It is Valentine’s Day and you are in the mood for a romantic night. It is so romantic if you will invite your date in your place and prepare something special for her. You can impress her with your culinary skills, and as the adage goes, ‘the best way to a man’s heart is through his stomach’, and that goes for women, too.

Treat her with something that she will never find in any restaurant because the dish is made by you. On top of the special meal you will prepare for your date, you can cap it off with a desert that is luscious and sinful. Here is a chocolate dipped strawberries recipe for a romantic evening.

First, Some No-No’s

Never use chocolate chips or chocolate bars for this chocolate dipped strawberries recipe. The chocolates may melt nicely but the consistency will not be as good. These chocolates are heavily laden with oils and waxes and the tendency is that they will not harden enough when coated with the strawberries. More so, chocolate chips and bars will leave some whitish marks on the strawberry, ruining the presentation. You would not want to present your date with an unflattering-looking desert.

What to Use

For this chocolate dipped strawberries recipe, do use coating chocolate which is available in most grocery stores. It is so easy to prepare. Just place the coating chocolate in a bowl, and place the bowl on top of a pan with boiling water. Stir occasionally, and in a matter of few minutes, the chocolate will melt nicely.

Coating chocolate does not have cocoa butter which makes it melt smoothly. You will notice in your chocolate dipped strawberry recipe that the melted chocolates will coat the strawberries nicely and will harden very well. It will not leave any whitish spots on the strawberries, unlike with the chocolate chips and bars.

If you are afraid to melt too many, do not worry because you can still use the remaining melted chocolates. Just place them in the refrigerator, and it can taste as good even after weeks of storage. All you have to do is boil some water, place the hardened chocolates in a bowl, and place the bowl on top of the pan over low heat. After a few minutes, you can make another batch of this chocolate dipped strawberries recipe.

Remember to use large strawberries with long stems for this chocolate dipped strawberries recipe. Wash the fruits very well and pat dry. As soon as the chocolate coating has melted, dip each fruit well and place in a wax lined pan and refrigerate. If you are ready to serve the desert, place the coated fruits in a nice-looking glass for extra presentation.

You do not have to take her out in an expensive restaurant. You can create your own fine dining experience at your apartment and treat her to luscious servings of good food, wine, and desert. She will not take it against you if she indulges once in a while in a cheat meal. It’s a special night, anyway.