• Wash and pat dry fresh strawberries.
• Melt the chocolate in a microwave.  Melt the chocolate in 30 second intervals in a tall bowl until the desired consistency.
• Lower the strawberry into the melted chocolate almost to the leaves.
• Use the popsicle stick to cover the strawberry. Careful of the leaves!
• Use the paint brush to cover the top section of the berry. Starting at the top of the chocolate already on the strawberry paint up and under the green leaves.
• If preferred the leaves can be removed from the strawberry prior to dipping. It is personal preference.
• Remove the strawberry from the chocolate.
• Let the chocolate strawberry set and can place in the refrigerate to speed the process.

The Handles

• Make the handles either using broken apart pretzels or by making a chocolate handle.
• What Do I Use As A Handle?
• The handle can be the slightly tricky part, but once a few handles are made they can be done assembly line style.
• Pretzels and chocolate I have found make the best handles. Break apart the traditional pretzel and use the circle part of the pretzel. Size the pretzel to the teacup.
• Lay out pretzel handles and cover with the chocolate or dip into chocolate. Let set.
• Method two is to use chocolate.  Size a half circle to the teacup. Pipe a half circle of chocolate onto parchment paper and let set. It may take a little trial an error to find the desired thickness of the chocolate handle.

How Do I Attach The Handle?

• Use melted chocolate as the glue to attach the handle. Put a dab of melted chocolate on the teacup for each end of the handle.
• Very gently press the handle to the teacup and let set.
• Finish by painting a layer of chocolate over the entire handle for a smooth finish.
• Refrigerate.