| If you are trying to lose weight and are a chocoholic, | | | | Follow these simple steps to make perfect chocolate |
| giving up chocolate can be the most difficult part of | | | | covered strawberries: |
| a diet. Many good quality chocolates are high in fat | | | | - Fresh, best quality strawberries are essential |
| and calories and so can spoil all the good work done | | | | - Wash them well and dry thoroughly. |
| so far. However, there is a way that someone | | | | - Either milk or dark chocolate can be used to make |
| watching their weight CAN eat chocolate and not feel | | | | the dipping sauce, but for the best result choose a |
| that they are blowing their diet. The answer to this | | | | fine good quality chocolate. |
| dilemma is strawberries - chocolate covered | | | | - Melt the chocolate slowly in a bowl by carefully |
| strawberries to be precise. A typical chocolate | | | | placing the bowl in a pan of boiling water. Add an |
| covered strawberry has less than 100 calories and is | | | | equal amount of cream and gently mix in. |
| a healthy low fat delicious treat. But just because it is | | | | - Dip each strawberry and leave to set on wax |
| low on calories does not mean that it is low on taste. | | | | paper. An alternative method is to pierce the stem |
| The combination of luscious fruit on the inside and | | | | end of the strawberry with a cocktail stick, use the |
| smooth chocolate on the outside makes them an | | | | stick to dip the strawberry and then stand it in some |
| irresistable desert, perfect for special occasions, | | | | polystyrene. This also makes it easier to decorate |
| romantic dinners for two and dinner parties, offering | | | | after the chocolate has solidified. Try piping melted |
| all the taste that anyone could wish for, without the | | | | white chocolate or even dipping again in a different |
| guilt. | | | | chocolate to provide a double layer - delicious but |
| Beautiful chocolate covered strawberries can of | | | | NOT good for calorie counting ! |
| course be bought from specialised shops and online | | | | - Keep in the fridge and ideally eat on the day they |
| stores, but it is more fun to make them yourself. | | | | were made. They do not keep well. Now, enjoy the |
| This also allows you to control the amount and | | | | contrast of taste and texture with a glass of |
| content of the chocolate covering and so the | | | | champagne. |
| calories. | | | | |