1. Pick up some nice & juicy strawberries. During V-day there were some in the supermarket that were specially packaged just for making chocolate strawberries. These strawberries were JUMBo, perfectly picked & ripened, stem still attached, and going for $8 for a package of 8 strawberries. If it was for an anniversary or something, I'd splurge for the JUMBo, but to be sure, the regular strawberries look AND taste just as delicious.
2. Pick up some chocolates. Milk, white, dark, mint... it doesn't matter. I prefer a mix of dark & milk.
3. Set up a double-boiler, i.e. boil a pot of water and then put on a metal bowl on top to melt the chocolates.
4. If your strawberries had stems, use that to hold on to the fruit when dipping. My strawberries did not survive with stem intact, so I had to use toothpicks. Tricky business, these toothpicked strawberries. After dipping in the chocolates, put them directly on a non-stick tray and into the freezer IMMEDIATELY. If they are not immediately frozen, the chocolate will not solidify.
5. Optional. With some chocolates left over, I dipped some bananas and sprinkled some granola on top. Since bananas are not as dense, they need to be kept frozen for a while longer than the strawberries, lest they melt and get squishy. Also, bananas oxidize very easily, so eat them quick or they will turn brown!
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