- Ghirardelli baking bars
- Trader Joe’s Pound Plus Chocolate from Belgium
- Guittard chocolate wafers
Can I use Candy Melts? Candy melts are compound chocolate and contain other ingredients besides cocoa butter. You can use them; simply melt them according to the package instructions.
The Step-by-Step Guide to Making Chocolate Covered Strawberries
- Prepare strawberries – rinse and thoroughly pat dry with paper towels. Insert skewers if using.
- Melt chocolate – Set 2/3 of your chopped chocolate into a bowl over a double boiler (a saucepan with about 1-inch of barely simmering water) and stir with a spatula for about 2 minutes until mostly melted and 110˚F then immediately remove from heat and set on a towel.
- Add remaining chocolate: Stir in remaining 1/3 chocolate and stir continuously until chocolate cools to 90˚F.
- Dip strawberries: pull back the leaves to use as a handle. Dip and roll strawberry in the chocolate until fully coating, letting excess drip back in the bowl. Place on parchment paper (if skewered, set skewer into a foam block).
- Decorate strawberries: using white chocolate, crushed nuts, and sprinkles.
If the chocolate cools: place the bowl of chocolate back over the double boiler and warm the chocolate back to 90˚F (not hotter), stirring continuously.
