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How long will chocolate strawberries last?
How to Keep Chocolate Covered Strawberries Fresh Cavan Images/Getty Images By Heath Goldman for Food Network Kitchen Chances are, if you’re reading this article you’ve mastered, or you’ve received a chocolate covered strawberry delivery (lucky you).
Now that you’ve got the strawberries, you need to figure out how to keep those beauties fresh. The fact of the matter is: chocolate covered strawberries are best the first day you make or receive them. Many recipes will ask you to transfer them to the refrigerator to speed up the chocolate-setting process.
But if you plan on eating them the first day, you’ll want to then remove them from the refrigerator and store them on the counter at room temperature. This way, they won’t sweat or weep. Chocolate covered strawberries keep best stored on the counter with a loose draping of plastic wrap.
- Given that chocolate covered strawberries are the best stored at room temperature, you might be wondering how long they can be kept that way.
- You can leave them on the counter for about one day.
- If you’re planning on saving your chocolate covered strawberries for more than one day, yep, they’ll need to be refrigerated.
Unfortunately, this means that they will sweat a little bit. To minimize sweating, place a couple sheets of paper towels into the bottom of an airtight container. Store the strawberries on top of the paper towels. If you need to store multiple layers of strawberries, place pieces of wax paper or parchment paper between the layers.
They will typically last for up to two days in the refrigerator. They may last longer though. Simply inspect the strawberries: if the chocolate has fallen off or the tops of the strawberries appear mushy, you’ll probably want to toss them. We don’t recommend you freeze these strawberries because honestly? The strawberries will become mushy when they thaw.
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Can you use Lindt chocolate for melting?
Melting white chocolate – Real white chocolate has very little cocoa butter. Most white chocolate you find in stores don’t have cocoa butter at all! This means that white chocolate – especially white chocolate chips – is more difficult to melt. For this reason, I recommend steering clear of using the microwave method and instead use the double boiler method on low heat.
What type of chocolate doesn’t melt easily?
White chocolate melting point – White chocolate contains the most powdered milk and milk fats of the three types. As a result, has the lowest melting point. Containing no cacao solids and around 20% cocoa butter, white chocolate melts at 37-43°C. Again, we like to add a little more cocoa butter (a minimum of 36%) than many chocolate makers to give our white chocolate a decadent, melt-in-the-mouth experience.
How do you store chocolate strawberries overnight?
How to Store Chocolate Covered Strawberries – Once the chocolate on your berries has set and you’re ready to store them, you should place them in an air-tight container with wax paper. If you plan on eating the strawberries the same day or placing them out for an event, you can wait until later to store and refrigerate them.
Step 1: Gather the chocolate dipped strawberries, a roll of wax paper and an air-tight container. Step 2: Place a sheet of wax paper at the bottom of the container. Step 3: Add a layer of strawberries on top of the wax paper. Step 4: Place another sheet of wax paper on top of the strawberries. Continue to add strawberries until you have stored them all.
Keep in mind that when you store your strawberries in the fridge, they will develop condensation when you remove them.