Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Plain strawberries are good, but whats' really good is strawberries dipped in chocolate! In this particular recipe, I have used the Bakers brand of semisweet and white chocolates. One of the challenges here is to get the right kindof strawberries - sweet and plump. Three tips for selecting strawberries - they should be checked for uniformity of the seeds at their base, whether they are bright red (not too much/too little though) and moldfree.

Prep time - 10 mins

Ingredients :

Strawberries - 14, with stems, washed and dried
Semi sweet baking chocolate - 6 ounces [ I used Baker's brand ]

Drizzle (for garnishing and added taste) :

White chocolate baking squares - 2 ounces [ I used Baker's brand ]
Oil - 1/2 tsp

Procedure :

In a small microwaveable bowl, microwave the semi sweet chocolate while stirring at 30 sec intervals till it melts completely. Else melt the chocolates using the double boiling method [ Take a large pan and heat water till it comes to a rolling boil , turn the heat to low. In another bowl place the chocolate squares and place this bowl over the large pan with water. Keep stirring till the chocolate melts ]

Take a plate and cover it with butter paper. Dip the strawberries into the melted chocolates and place over the butter paper. [ If you dont use butter paper the chocolate might get smeared onto the plate.]



In a small microwaveable bowl melt white chocolate, stirring at intervals of 30 seconds. Once its melted add oil and mix again. Drizzle over the chocolate coated strawberries. [ You can also do vice  versa i.e coat the strawberries with white chocolate and drizzle semisweet chocolate ( mixed with oil ) over them].

Let them cool till the chocolate sets , I refrigerated the same to set the chocolate faster.