What is the best kind of chocolate to use for chocolate covered strawberries?
White chocolate is ok but I prefer dark. I want to make some chocolate covered strawberries and my friends tell me just to melt hersey’s chocolate but I was wondering if there is a better kind to use…
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11 comments a "What is the best kind of chocolate to use for chocolate covered strawberries?"
use some kind of dipping chocolate
semisweet chocolate has much stronger flavor than sweet milk cholcolate like hershey bars and goes very well with strawberries or most any berry.
milk cooking chocolate is the best as it melts well, you can add some alcohol to it to spice it up about a tablespoon full
Absolutely the finest quality chocolate in the country is Scharffenberger. They make the best dark chocolate, which is my favorite, too. It’s not available is most grocery stores, but you can find it in high-end supermarkets or speciality stores.
It’s unlike Hershey’s, which I don’t consider suitable for most baking. Other good quality chocolate are Ghiardelli and Lindt.
The chocolate you buy in craft shops (like Michaels), which is called “melting chocolate” is not very good quality — at least not to me.
Hershey’s chocolate syrup
I would first say semi-sweet or dark, but white chocolate I recall as being very good also. Tough call. Sorry I’m not much help.
milk choclate has a creamier taste
Chocolate Fondue Three Ways
Recipe Courtesy of Emeril Lagasse
Recipe Summary
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 12 servings
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3 pounds high quality chocolate, finely chopped
2 1/4 cups heavy cream
Splash of Creme de Mint
Splash of Nocello
Splash of Grand Marnier
Garnishes:
Pound cake, cut into bite-size pieces
Shortbread cookies
Biscotti
Coconut macaroons
Large strawberries with stems
Bananas
Place 1 pound of chocolate in its own fondue pot. Turn the pot setting to medium or 5. In a saucepan, heat the cream. When the cream comes to a simmer, remove from the heat and pour 1/3 over each pot of chocolate. Whisk each pot until smooth. Splash a different liquor into each pot and whisk until smooth. Serve the fondues with the various garnishes.
Dark Belgian chocolate…
i use 2 bars of girabelli milk chocolate with 1 bar of dark chocolate!
This is easier than you think. Buy chocolate chips, which are semi-sweet dark chocolate if you didn’t know. Pour them in a glass bowl and add a few tablespoons of any bland oil. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time and stir between bouts as it melts. The oil will make the chocolate a little glossier and thin it out a bit. Keep doing this until all the chocolate is smooth and melted and shiny.
You could use fancier chocolate if you want, just make sure you break it up into little pieces first.
If appearances are important you could spear each strawberry thru the hull end on a skewer or a chopstick that you got from take out, which makes it possible for it to dry in midair, so that it doesn’t lean on its side on some parchment paper, giving your dip a very uneven look.
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