 minutes.
Makes about 20 chocolate covered strawberries

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