Strawberry Cocoa Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What chocolate is best for strawberries? ›

The best chocolate for chocolate-covered strawberries:

We recommend using standard semisweet chocolate chips, but you can use dark chocolate, too. If you're a fan of white chocolate, you might enjoy our strawberry ghosts.

The chocolate should register 87 to 89 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Dip each strawberry into the tempered chocolate and place on a sheet pan covered with parchment paper. Refrigerate for 2 minutes to set.

Chocolate covered strawberries are best enjoyed fresh, but you can prepare them a day in advance. Once the chocolate has hardened, store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Remove them about 30 minutes before serving to let them come to room temperature, enhancing their flavor and texture.

I usually use Ghirardelli baking chips, or Baker's Baking Chocolate and I'm always pleased with the quality and price. I prefer bittersweet or semi-sweet, but you can use milk chocolate, semi-sweet, bittersweet, or white chocolate for dipping strawberries.

Chocolate: Semi-sweet to dark chocolate pairs well with the sweetness from the strawberry. But milk chocolate and white chocolate also works too. As for melting, you can use chocolate chips, chocolate bars, or chocolate melts.

It is very hard because strawberries are made of 90% water. Do not dip when they are very cold, try to use room temperature strawberries. For an even better result, do not put them in the refrigerator but in a cold place.

You can leave chocolate covered strawberries out overnight if you'll be eating them within 24 hours. Otherwise, you can store them in the refrigerator and eat them within two to three days. However, they're best enjoyed at room temperature within 24 hours.

A huge mistake people make is washing their berries right before dipping them in chocolate. The chocolate then can't adhere to the skin of the strawberries because there is still moisture on them from the water! Your berries need to be dry when you dip them. So wash them and give them plenty of time to dry out!

As a general rule, when stored at room temperature, the chocolate-covered fruit will last up to 1 day. If stored in the refrigerator following the tricks we mentioned for how to store chocolate-covered strawberries, they can typically last for about 2 to 3 days.

There are two secrets to ensuring your chocolate perfectly sticks to your strawberries. You need to fully dry the strawberries with paper towels, as too much moisture will keep the chocolate from sticking. And ensure they reach room temperature before you dip them to help the chocolate stick.

Do you wash strawberries before dipping in chocolate? ›

Wash and Thoroughly Dry the Strawberries First

Always wash your strawberries first, then be sure to thoroughly dry every berry, including the leaves. I like to do this in advance and allow the strawberries to sit on some paper towels for at least an hour, allowing them to fully air dry.

This is a sign of how fresh your strawberries are. Strawberries are made up of 70% water and being in contact with a sugar substance as chocolate will promote the juice to produce. The leaking will not take away from the delicious taste of your chocolate covered strawberries!

For dipping chocolate, I find it the easiest to use Wilton Candy Melts. Wilton Candy Melts come in dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and white chocolate – and you can also find pink and red colored white chocolate if you want a splash of color to your gourmet strawberries.

Couverture chocolate remains one of the best choices for melting and dipping fruits and nuts. Using a high-quality couverture chocolate couverture also impacts how the end product tastes and looks.

Because chocolate chips contain soy lecithin, a food additive that helps them retain their shape when they're baked, they might not melt as smoothly as chocolate bars. But if they're the only thing you have on hand, or if you're going for convenience, they're a good choice because they're already cut to size.