Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

Juicy, California-grown strawberries, dried without sulfites, offer a concentrated brightness and satisfying chew that most dried fruit can't match. Head Chocolatier Nicholas pairs them with 70% Maya Mountain, Belize chocolate, chosen for its strawberries-and-cream flavor notes that naturally echo the fruit's own profile, while its acidity balances the berry's sweetness.

To craft these chocolate-covered treats, our Confections team pours the tempered chocolate over dried strawberries as they tumble in a rotating drum, a technique called panning. They repeat this about 160 times — building to a 1 to 1.5 center-to-chocolate ratio by weight — until it's just right.