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Tuxedo Strawberries
Gisella Sellers of Seminole, Florida knows just how to dress up special occasions—she serves these high-fashion fruit treats! "The strawberries are easy to decorate, and folks love them," she details.
18 Servings
Prep: 1 hour + chilling
Ingredients
18 medium fresh strawberries with stems
1 cup vanilla
or
white chips
3-1/2 teaspoons shortening,
divided
1-1/3 cups
semisweet chocolate chips
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Directions
Line a tray or baking sheet with waxed paper; set aside. Wash
strawberries and pat until completely dry.
In a microwave-safe bowl, melt vanilla chips and 1-1/2 teaspoons
shortening at 70% power; stir until smooth. Dip each strawberry
until two-thirds is coated, forming the tuxedo shirt, allowing
excess to drip off. Place on prepared tray; chill for 30 minutes or
until set.
Melt chocolate chips and remaining shortening. To form the tuxedo
jacket, dip each side of berry into chocolate from the tip of the
strawberry to the top of vanilla coating. Repeat on the other side,
leaving a white V-shape in the center. Set remaining chocolate
aside. Chill berries for 30 minutes or until set.
Remelt reserved chocolate if necessary. Using melted chocolate and a
round pastry tip #2, pipe a bow tie at the top of the white V and
three buttons down front of shirt. Chill for 30 minutes or until
set. Store in the refrigerator in a covered plastic container for up
to 1 day. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.
© Taste of Home 2009