Forget, "Are you ready for some football!" How about "Are you ready for half-time?" No?.. It's cool I've got you covered! 2 weeks ago I made these cupcakes for the playoffs, this week I decided to make Football inspired Chocolate Covered Strawberries.
What you need:
Strawberries, Chocolate Chips (milk, semi-sweet, white), Kabob Skewers, Butter, Small Pot, A metal bowl that can balance on top of pot, Large Spoon, Vegetable Oil, Shoe Box, Scissors, A piping bag with a small detailing tip, microwave save bowl.
Start by washing your berries in water, then set berries out on a towel to dry for about 10 minutes
While your berries dry, start cutting small slits into your shoe box, you want to put a 2" gap between each hole.
Put a small amount of water into your pot and turn the setting on LOW you don't want your water to boil. Place the bowl on top of the pot, make sure your bowl does NOT touch the water.
In your bowl add together 1 bag of milk chocolate chips, 1/2 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips, 2 Tbs. of Butter, and a dash of Vegetable Oil. Keep a constant stir going and wait till your chocolate begins to melt. If you chocolate seems to be too think or stiffens up, remove from heat and add more Oil, then return to heat when it becomes smooth.
When Chocolate becomes smooth and glossy, place your Kabob skewers into the stems of your strawberries, Dip the tip of your strawberries into the warm chocolate and remove slowly. Be patient as there will be excess that will need to drip off.
Slide your Kabob Skewers into the pre cut holes on your shoe box, this allows your strawberries to dry evenly. (TIP start placing from the center out!)
While you let your berries dry start by prepping the white chocolate. Take a piping bag and place a 3cm Round Tip at the bottom. Fold the sides of the bag down so its easier to fill with the warm chocolate.
If you want to use the pot method again you can, but because I wasn't making a lot of white chocolate I just put about 1 cup of chips into a microwave save bowl. Add in some Vegetable Oil (White Chocolate doesn't really need any butter to break it down) Microwave for 30 seconds stopping at 10 seconds increments to stir.
Fill your piping bag up with the warm chocolate. Place your berries on a surface that you can turn, and start by making a small circle at the top.
Pick a side and Draw a straight line down. Then Make three "stitches" across the line. Start by making a dot on one side and bringing it over. If you have a lot of dripping, just bring the bag back towards the center line to double up.
Finish by drawing a large circle where the milk chocolate ends. Place on wax paper on to dry. Store in a semi Air Tight container in the refrigerator until ready to serve!
Happy Game Day!
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