HOW TO: Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Actually my favorite desert in the world, Chocolate Covered Strawberries!
So why pay like $8 for one at a store, that has probably been sitting there for awhile when you can make it at home and be able to lick the melted chocolate spatula afterwards! Win-win!
So lets begin

INGREDIENTS:

- Dark Chocolate

- Strawberries

I know I know, its a whole shopping list, so many ingredients.. my apologies! But seriously, you need DARK chocolate! Milk chocolate doesn't melt very well, and dark chocolate compliments strawberries much better anyways.
 So lets get started!

STEP ONE:
Create your own double boiler! I know most of you don't actually have one, and it's not really logical to invest in one, so you can just make it yourself!
First you need a small pot, filled about half way with water, and a metal bowl that can sit on top of it comfortably. Simple!
Now get the water boiling!

STEP TWO:

Wash and thoroughly dry the strawberries (if they are wet, the chocolate wont stick and you'll end up with watery chocolate.. not good) and cut the chocolate into small chunks for easier/faster melting.

Once the water is boiling, add the chocolate to the bowl. Make sure you dont spread around the chocolate too much, you need a nice puddle in the middle to dip the strawberries in!

STEP THREE:

Once the chocolate is throughly melted, using the stem of the strawberry, gently dip and maneuver the strawberry around the chocolate to get a nice even coat all around. 

  

 
Get creative!

STEP FOUR:
Line up the strawberries on parchment paper and place in fridge until chocolate hardens.

And viola! It's that simple! Now if you have extra melted chocolate.. well you know what to do..

(I like having my strawberries with the hot melted chocolate, even before it dries! yum.)

RECIPE: Nutella Hot Chocolate

For the past couple of days I have been sick in bed, overdosing on tea and tissues, with the biggest craving for some amazing hot chocolate. So what better thing to do then make it with nutella! And yes, it DOES taste as good as it sounds!


STEP ONE:

Assemble the Ingredients:

1 large cup of Milk

1-2 spoonfuls of Nutella

(Optional)Whipped Cream/ Coffee

STEP TWO:
Heat up 1/4 cup of milk on the stove on Med-Low heat. Add in spoonful of Nutella. (I put in two and it was way too sweet for me, so if you prefer it to be less sweet, add in only 1 spoonful)

STEP THREE:
Add in the rest of the milk and whisk until heated and frothy.

STEP FOUR:
Add in optional ingredients: 1-2 shots of coffee and top with Whipped Cream!

Enjoy!