Chocolate Covered Strawberries

After making the chocolate ganache for the tarts, I realized that I had made way too much and was left with a lot of ganache on my hands. I decided to resort to an old time favorite...chocolate covered strawberries. This is probably the easiest dessert I have ever made, and yet people think that it is so elegant and classy. The only difficulty of this dessert is actually resisting the urge to eat the strawberries as soon as you have made them.

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

• Whole strawberries, washed and patted dry
• Chocolate (use whichever kind you prefer; I personally like dark chocolate)
• Icing sugar (optional, if you want to sweeten the chocolate a little)

1. To set up your double broiler, simply boil some water in a small saucepan and, once boiled, reduce heat to the lowest possible setting, so it is just barely simmering.
2. Place a heat-proof bowl over the saucepan and put the chocolate chunks in the bowl. Gently stir until all of the chocolate is melted. 
3. Dip the strawberries, one at a time, into the chocolate by holding onto the stems. Let any excess chocolate drip off and then place strawberry onto wax or parchment paper. 
4. Place dipped strawberries into the fridge for at least an hour so that the chocolate can harden. Once set, carefully peel the strawberries off the paper and plate.

Optional: You can eat the strawberries while the chocolate is still liquidy, but it is definitely messier!