Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Ingredients:

A bunch of fresh strawberries, washed and thoroughly wiped dry 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 cup cream 1 tsp instant coffee powder 1 tbsp sugar 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Method:

1. Heat cream till it is warm enough to melt the chocolate chips. Do not let it come to a boil.
2. Add chocolate chips, sugar, coffee powder and vanilla extract, and stir continuously till the chocolate starts to melt.
3. Remove the mixture from heat and keep stirring till chocolate melts nicely and forms a thick paste. Set aside to cool for 15-20 minutes.
4. Once the chocolate has cooled completely, dip each strawberry half-way into the chocolate and aet on a sheet of parchment paper.
5. Allow to cool till choclate firms up around the strawberries.