Sweets for the season

Recipe: Chocolate-Covered strawberries

Ingredients:

500 g dark chocolate (70 percent chocolate)

1 punnet/box strawberries

Cocktail sticks

2 apples and aluminum foil

Method:

1. Chop up the chocolate and place in a metal or glass mixing bowl.

2. Clean each strawberry with a damp cloth and spear each with a cocktail stick, from the hull.

3. Wrap each apple with foil, with a little extra foil pooling at the bottom. Push down on the extra foil so the apples sit securely on the counter-top.

4. Heat up a pot of water and place the mixing bowl on top, taking care not to let the bottom touch the water surface. Stir until chocolate melts.

5. Dip each strawberry into the chocolate, give it a twirl to get rid of drips and then poke it into an apple. Repeat until you have used up all the chocolate and strawberries.

6. Chill well and remove from fridge when you are ready to serve. Any extra can be frozen.

Food notes:

You can also dip other fruits and nuts in chocolate, such as little kumquats, mango cubes, walnut halves and pecans. Just remember that the juicier fruits are best eaten immediately.