Chocolate Covered Strawberry Bouquet

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Bouquet | Chocolate Covered Strawberries topped with crushed pistachios and rose petals wrapped in an indulgent bouquet.

Put ‘Eat Chocolate’ at the top of your list of things to do today. That way, at least you’ll get one thing done.

Chocolate, strawberries and flowers go hand in hand, why not combine them to make a beautiful edible bouquet for your love. The strawberries can be as simple or intricate as you please. You can use a variety of chocolates and toppings for a more gourmet selection. I chose semi sweet chocolate to dip the strawberries in and topped them with roasted crushed pistachios and edible dried rose petals.

The great thing about chocolate covered strawberries is that they are extremely easy to make. You don’t need any special equipment to make them and in about 30 minutes you have a show stopper dessert.

This dessert is only as good as the ingredients that go into it so use your favorite chocolate and the best strawberries you can find!

Wash strawberries; dry throughly and refrigerate.
Melt the chocolate until smooth.
Dip the strawberries into the melted chocolate.
Garnish with desired toppings and set aside.
Set strawberries aside until the chocolate hardens.

For the Bouquet

What you will need

Bamboo skewers
Ribbon
Gift tissue paper
Rubber band
Baby’s breath (optional)

Step One
Pierce the strawberries with the bamboo skewers. Rest in a tall glass or vase.

Step Two
Bunch a few of your strawberries together, varying their height and tie them together with a rubber band.

Step Three
Place the bouquet at one corner of the tissue paper. Wrap the left side of the paper over to the right, the bottom portion up over that, and the right side over on top.

Step Four
Tuck in the baby’s breath between gaps

Step Five
Secure with a ribbon and admire your beautiful creation.

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Bouquet

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

30 mins

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Bouquet | Chocolate Covered Strawberries topped with crushed pistachios and rose petals wrapped in an indulgent bouquet.

Author: Nisha Vedi Pawar

Recipe type: Dessert

Serves: 12-14

Ingredients

2 cup chocolate chips; I used semi sweet
1 tablespoon cooking oil of choice; I used canola
12-14 strawberries
2 tablespoon crushed pistachios (optional)
1 tablespoon dried edible roses (optional)

Method

Wash strawberries thoroughly and pat dry. Make sure there is no condensation on the berry prior to dipping, else the chocolate can "seize up".
Refrigerate for 10 minutes, this helps the warm chocolate stick.
Melt chocolate and oil in a double boiler over low heat until thoroughly melted or microwave for 45-60 seconds in 20 second increments, stirring in between to ensure the chocolate doesn't overcook.
Hold strawberries by leaves or pierce them with a toothpick or bamboo skewer and dip into chocolate. Lightly shake and lay on wax paper-lined baking sheet.
Top with desired garnishes and repeat for remaining strawberries.
Let rest until chocolate hardens.
Assemble bouquet

Enjoy,