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    Home ยป Recipes ยป Valentine's Day

    Easy Chocolate Covered Strawberries

    Published: Feb 11, 2025 by Lisa Killian ยท This post may contain affiliate links. Please read myย  disclosure policy.

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    These Easy Chocolate Strawberries require just two ingredients and are perfect for any occasion. Follow our simple step-by-step guide to make this delicious treat in no time!

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    • Why This Recipe Works
    • Best Chocolate for Dipping Strawberries
    • What You Need for This Recipe:
    • Tips For Easy Chocolate Covered Strawberries?
    • How to Make Chocolate Covered Strawberries?
    • Best Way to Dip Strawberries?
    • Best Toppings for Chocolate Strawberries?
    • Chocolate Strawberry Designs
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • More Related Recipes
    • Easy Chocolate Covered Strawberries

    Valentine's chocolate-covered strawberries are one of my favorite treats- probably only superseded by these chocolate peppermint-covered marshmallow wands and red velvet cake balls.

    Why This Recipe Works

    Quick and Simple: These are easy to make and really only take two ingredients- chocolate and strawberries, and no surprise they are almost identical to my white chocolate strawberries recipe!

    Variety: Add sprinkles, nuts, crushed candies, or different colored dipping chocolate to customize these for any holiday or event!

    Best Chocolate for Dipping Strawberries

    I highly recommend using candy melts/chocolate wafers. This type of chocolate doesnโ€™t need to be tempered and will set up at room temperature.

    Brands I recommend are Ghirardelli, Wilton, and Merckens. You can also use almond bark, or the microwavable trays with chocolate in them from your local grocery store.

    You want the wafers to say chocolate-flavored wafers. If they are real chocolate or chocolate chips, they will need to be tempered to form a hard shell.

    What You Need for This Recipe:

    Strawberries- rinsed and dried.

    Chocolate Candy Melts- White or Bright White works well.

    Decorations- I like to use sprinkles or even a second color of candy melts to add stripes.

     chocolate covered strawberries ingredients in individual bowls.

    Tips For Easy Chocolate Covered Strawberries?

    Pick the Best Strawberries: Try to use the best strawberries you can find. These will be red all the way to the stem, firm, have no mushy spots or blemishes.

    Preped Strawberries: Rinse and thoroughly dry all strawberries and allow strawberries to come to room temperature before dipping. Excess water on the strawberries will prevent the chocolate from sticking. Cold Strawberries will cause the chocoalte to form condensation as it hardens.

    Properly Melted Candy Melts: Melt candy melts in the microwave at 50% power stirring every 30 seconds to prevent it form burning and clumping. If your candy melts thicken too much add 1 tablespoon of shortening or refined coconut oil to get it to thin out.

    How to Make Chocolate Covered Strawberries?

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    1. Step 1: Rinse and thoroughly dry your strawberries.
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    1. Step 2: Melt candy melts.

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    1. Step 3: Dip strawberries and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
    drizzling white chocolate onto chocolate dipped strawberry.
    1. Step 4: Sprinkle on sprinkles before the chocolate sets up, or wait until the chocolate sets up and drizzle on some more chocolate to create lines.

    Best Way to Dip Strawberries?

    I find if you grab the strawberries by the green leaves at the top and then dip them into the chocolate this is the easiest. You want to have a bowl that is small and a little deep.

    Alternatively, you can dip the strawberry and use a spoon to cover the sides of the strawberry.

    You can even use a large shot glass filled with melted chocolate to dip the strawberries in.

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    Best Toppings for Chocolate Strawberries?

    I love using all types of sprinkles to cover the strawberries. You can crush up Oreos, M&Ms, Peanuts, graham crackers, and toasted coconut or drizzle with different colored candy melts!

    Chocolate Strawberry Designs

    Stripes of different colors are always a classic, but a fun design is a tuxedo strawberry.

    To make a tuxedo dip your strawberry in white chocolate and allow it to harden. Then dip the strawberry in dark chocolate leaving a little white to peak through at the top (for the collar), and leave a little white to show down the center.

    Then with a toothpick draw a little bow tie with the dark chocolate.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    How to Store Chocolate Covered Strawberries?

    Store in an airtight container for two days. They will last up to 4-5 days refrigerated but are the best and freshest when eaten within 48 hrs. Dp not freeze dipped strawberries- they will turn mushy upond thawing.

    Can I Use Chocolate Chips?

    Tempering chocolate is very time consuming and difficult to do without a lot of practice. I recommend using candy melts. If you use chocolate chips you will need to temper the chocolate so it hardens on the strawberry.

    holding a chocolate covered strawberry with pink sprinkles.

    More Related Recipes

    If you like this recipe make sure to check out all my easy and delicious Valentine's Recipes like Red Velvet Cake Cookies, Valentines Chocolate Cookies, Bacon Roses, Easy Valentine Cake Pops, Heart Shaped Chocolate Chip Cookies, and these classic Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies!

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    Easy Chocolate Covered Strawberries

    Make delicious Easy Chocolate Strawberries with just two ingredients! Follow our simple step-by-step guide for a sweet treat perfect for any occasion.
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    Author: Lisa Killian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 20 strawberries- or more or less depending on size of strawberries

    Ingredients

    • 12 oz bag of dark chocolate candy melts*
    • 1 lbs strawberries
    • Sprinkles optional
    • White or milk chocolate candy melts optional- for drizzle

    Instructions

    • Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
    • Rinse and dry completely the strawberries, removing any that arenโ€™t good. Water isnโ€™t good for chocolate so make sure to dry all of it off.
      1 lbs strawberries
    • In a microwave safe dish melt your chocolate candy melts (12 oz dark chocolate candy melts). Make sure to turn your microwave to 50% power, microwave for 30 secs, stir and repeat until melted. This will take around 1-2 minutes.
      12 oz bag of dark chocolate candy melts*
    • Dip your strawberries in the melted chocolate. It helps to hold the strawberry by the green leaves, dip and swirl. Let any excess chocolate drip off and you can even scrape the bottom side (the side that will be sitting on the parchment paper) on the edge of the bowl.
    • Place strawberries on prepared baking sheet and allow to set up. If you are putting sprinkles on you can sprinkle them on now- before the chocolate hardens.
      Sprinkles
    • If you want to drizzle with white candy melts, allow the dipped strawberries to set up, melt your white candy melts in the same way you melted the chocolate candy melts. Then place the melted white candy melts in a piping bag or a ziploc bag and cut the tip off to make a small hole. Then drizzle the strawberries.
      White or milk chocolate candy melts

    Notes

    Tips and Tricks
    • *I used Ghirardelli brand but you can use Wilton or Merckens candy melts too. You can use any type of candy melts you want (pink, white, milk chocolate, etc) and almond bark too.
    • If you want to use chocolate chips you have to temper the chocolate so it will set up hard after melting.
    • Turning the power on the microwave to 50% will help prevent the candy melts from seizing/burning.
    • Additional toppings like crushed Oreos, crushed M&Ms, chopped peanuts, and toasted coconut are all tasty toppings too.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 45kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 35mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg

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    1. Lisa Killian says

      February 11, 2025 at 3:06 pm

      5 stars
      Love how simple and delicious these are!

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