Chocolate Covered Strawberries (or apples)
Source of Recipe
Fun on a Budget
List of Ingredients
8 oz semi sweet chocolate squares or 1 pkg semi sweet chocolate chips
1 container of strawberries (or apples if allergies are a concern - heck,
even bananas work!)
waxed paper
cookie sheet (or other tray)
glass bowl
rubber spatula
microwave
Recipe
Wash strawberries (leave the stems on) and dry VERY well. If even a drop
of water gets into the melted chocolate, it 'seize' and you'll have to throw
it way (er, or eat it!) -- you won't be able to coat anything with it.
Cover a cookie sheet with waxed paper
Put chocolate into a glass bowl.
Put in microwave on high for 30 seconds.
Remove from microwave and stir for a second or two with a rubber spatula
Repeat the above step one or two more times.
By the third time, you should see some of the chocolate beginning to melt
(sort of like lumpy chocolate soup). Remove at this point and stir and stir
until the lumps are gone. It's better to let the warmth of the melted chocolate
and the bowl melt the other chocolate rather than overmicrowaving it. If in
doubt, err on the side of undermicrowaving (you can always pop it in again for
another 10 seconds or so at the end if you just couldn't get the last few
lumps to melt).
Dip the dry strawberries into the chocolate, swirling them around to coat
well and then place on the waxed paper.
When you've coated all the strawberries, set aside for about 2 hours to
let the chocolate harden.
If you have chocolate left over, cut up an apple or banana and dip into
the chocolate and eat right away (it's just like a chocolate fondue)
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