Chocolate Cover Strawberries With A Surprise Filling

Total Time: 16 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1 mandarin orange, zest and segments
• 2 ounces unsalted butter
• 16 ounces fresh strawberries, washed, dried and a small slice at the tip
• 1 -2 ounce almond paste, cut into the same amount of strawberries
• almonds, toasted (optional)

Recipe

• 1 melt chocolate zest and butter in microwave oven for 1 minute, stir till melted.
• 2 place parchment paper sprayed with a nonstick spray, on a chilled cookie sheet pan.
• 3 flatten the past a little and push into the dried strawberry.
• 4 dip the berries into the chocolate holing by the leaves, place on prepared pan. repeat till all are coated.
• 5 dip the segments of the mandarin into chocolate.
• 6 if any remaining chocolate dip almond into coat and place on prepared pan.
• 7 chill to harden.