anyone here make chocolate covered strawberries

mine always "sweat" no matter what i do. even if they were 100% dry before making them. whether i leave them in the fridge or at room temperature and the next day they are wet. ideas??

Re: anyone here make chocolate covered strawberries

I make them all the time and I've never had that issue...I'm wondering if it's the type of chocolate you're using? I use the bakers chocolate in the cup that you microwave...it's the best chocolate for dipping and super easy!

Re: anyone here make chocolate covered strawberries

Maybe the strawberries are cold when you dip them??

Re: anyone here make chocolate covered strawberries

From a website

Chocolate will 'sweat' in the fridge if it cools too quickly, particularly if your fridge happens to be quite moist, which can quite often happen especially with lots of uncovered fruit and vegetables. Also if you think that a strawberry is around 90% percent water it is hardly surprising that water forms (possibly from condensation as it goes from a warm to cool temperature) on the strawberry.

The best place to store chocolate is somewhere cool and dry. I keep mine wrapped in foil, in a sandwich bag, in the 'larder'. In any case the best way to store chocolate dipped strawberries according to this website is by keeping them in the fridge then before serving while still cold, whips of the condensation as not to damage the chocolate.

Another website with tips on storing chocolate is http://candy.about.com/od/workingwithchocolate/a/storechocolate.htm.

anyone here make chocolate covered strawberries

I make chocolate favors and strawberries etc.
I don't refrigerate them. They remain perfectly dry. I don't refrigerate the strawberries when I bring them home from the supermarket either. Cool, dry room in my basement works great!