to them can help curve the tartness. At grocery stores, or specialty candy stores, a dozen strawberry's can cost you $14 or more! Making them at home is easy, fun, and much less expensive.
What you need:
~1 lb. strawberries (the bigger the better), cleaned and DRY, stems on
~Double-Boiler or candy melting appliance (You can also use your microwave, but its not recommended due to candy being easily burnt)
~14 oz. of Wilton Candy melts OR Solid chocolate bar, dark or milk OR Milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips (although I don't recommend as they sometimes don't melt as smoothly).
~ Wax paper
~ Cookie sheet (jelly roll pan)
~ toothpicks
~ Plastic bottle (optional)
What to do:
~ Start melting your candy or chocolate of choice over double broiler.
~ Place wax paper over cookie sheet.
~ Make sure chocolate is fully melted, no chunks should be visible.
~ Making sure strawberries are DRY, poke TOP of strawberry and dip into fully melted chocolate, avoiding touching bottom of pan. Twirl strawberry until fully coated, leaving top near stem free of chocolate.
~ Place on waxed paper and continue until all strawberries have been coated. Make sure to stir chocolate every third or so strawberries to keep smooth and melted.
~ If double dipping, allow first layer to cool, then dip strawberry again in desired second layer.
~If adding stripes, or swirls, take the plastic bottle and fill with candy of choice. Melt in microwave for 15 seconds at a time, making sure to smooth out any chunks in between cooking times. BE CAREFUL GETS HOT VERY FAST! WILL ALSO BURN QUICKLY. Take bottle and quickly squeeze over desired areas.
~Fully cool in refrigerator before moving into airtight container.
~Will keep for several days refrigerated in an airtight container... if you let them.
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