Nutella-covered Strawberries

http://www.recipegoldmine.com/nutella/nutella76.html

Okay, so as a massive thank you gift to Vanya for tutoring me in statistics, Matlab, and life, I've decided to make her a combination of her two favorite foods:
- Chocolate-covered strawberries
- Nutella

I found this recipe for Nutella-covered strawberries.


First of all, I don't own a double boiler. Who does? I rigged this thing on the right. I had read online that to rig a double boiler you need to have something supporting the "inner boiler" so it doesn't contact the bottom of the "outer boiler". But it's not really necessary; the water buoys up the inner boiler.


Heat settings: You're supposed to keep the stove on a low setting, but Nutella starts out pretty thick and gloopy and resistant to melting. I got impatient and added heavy whipping cream before the nutella liquified. That's when it got all strange, clumpy, grainy looking, although it tasted fine. I suppose this is all about keeping the taste okay and the consistency smooth. It was at this point that I kicked up the temperature a notch. At this setting, the nutella aroma was detectable when you stood over it.

But eventually it all blended together nicely. The nutella eventually gets darker; you can see the color difference. Make sure the strawberries are dry; when they're wet, the nutella doesn't adhere.

I'll post the pictures of what the nutella-dipped strawberries look like tomorrow morning after a night in the fridge.

By the way, Vanya, if you see this before I give you the strawberries tomorrow, kudos to you for checking my blog.