Jul 6th, 2009
Strawberries and Cherries in Tricolour Chocolate
Even though this recipe is more an idea than a recipe, it’s a great one for summer: simple, includes chocolate and fresh berries, and doesn’t require you to turn on your oven in the heat.
Local strawberries and cherries are both found in the stores this week, so I’m taking advantage. Both these berries have the benefit of a stem that can easily be grasped for dunking. The book suggests melting the chocolate, each colour separately, in a sauce pan over another pot of boiling water. I decided the microwave would be simpler.
A few minutes to melt, some dipping, and you’ve got a pretty fancy looking dessert that will impress and taste delicious. With in season local berries and high-quality chocolate, you can’t go wrong. The only issue I encountered was that the consistency of the white chocolate made it very challenging to dip. The slightly unfortunate result was that the white chocolate berries were somewhat lacking visually.
We had our new neighbours knock on our door and give us their moving boxes (we’re only going to be neighbours for a month as we are moving), so for some good karma we gave them a plate of the milk and dark chocolate. The white chocolate ones are only for family.