Stuffed Roasted Strawberries

After trying this inside-out version of chocolate dipped strawberries, you'll never settle for plain old dipped berries again! Roasting the fruit brings out even more flavor and juiciness and makes them so very yummy!






INGREDIENTS

12 extra-large strawberries (the bigger the better!)
1 to 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 teaspoon sugar, optional
Spray whipping cream (the real kind in the can in the dairy section)
Cocoa powder, for garnishing


DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Slice the tops of the berries off just below the stem. Cut the tips off (about 1/4-inch), so that the berries will sit upright. Next, use a small spoon or a melon ball scoop to hollow out the strawberries, working from their tops, in order to create a cavity in each one. Stuff some chocolate into the cavity of each strawberry and place them upright in a baking dish. Lightly sprinkle the berries with sugar, if using.

Roast the berries until soft and the chocolate is melted, about 10 to 12 minutes.

To serve, place 3 strawberries on a dessert plate in a triangle. If the berries have given off liquid in the baking dish, spoon it over them. Spray a small mound of cream in the center of the berries, and top each berry with a rosette of cream. Sift a little cocoa powder over the plate, and serve!


NOTE: I used chocolate chips because that's what I had and it tasted fine. Next time I think I'll try some better quality chocolate because I wanted the chocolate to melt together and chocolate chips hold their shape.


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