On Valentine’s Day, shop window shelves groan under the weight of a popular treat, which are chocolate covered strawberries. The classical manner of plunging a large strawberry in gorgeous chocolate and allowing it to dry is perfect, however now there are additional methods of enjoying chocolate strawberries, that allow for the creative person in you (as well as, the romantic) to shine. Merely remember to use nice, large strawberries, and also that they do not keep for long (nothing is as unforgettable as the shock that follows biting into a strawberry that’s turned bad).

Great Ideas for a chocolate covered strawberries:

If you want to get creative with chocolate strawberries (read: difficult), just remember that it will be difficult, because your canvas isn’t very large, or regular-shaped. Practicing on some before the final product is a smart (and tasty) idea.

The tuxedo is a clever way to mix both white and dark chocolate; tuxedos are romantic – they connote marriage. It’s best to dip the strawberry in dark chocolate and letting it cool completely. Then using a small pastry brush paint a white triangle – pointing toward the pointy end of the strawberry: this will the be the dress shirt.

Using a skewer (or even a toothpick, dot the triangle with three black spots (the buttons). Finally paint a black butterfly shape for the bow tie. And there you have some very well dressed chocolate strawberries. Making a chocolate covered strawberries penguin is really exactly the same, except make your white triangle reach to the bottom of the strawberry, and don’t add buttons or a bow tie (unless your penguin’s very dapper)

A similar idea can be used for your zebra chocolate covered strawberries, except, dip the berry in white chocolate, and with a pastry brush, paint on the stripes with dark chocolate. Look at a picture of a zebra, to get the best-looking stripes (they often branch out, instead of being straight lines.

Some Other Ingredients, Besides Chocolate

Like toffy apples, a good chocolate strawberries don’t need to only have chocolate. While still wet, you can sprinkle chopped nuts, and let the chocolate set with them imbedded. Rolling wet chocolate strawberries in nonpareils will give you the biggest, sweetest Snowcap ever. Also alternating dark chocolate and caramel on a white is a good idea to highlight the contrasting colors.

If you genuinely would like to be creative, then you can also roll wet chocolate covered strawberries in chopped dried strawberries. Also be sure to remember, to make the strawberries on the day you require them, because they definitely do not keep well.

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