Drunken Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Drunken Chocolate Covered Strawberries infused with alcohol are the next “it” dessert to serve at dinner parties… or for your significant other. A simple yet elegant dessert to spoil yourself or your guests. These Drunken Chocolate Covered Strawberries are a sexy take on drunken strawberries, which are traditionally covered in a granulated sugar.

DRUNKEN CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES

As you can probably tell by our Chocolate Covered Bananas, and our Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Covered Berries, we enjoy dunking things in chocolate. These strawberries take things to an entirely new level, with sweet, sugary strawberries infused with our favourite alcohol, before being dunked in chocolate. A versatile “how-to” if you will! You can use whatever alcohol you like to soak these Drunken Chocolate Covered Strawberries! Serve them at parties, gatherings, brunch, on Mother’s Day, birthdays OR for your special someone on Valentine’s Day.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

STRAWBERRIES: Use firm, vibrant-coloured, ripe strawberries for this recipe. Wash them well before soaking in alcohol. ALCOHOL: You don’t need an expensive bottle of alcohol for this recipe. Although I do recommend using your favourite brand. CHOCOLATE: Dark, semi-sweet, milk chocolate or white chocolate. Strawberries covered in any chocolate are a winner so simply pick your favourite!

HOW TO MAKE DRUNKEN CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES

First, SOAK strawberries in a bowl of alcohol of your choice. Cover and refrigerate for about one hour. DRY strawberries with paper towels. DIP in chocolate. REFRIGERATE to set!

WHAT ALCOHOL DO YOU SOAK STRAWBERRIES IN?

I’ve found over the years that the best tasting drunken strawberries have been infused with spirits or a dry alcohol. Prosecco, Champagne, vodka, rum, white wine, red wine or rosé work really well with strawberries. Coating them in chocolate locks in a sweet syrup, which mixes with the flavours of alcohol.

HOW LONG SHOULD STRAWBERRIES SOAK?

It takes an hour of soaking for strawberries to absorb the alcohol, however, depending on how strong you like them, you can soak them overnight. The longer they soak, the more alcohol these drunken chocolate covered strawberries will absorb. Don’t discard the alcohol once the strawberries have finished soaking – you can use the strawberry infused alcohol for a number of delicious things including sangria, cocktails, or on its own!