So, is chocolate the way to your love's heart? If so, here is a recipe that is fairly easy to make. It is Chocolate dipped strawberries! This recipe is courtesy of the Food Network's Barefoot Contess, Ina Garten.
Strawberries are on sale at Publix, so if your budget is not allowing you to buy your love something really expensive, you could get some valuable cool point for this one!
Get one pound of strawberries from your local Publix or Kroger. 1 package of semi sweet chocolate chips and one half pint of heavy whipping cream.
Rinse off the strawberries, but do not cut off the stems (the green part), you'll need them to hold onto the strawberries as you dip them.
Okay. So you'll need 1/2 cup of the semi sweet chocolate and 3 tablespoons of the heavy cream. Put a pot of water on the stove on a med low setting and place on top a heat proof glass bowl (you're improvising on a double broiler here). If you don't have glass, stainless steel should do.
Stir the chocolate and cream until they melt. Using a pot holder or dish towel, remove the bowl from the pot and let cool about one minute, then using the stems of the strawberries, dip them one by one into the chocolate and put on a piece of parchment paper or aluminum foil (which is on a plate) so the chocolate can dry. Then put the plate into the fridge so the chocolate dipped strawberries can cool. Now if your budget allows you can serve this for desert with a Frexinet Champagne, or your beverage of choice.
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