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Rinse and dry the strawberries on a napkin or paper towel. Make sure they are completely dry before dipping.
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Fill a double boiler or a large skillet with enough water run halfway up two small mixing bowls. This this case, I used a large skillet with the two bowls. Fill each bowl with either dark chocolate melting wafers or white chocolate wafers.
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Turn the stove up to medium heat. Using a spatula, stir the chocolate until completely melted. Turn the stove down to the lowest heat setting.
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Pull the strawberry leaves up and hold the strawberry by the leaves.
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Completely dip the strawberry in the chocolate. Take care to create an even line along the tops of the strawberries.
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Lift the strawberry up and scrape the excess chocolate off the bottom of the strawberry on the edge of the dipping bowl.
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Set the strawberry on a parchment lined cutting board. Repeat this for all of the strawberries until they are all dipped.
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Place the cutting board in the freezer and allow the chocolate to harden for 5 minutes.
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When the chocolate has hardened, dip the strawberries again and freeze for another 5 minutes.
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Makes 16 to 20 strawberries. Serve immediately. Chocolate covered strawberries keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
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For tuxedo design.
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To make tuxedo strawberries, first dip each strawberry in white chocolate. Place the strawberries in the freezer for 5 minutes.
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On an angle, dip each strawberry in dark chocolate on one side. Place the strawberries in the freezer for another 5 minutes.
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On an angle on the oppose side, dip each strawberry in dark chocolate.
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Dip the end of a toothpick in dark chocolate and make a line of chocolate dots down the center of the white chocolate. Repeat this with each strawberry.
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Allow the strawberries to harden in the freezer for 5 more minutes.
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Serve immediately.