Chocolate Covered Strawberries Tuxedo-Style
These delightful chocolate-covered strawberries look like tiny tuxedo jackets. Don’t worry – they are super easy and amazingly delicious!
If you look closely you’ll notice that I’m clearly not attending black tie affairs often enough since the bowtie on this chocolate-covered-strawberry-that-supposed-to-be-a-tuxedo is missing.
The real travesty is that it’s about three drops of dark chocolate that could have been but weren’t.
I actually think they are pretty cute even without the bowtie but if I’m being completely honest, at some point I have to admit that because I adore strawberries and chocolate together so, so much, I probably could eat 12 of these before even realizing there was an actual design to them (and that’s even with white chocolate thrown in there).
Self-control, wherefore art thou?
These adorable tuxedo-versions of classic chocolate covered strawberries are fun and easy to make. I’ve included a quick little picture tutorial to help visualize but you can see it’s not rocket science.
Ironically chocolate covered strawberries seem to pop up around Valentine’s Day – the exact time of year strawberries aren’t exactly at their prime where I live (and sometimes priced at the point you may have to sell a loved one to afford them).
I managed to find some decent strawberries at Costco to make these babies and will pray you can do the same at your local market.
There’s just something about chocolate covered strawberries on the upcoming loveable holiday that makes me happy (although who are we kidding, I’d take a trayfull just about any time of the year). They are quite possibly one of the easiest, prettiest treats to make!
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Chocolate Covered Strawberries Tuxedo-Style
Ingredients
- 25-30 fresh strawberries
- 8 ounces good-quality white chocolate (see note)
- 8 ounces milk semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (see note)
Instructions
- Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Melt the white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl at 1-minute intervals in the microwave until creamy and smooth. Take care not to overheat!
- One by one dip each strawberry in the white chocolate, gently shaking so the excess drizzles back into the bowl, and placing on the prepared baking sheet. Once all the strawberries have been dipped in white chocolate, place the baking sheet in the refrigerator until the white chocolate has hardened, 10-15 minutes.
- Melt the milk, semisweet or bittersweet chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl also at 1-minute intervals at 50% power until melted and smooth. If interested here’s a short tutorial on melting and easily tempering chocolate so it doesn’t get the white bloom/streaks after it hardens and cools.
- Take a white chocolate dipped strawberry and dip one side of the strawberry into the chocolate and then quickly dip the other side into the chocolate, creating a jacket of chocolate over the white chocolate (see the pictures below if needed). Let the excess drip back into the bowl before placing the strawberry onto the parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with the other strawberries.
- Using a toothpick, dip the end into the chocolate and gently dab the chocolate onto the strawberry for buttons. Get creative and add a bowtie, too, if you like!
- Let the strawberries set up in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes before serving. These are best eaten the day they are made (keep them in the refrigerator until ready to serve).
Notes
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Recipe Source: from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe
Dipped strawberries have never turned out awesome for me, so the first place I turned was your website. We didn’t do the tuxedos, but your method of tempering the chocolate worked amazingly! The strawberries turned out awesome. We used two bars of Tony’s Chocolonely milk chocolate mixed with one bar of Ghiradelli Bittersweet because my daughters like milk chocolate, but I was afraid it would be too soft. So pretty and yummy!
We have made these for many special occasions for years. My niece wanted them for her wedding reception but there was no way we could afford that many berries so we did maraschino cherries instead and they were so cute! We found big ones with the stems and after draining them really well they worked. Not the same level of artistry but worked well for 200 plus people at the reception.
Hi Mel, big fan of yours. Can these be refrigerated or left out let’s say for 3 hours?
As long as the temperature is a cool room temp, I think they could be left out for several hours (and they can definitely be refrigerated as well).
If I buy strawberries day before I make them, should I put in fridge, and before I make do I wash them or use paper towels to clean them, also transporting to a potluck 6,pm how can I transport them so chic won’t melt, outs 33 mi from my house. Thnkd
As long as they are nice and cool (not overly hot), they should transfer well, even for an hour in the car. Maybe put them in a cooler. I never wash strawberries until right before I want to use them in a recipe/serve them. I wash them and pat them dry very well. Keep them in the refrigerator until you decide to wash them and make the recipe.
We made these for Valentine’s day dinner at our house, and everyone was super impressed! Thanks Mel! Picture here http://bluejeansmomma.blogspot.com/2015/02/whats-up-wednesday-chocolate-strawberry.html
Your strawberries turned out great! And that trifle looks amazing, too!
Thanks for the inspiration Mel! My kids thought these were so fun!
Made these Valentine’s Day today. My highly cultured boys didn’t know what to think. My 7-year-old said, “Uh, mom, what the heck are these supposed to be.” My 3-yr-old said, “I think she was trying to make a brontosaurus.”
Hahaha! Seriously, I laughed out loud. My boys would be thrilled with brontosaurus-strawberry look a likes. 🙂
I was so excited to try this recipe out, I usually just dip them in chocolate I use the one that you put in the microwave but I thought yum! White chocolate, my local store didn’t have girardelli white chocolate so I ended up with “bakers” brand and it didn’t work I kept checking every minute and it just got browner and browner!
Hi Mel- maybe you could do a video on chocolate- the different types, why one brand works better than another brand, or kind. why the little discs aren’t the same as a bar.You could help de-mystify all that. ….just a thought.
I totally agree
I can’t help laughing at your “how I might die” comment in regards to your new marathon-related posts. Lol! You’ll be fine. Majorly sore, but fine (or maybe not even that sore if you have a good training regimen). Anyway, these strawberries look delish! I wish they were sitting in front of me right now. I think you’ve sparked a craving that won’t be satisfied until I have one!
Adorable! Fun Mel attitude and fun recipe . . laughed my way through “how I might die”. Running is an addictive sport. When Brian asks what you would like to do on your anniversary, you just might say, “Let’s go running!”
Add strawberries to the list of “Reasons living in Florida was AWESOME!” February is the start of strawberry season there for sure. Unfortunately, the price even locally is sky high bc they are being shipped all over the country for a Valentine’s Day premium. Come Feb 15, though – bargain basement strawberry prices! My friends there will be elbow deep in strawberry freezer jam by March 1 for sure!!
Jealous, Teri!
These are awesome! How do you do it? I’m lucky if I can take my frozen cookie dough balls out of the freezer and bake them!
My son was looking over my shoulder as I was reading this post. “Oooh, strawberries in church clothes!” I guess we better make these on Sunday!
That made me giggle, Melenie!
These are so cute! love them! Hopefully my small town grocery store will have some decent strawberries soon. It is funny how so many strawberry things come up around Valentines but they are really not in season and very expensive if you can even find decent ones. Oh well. Dipping them in chocolate makes up for all that 🙂
Beautiful! These little guys brought a smile to my face…and I bet they are a big hit where ever they are used.
These are adorable! I love strawberries and chocolate!