In this how-to series, I am going to be talking about how to make chocolate-covered strawberries! To begin, you are going to want to have a bowl of hot water and anything that will help you wash your strawberries well. You can add baking soda, vinegar, or salt to the hot water to help wash your strawberries better. This will help remove any dirt or bacteria from your fruit, ensuring cleaner strawberries to eat. You should let your strawberries soak in the water for a few minutes to make sure they get cleaned thoroughly.
Once the strawberries have been cleaned off well enough, you should lay them out on paper napkins and dry them off well. You could also let the strawberries cool off in a fridge just to make sure they aren’t wet at all anymore, because it is really important to make sure they are completely dry before you dip them in chocolate. After you have your strawberries cleaned and ready to cover in chocolate, it’s time to get your chocolate ready!
There are a couple of different ways you can heat your chocolate to melt it, but the most recommended way is to place your chocolate in whatever container you are planning to dip your strawberries in, then place that container over hot, boiling water on a stove and let the chocolate melt that way. Something that helps when dipping your strawberries in chocolate is putting toothpicks in the stems of the strawberries to grab and dip them more easily. So, before you start dipping your strawberries in the chocolate, make sure to have toothpicks placed in the strawberries, and lay out a sheet of parchment paper to set your strawberries on after they dry. To get your chocolate a good, smooth consistency, some people like to add a little bit of coconut oil or vegetable oil to the chocolate. This just helps have cleaner-looking chocolate-covered strawberries overall.
Once you have your chocolate and the entire setup ready, you can begin to dip your strawberries. After you are through with dipping all of the strawberries, you can take out the toothpicks.
Finally, enjoy your classic sweet treat!
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