This strawberry gentleman not only looks classy, he's healthy on the inside, quiet, appreciates the details, and is double dipped in chocolate. Sorry ladies, he's mine--I already ate him!
These Tuxedo Strawberries were fun to make and might be even more fun to look at. Yes, they do take a little time and a teeny tiny bit of artistic inspiration, but totally worth it.
1 tub strawberries
6 oz white chocolate (baking squares or chips)
6 oz bittersweet chocolate (baking squares or chips)
1. Clean and dry the strawberries thoroughly. Any water will make the chocolate not stick.
2. Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler. Hold the strawberries by the tops and dip them 3/4 way in white chocolate. Let excess chocolate run off and place on wax paper. (I use the dollar store plastic cutting boards for dipping projects-it makes the transfer to and from the fridge much easier.) Place white dipped strawberries in the fridge to set for about 10 minutes.
3. In the meantime, melt the bittersweet chocolate in double boiler. Hold the white dipped strawberries by the top again & dip into the bittersweet chocolate one half at a time, making two arcs across the front of the berry. Continue with all strawberries.
4. Use a chocolate dipped toothpick to create the buttons and bow-ties on each gentleman. Two small triangles and two pricks with a dipped toothpick for the buttons should do the job.
5. Put the strawberries back in the fridge to let the chocolate harden and serve. These will last a couple days in the fridge, but are much better if eaten right away. Enjoy!
I don't know why, but I have always had a small obsession with small things. Whether it's baby shoes, barbie accessories, or travel-sized toothpaste tubes, I'm fascinated by mini-everyday things. So it's no surprise how delighted I was to pose these strawberry gentleman for their pictures.
Many candies have taken part in the "miniture-izing" candy movement. Here are some of my favorite examples:
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| Cow Tales -I grew up on a farm & would rather not compare it to the real thing |
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| Runts - mini fruits with mini health value |
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Nerds - only on a box of candy can booger shaped men look cute with giant eyeballs and no arms |
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| Life Savers - if I was drowning, it would be a tough choice between the candy lifesaver over the floatation device. |
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| Gummy Hamburgers - my first taste of gummy "food" (pizza, donuts, french fries, tacos, hot dogs, eggs, strawberries & more came later) |
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| Gingerbread Men & Houses - living in a house made of candy & sweets, can it get better?? |
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| Chocolate Liquors - they combine chocolate & liquor and make it little... :) |
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| Sour Patch Kids - At first they are sour, then they are sweet *insert life size gummy kid hugging you* |
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| Gummy Bears - everyone has traded their colored heads & played with these right? Also, sharks, worms, octopi, bugs, alligators, fish, you name it-it's a gummy |
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| Black Tie Party!! |
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