Chocolate Covered Strawberry

[Tank63]

Been trying to make a chocolate covered strawberry recipe, using FA flavors, and just cant hit it! I am up to 10% strawberry, 8% cocoa and 6% chocolate, 70VG/30PG 0mg nic. Any help would be greatly appreciated, because this just doesn't taste like any of these ingredients. Hell, If I had to say, it kinda tastes like peanuts, lol!

 

[havok333]

That's quite a bit of flavoring! I don't work much with cocoa or chocolate, but do use strawberry at 5% max as a standalone flavor. Since you already have mix made up try cutting it in half and see if it's any better, but probably will need to cut in half again.

 

[Tank63]

I started at 5% and worked my way up. Its awesome in my Strawberry/ Kiwi, so I don't understand why its not working now.

 

[havok333]

My guess would be the chocolate and cocoa are covering up the strawberry at such high percentages. To me, strawberry is subtle which is why I go as high as 5% by itself.

 

[Tank63]

My first mix was 5% strawberry, 3% cocoa and 1% chocolate and tasted the same as it does at a higher %. Guess I will just have to keep playing. That's the life of a DIYer

 

[havok333]

My first mix was 5% strawberry, 3% cocoa and 1% chocolate and tasted the same as it does at a higher %. Guess I will just have to keep playing. That's the life of a DIYer

Gotcha. Do you get the peanuts flavor even without adding strawberry?

You're not vaping at 30-40 watts are you? I only ask because higher wattage made cocoa taste burnt to me...kinda like burnt peanuts actually.

 

[Daintanee]

Try using .25% fa raspberry to boost your strawberry.

 

[Daintanee]

Chocolate/cocoa has to be vaped at low watts. Try adding .25% raspberry to your strawberry taste it... Then try adding just .5% of both cocoa and chocolate. Slowly add more as needed. Good luck! In wllmcs big chocolate apples he only used .5% so thinking since strawberry is such a light flavor u need to go way down on chocolate cocoa amount

 

[AmandaD]

I started at 5% and worked my way up. Its awesome in my Strawberry/ Kiwi, so I don't understand why its not working now.

Even if you vape a flavor at 5% standalone, when you put them in a mix you need to lower the percentage! Most of my FA mixes are at a max of 8% total flavoring - many at 6%. If the flavoring level is too high you'll just have a nasty taste often. So, as others have said - start with much, much lower flavorings and go from there. Good luck!

 

[havok333]

Try using .25% fa raspberry to boost your strawberry.

I'll give that a shot! Was actually thinking of using raspberry as soon as I can taste again!

 

[HeadInClouds]

Try using .25% fa raspberry to boost your strawberry.

Oreo uses that trick in their strawberry cremes.

 

[FL_David]

Try using .25% fa raspberry to boost your strawberry.

I just read about this yesterday elsewhere online. Now I really want to get some raspberry. I am guessing FA would be the best to start with?

 

[Teresa P]

I made one once, but it was a steeper. The chocolate was completely drowned out by the strawberry till about six weeks later, then it became heavenly...

 

[Daintanee]

I just read about this yesterday elsewhere online. Now I really want to get some raspberry. I am guessing FA would be the best to start with?

I have used fa as well as tfa raspberry sweet. Just .25%