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Can I ship chocolate covered strawberries?

How to Ship Chocolate Covered Strawberries – Shipping temperature-sensitive and perishable chocolate-covered strawberries requires extreme care. Follow these steps to ship your chocolate covered strawberries and prevent spoiling:

1. Chill the strawberries. Refrigerate the strawberries for two hours or until they’re hardened to prevent the chocolate from melting in transit.
2. Once cold, package and ship. Chocolate-covered strawberries that are refrigerated for more than a day will not arrive at their shipping destination fresh.
3. Wrap each chocolate-covered strawberry. Cellophane wrap will mold itself to the strawberry. Once wrapped in cellophane, place the strawberries in large baking cups,
4. Place the strawberries in a sturdy container with a tight sealing lid. The container needs to be durable enough to protect the strawberries. Leave an inch of buffer space between the strawberries to prevent them from bumping into each other.
5. Add your box of strawberries to an insulated box. This larger box will ward off heat, preserve your strawberries’ freshness, and keep the chocolate from melting.
6. Lay packing peanuts or packing bubbles on the bottom of your shipping box. This creates a cushioning layer for your strawberries.
7. Fill the empty spaces in your shipping container with packing materials. Once you’ve secured the strawberry box on all sides, layer packing materials on top and seal the shipping container with packing tape.
8. Choose the fastest delivery service. To keep the chocolate-covered strawberries from spoiling, select overnight, express, or one-day delivery.

Will chocolate melt if I send it in the mail?

Mmmchocolate. Sweet, bitter, made into drinks, mixed with other snacks. No matter how you like to consume it, it’s one of the most delicious treats in the world. So delicious, you probably want to share it with everyone you know. But before you start sending chocolate gifts to your friends and family, you might want to consider the state it will be in upon arrival since it does not take much for chocolate to melt. Tip #1 – Send the right stuff. If you’re sending a gift that contains food items like a chocolate bar or pieces of fudge, you might want to reconsider. These items are almost guaranteed to melt, especially if sent during warmer times of the year. Instead, send chocolate chip cookies, brownies, or even hot cocoa mix.

Although they do contain forms of chocolate, they have less cocoa butter in them (which is the ingredient that causes chocolate to melt so easily) and are much less likely to melt in the mail. Tip #2 – Timing makes all the difference. Sending a package at the end of the week is almost a guarantee it will end up sitting in a storage facility for a couple days before being sent out.

And since shipping companies probably aren’t the best at storing chocolate, your gift might turn into chocolate sauce before it’s even left the building. To be sure this doesn’t happen make an effort to send the gift at the beginning of the week when it will be shipped out right away. Tip #3 – Let the pros send it. Their birthday is right around the corner and you want to send them some gourmet dipped strawberries, However, if you try to send a gift like this on your own, the coating will most likely melt and the strawberries will probably perish.

The better option for sending these kinds of gifts is to order the gifts online where you can guarantee they’ll be sent and received fresh and melt-free. Of course, you can even send brownies online if you’re concerned that any type of chocolate gift will ruin or melt in the mail! Now that you have some tips on sending chocolate in the mail, the success rate of it arriving there in its original state will be much higher.

And if you don’t want to deal with any possibility of the chocolate ruining, then take the easy route and send gourmet gifts online !

Do chocolate covered strawberries get soggy?

STORE –

Chocolate Covered Strawberries are best served fresh, the same day they are made and stored in a cool place – not in the refrigerator. If stored longer than a day, the berries gradually release moisture so they will gradually get mushy. If weather conditions don’t allow strawberries to be stored outside the refrigerator then line a sealable container with paper towels (to wick away moisture), place strawberries in a single layer and cover. Be aware that condensation will occur and the chocolate can get white and chalky. You can serve the refrigerated chocolate strawberries chilled or let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Chilled strawberries will have a nice crunch to the chocolate, whereas room temperature strawberries will have slightly softer chocolate.

This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled. Use ripe strawberries that are bright red (with minimal whiteness on the tips) so they are not only beautiful but flavorful as well. Take care your strawberries aren’t too ripe or they will be mushy. Your strawberries must be very, very dry otherwise moisture will cause the the chocolate to seize and loose its smooth texture. Have everything ready to go before you melt your chocolate – your dried strawberries, your parchment paper, your chopped toppings in easily dippable bowls. Use high quality chocolate for best results. I used semi-sweet chocolate but you can use milk, white, bittersweet, etc. or a combination. White chocolate coated in red sprinkles or stripes or crushed candy canes is fabulous for the holidays. Don’t skip the vegetable oil! This helps keep the chocolate smooth. Stop microwaving the chocolate when almost all of the chocolate is melted but not completely then vigorously stir to melt the remaining chocolate until smooth. This keeps you from overcooking your chocolate. ***Follow same instructions for melting white chocolate as for semi-sweet chocolate. Transfer white chocolate to a sandwich size plastic bag, snip a very small tip off the corner of the bag and drizzle or create patterns. Do not touch or move your strawberries until they are completely set. For best results, don’t refrigerator your strawberries unless necessary. Set chocolate at room temperature and store at room temperature. If you are in a warm climate and need to refrigerate your strawberries to set, then allow 15-30 minutes to harden in the refrigerator, then remove. Chocolate does not like being cold. You can make beautiful gifts by lining a box with tissue paper then adding your strawberries.

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How can I ship chocolate without it melting?

Step 4: Include Cold Packs – When you’re shipping perishables like chocolate, temperature control is crucial. The commute may subject your package to harsh environmental conditions like extreme heat or humidity. To help keep your chocolates intact and regulate temperature inside your package, carefully package your chocolates with cooling agents like gel ice packs or dry ice.

How many chocolate covered strawberries per person for a party?

My Favorite Chocolate! – Guittard’s milk chocolate chips are my favorite to work with, and I always have a bag on hand in my pantry. Ghirardelli is another great brand. Did you make this? Be sure to leave a review below and tag me @the_chunky_chef on Facebook and Instagram! Servings: 8 servings (hover over # to adjust) Learn how to make classic Chocolate Covered Strawberries at home, using just 3 base ingredients and minimal effort!

• ▢ 2 cups milk chocolate chips
• ▢ 1 tsp vegetable shortening such as Crisco brand
• ▢ 1 lb. fresh strawberries or approximately 16 berries – washed and dried well
• ▢ 1/4 cup white chocolate chips optional

• In a microwave-safe bowl, add milk chocolate chips and the shortening and microwave on MED power (50%) for one minute, stirring once about halfway though.
• If needed, microwave in 15 second intervals, stirring after each microwave interval, until chocolate is JUST melted.
• Once the chocolate is melted, dip the strawberries in, one at a time and place onto a sheet of parchment paper (or wax paper) to set.
• After all of the strawberries are dipped, place into the refrigerator to chill and harden for 10 minutes.
• Once the chocolate has set, melt the white chocolate the same way you melted the milk chocolate chips.
• Pour the melted white chocolate into a small resealable plastic bag. Cut a tiny hole in one corner of the bag. Drizzle white chocolate over as many of the strawberries as you’d like.
• Return strawberries to the refrigerator to chill for at least another 5-10 minutes.

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1. This recipe makes 1 lb of chocolate covered strawberries, which on average, is about 16 strawberries.
2. Recipe serves 8, assuming a serving size of 2 strawberries per person.
3. Other types of chocolate can be used, not just milk and white.
4. Make sure to dry the strawberries very well before dipping in chocolate.
5. After you dip the strawberry and it’s coated in chocolate, hold the strawberry over the bowl and allow the excess chocolate to drip off. Before laying the strawberry down, tilt the end of the strawberry up so that the last little drip of chocolate lays against the strawberry. Doing this helps to prevent a pool of chocolate forming around the base of the strawberry.

The Chunky Chef is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer.

How do you keep chocolate from falling off strawberries?

“Why Does the Chocolate Fall Off My Strawberries After It Cools?” – This is the number one problem people have, A huge mistake people make is washing their berries right before dipping them in chocolate. The chocolate then can’t adhere to the skin of the strawberries because there is still moisture on them from the water! Your berries need to be dry when you dip them.

Can you send chocolate in the mail without it melting?

Step 4: Include Cold Packs – When you’re shipping perishables like chocolate, temperature control is crucial. The commute may subject your package to harsh environmental conditions like extreme heat or humidity. To help keep your chocolates intact and regulate temperature inside your package, carefully package your chocolates with cooling agents like gel ice packs or dry ice.

How do I transport chocolate covered strawberries?

How do you transport chocolate covered strawberries? – Transport chocolate covered strawberries in an open container with high sides (tall enough that the strawberries won’t fall out). You can place each chocolate covered strawberry in a cupcake liner or baking cup to prevent them from bumping into each other during transit.

• To ship chocolate covered strawberries, refrigerate them immediately after making them to allow them to cool fully.
• Then, wrap them individually in cellophane or individual baking cups.
• Place them in a single layer in a container with space between them.
• Close this container and pack it in a larger, insulated shipping container with dry ice or frozen cold packs.

This will keep the strawberries at a cooler temperature during shipping.

How does chocolate not melt during shipping?

Most manufacturers of chocolate use some sort of cold chain packaging to maintain temperature stability while in transit. Packaging materials usually include an outer corrugated box, a refrigerant (such as a gel pack), and an insulator (such as an EPS cooler).