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Strawberries are in plentiful these days and they’re one of our favorite fruits. This yummy dessert/snack only takes a couple to minutes to prepare. It’s a great last minute dessert to make at home for the unexpected guests and it looks so elegant! Chocolate-dipped strawberries can range from $12 to $19 a pound. At home, however, it’s under $5 (a pound) with extra strawberries to spare. Plus it’s fresh and you can use chocolate of your choice like white, milk or dark. I like to use Lindt white chocolate as we love it’s smooth, creamy and milky texture making it a perfect combination with the tart and sweet strawberries.
I use Ina Garten’s method of tempering the chocolate by microwaving it for 30 seconds, mixing with a rubber spatula and continuing to heat and stir in 30 second increments until the chocolate melts. It s important to stir the chocolate well which makes it shiny and glossy. Once it’s completely melted, add some more chopped chocolate to it and let the residual heat of the melted chocolate melt the additional chocolate.
Ingredients:
1 lb box of strawberries ( will need around 18 strawberries)
1 Lindt white chocolate bar ( 4.4 oz) chopped, use 3/4 bar to microwave and 1/4 of it to put in the melted chocolate when it comes out the microwave.
Method:
Line a sheet pan or plate with parchment paper.
Wash the strawberries well and dry. Make sure there is no water on the strawberry by wiping each one well.
Finely chop the chocolate and put 3/4 of it in a glass measuring cup or small bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds, take it out and stir with a rubber spatula. Do this procedure again till the chocolate melts. Stirring it vigorously is going to make the chocolate glossy and shiny.
After the chocolate has completely melted , quickly add the remaining chopped chocolate (1/4 ). Mix well till the chocolate melts.
Dip each strawberry in the chocolate mixture by gently holding the stem, hold to let the excess drip off and place on the sheet pan lined with parchment paper. After dipping all the strawberries, place them in the fridge. Ready to serve.
Note: If you like there will be some chocolate leftover in the bowl which will not be sufficient to fully coat the strawberry, you could put this chocolate mixture in a small ziploc bag, bring it to one corner and then using a scissor, make a small hole to pipe on the strawberry, making a zig zag pattern.
Melted a little milk chocolate to drizzle on the white chocolate dipped strawberries.
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They look so pretty and perfect dear..
Thank you Hema.
Making your own not only saves you a ton of money, you get the satisfaction of having made something so pretty (not to mention that you get to eat any that don’t turn out;-). Those strawberries look wonderful!!
Thanks Kristen,
I agree, it’s cheaper to make at home and a sense of satisfaction of making it.
Wow elegant and damn cute looking chocolate dipped strawberries..
Thanks Priya,
I make them almost everyday. My daughter loves them!!!
Just in time for Valentine’s Day! Perfect! Good tip re stirring the chocolate while microwaving. That’s something I know, but always forget to do. And great pictures. Thanks for this.
Thanks a lot,
I know, such a perfect treat for some one special!
Mmmm there is nothing better than chocolate covered strawberries! I love the white chocolate here. I’ll be posting my recipe for dark chocolate covered ones soon. Chocolate and fruit is one of my favorite combos! Yours look gorgeous.
Thanks Katherine,
Cannot wait to see your post!
These look delicious! I can’t wait for strawberry season to come around here in Chicago.
Those are beautiful. I can’t believe how much they charge in the store too.
Thank you Greg,
I know they are so expensive in the store and the way we eat them at my place, I would go broke.
Bought strawberries this afternoon to dip too, and saw your link now. We will both be enjoying these this week.
I love strawberries with chocolate. Enjoy Namrata!
These are just beautiful Asmita! I am allergic to strawberries and it is such a pain because they are such a gorgeous berry. This would be a perfect Valentines’ gift
Sorry to know you are allergic to strawberries.
Thanks for the gift platter. ha…ha..ha
I never bought chocolate dipped strawberries, rather make my own like you. They look so pretty.
Thanks Balvinder,
Wish I could send you the platter.
Oh, I LOVE white chocolate…and your dipped berries are gorgeous!!! I’m going the white chocolate route next…yum.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day! I love chocolate dipped strawberries! Thanks for the reminder, I’m having a Valentine themed dinner party in a couple of weeks, these will be perfect!
These strawberries look so delicious. And you’ve presented them so beautifully in these photos.
These are absolutely divinely cute
I love how perfectly the smooth the chocolate looks – nice one!!!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Asmita, these strawberries covered with white chocolate look great…I love the colors, beautiful!
Hope you have a great week ahead
I love chocolate strawberries and you are right, with a pound of strawberries in the fridge and some melted chocolate, you have an impressive after dinner snack right there! And I love Lindt white chocolate – it’s the best! Your strawberries look so inviting!
I’m glad you chose white chocolate; I love white chocolate and strawberries. And they look beautiful too.
wow, they look so so pretty! love the pics, esp the last one where its wrapped as a gift, this will make for the prettiest gift ever!
These are so perfect! I am impressed because when I’ve attempted chocolate covered anything the kitchen and me are covered in chocolate.
So pretty!
Perfect for V-day!! I made chocolate covered strawberries last year
Who can say No to these pretty lil bites! They look so cute and perfect for any special occasion!
I haven’t tried white chocolate on strawberries. They look so pretty. Your method is so well described.
So pretty and so yummy. What more could you possibly ask for?
Good to see a different version than the usual dark chocolate!
Strawberries dipped in chocolate & covered with nuts are deeeeelicious too!
wow..they look oh so pretty and cute..loved it
These berries looks so fantastic and lovely and yours pics simply says it all.
I totally agree with you how much it costs outside (Godiva, oh so expensive!). This is totally my kind of dessert making (no bake!). My husband loves chocolate covered strawberries but I don’t think he has tried white chocolate version. I can’t wait to try this!
I love eating strawberries with choclate my favv combooo
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Hi Nami,
Just checked your post. The strawberries look awesome! Thanks so much for the mention, I really appreciate it.
You’re right that purchasing chocolate-dipped strawberries from a store is so expensive, especially at this time of the year! It’s much better to make them at home. I made milk-chocolate dipped strawberries for my husband last Valentine’s Day, but I had my own fair share of them!
hi asmita i saw your sai bhaji it presentation is very nice it ia temting as well as healthy i look forward to see many more receipes
Thank you so much.