Heidi's Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries

From the February 2016 Edition of In The Loop Magazine

Ingredients:

• 20 fresh Strawberries, cleaned and dried with stems on • 4-6 ounces Semisweet chocolate • 1 cup Almond slivers, chopped and more if needed Optional: 3 to 4 drops Glycerin, this keeps chocolate shiny Optional: Grand Marnier

Directions:

1. Prepare baking sheet by lining with wax or parchment paper, set aside.

2. Place chopped almonds on plate set aside.

3. Over medium heat, place heat proof bowl over pot filled with hot boiling water.

4. Melt chocolate completely and stir. Add a few drops of glycerin. Once completely melted, remove from heat.

5. Working fast, hold strawberry by stem and dip each in melted chocolate 1/2 way covering strawberry.

6. Roll each strawberry in almonds.

7. Place on lined baking sheet to dry and for chocolate to harden.

Optional: For adult chocolate-dipped strawberries, use a food syringe (flavor injector) and fill each strawberry with Grand Marnier. Fill strawberry from top end of stem. Plate on serving dish. Serve immediately if filling with alcohol.