A chocolate strawberry as an amazing taste when you bite into it and is probably one of the best chocolate treats on the planet. The combination of a juicy strawberry covered with gorgeous chocolate just makes your taste buds come to life.

Eating a chocolate strawberry can have the effect of being an aphrodisiac. There is scientific information that confirms the belief, also by eating chocolate you can increase your energy levels, and it also makes you feel fantastic.

When you feel like giving your whole family some chocolate strawberries to enjoy, rather than paying a lot of money at your local store, why not consider making a chocolate strawberry treat for them yourself. You can easily buy your ingredients from your local super market, and download a recipe from the Internet.

The Ingredients:

There are really only two main ingredients to make a chocolate strawberry and these are obviously strawberries and chocolate. However, it is important to choose a good sized strawberry that is not overripe, and a good quality chocolate.

In addition to the above ingredients, you will also need the following equipment, waxed paper, a mixing bowl, a cookie sheet and a cooker or a microwave.

Directions:
Before starting to make your chocolate strawberry, it is important to wash the strawberries and then dry them with a paper towel. It is important to make sure the strawberries are dry, because any moister will spoil the chocolate.

Next, put the chocolate into a mixing bowl, and place into a microwave for approximately 30 seconds at the highest temperature. While the chocolate is melting, place a layer of waxed paper over your cookie sheet.

Remove the bowl of melted chocolate from the microwave and stir well. Place the chocolate back into microwave for a further 30 seconds, this is to make sure that the chocolate is completely melted. Once again, remove the bowl chocolate and stir well, this should result in the chocolate looking like a creamy soup mix.

You can now begin to dip the strawberries in the chocolate. Simply, hold the strawberry by the stem and dip it into the chocolate turning it so as to completely cover the fruit in chocolate. Now, remove strawberry and allow the excess chocolate to drip back into the mixing bowl. Voila, you have just made your first chocolate strawberry.

Finally, after completing the steps above place the chocolate strawberries on the wax paper that is covering the cookie sheet. Leave the strawberries for approximately 2 hours to allow the chocolate to set.

All you have to do now is to enjoy the chocolate strawberry you create, yummy.

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