If you still need a last minute Mother’s Day treat, dessert or gift, I’ve got you covered with Chocolate Peanut Clusters, Chocolate Fondue and these simple yet elegant Chocolate Covered Strawberries! Even though Chocolate Dipped Strawberries look fancy, they are one of the easiest desserts to make and belong in your dessert arsenal. Aside from Mother’s Day, silky Chocolate Covered Strawberries are fabulous for Valentine’s Day, bridal showers, baby showers, gifts or any party – because everyone loves Chocolate Covered Strawberries with their subtly crunchy chocolate coating giving way to succulent, juicy strawberries.
More like these Chocolate Strawberries:
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cake Strawberry Crisp Fresh Strawberry Pie Strawberry Cheesecake Pie Mini Strawberry Pies Strawberry Shortcake Strawberry Parfaits
Best Chocolate for Dipping Strawberries
Chocolate Covered Strawberries only require 3 ingredients so it is important to use quality chocolate – and your Chocolate Covered Strawberries will still be less expensive than store bought! For one pound of strawberries you will need 8 oz. baking chocolate – not chocolate chips. Baking chocolate is pure chocolate without any added ingredients and therefore tastes superior but more importantly for our purposes, it melts and coats much better. As far as the type of chocolate, it is entirely your preference: semi-sweet, milk, white, bittersweet, etc. or a combination (for example 4 oz white, 4 oz. semi-sweet.)
How to Make Chocolate Covered Strawberries
How to Decorate Chocolate Covered Strawberries
As far as adorning your Chocolate Covered Strawberries, the sky is the limit! As I mentioned previously, you can leave them plain or add simple or elaborate designs with white chocolate. You can also coat the entire strawberry or just half in any of these ideas:
Peanuts Pistachios Toasted pecans Toasted coconut Sprinkles Mini chocolate chips Chocolate shavings Oreo or any cookie crumbs Any candy crumbs Crushed candy canes
How to Store Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chocolate Covered Strawberries are best served fresh, the same day they are made and stored in a cool place – not in the refrigerator. If stored longer than a day, the berries gradually release moisture so they will gradually get mushy. If weather conditions don’t allow strawberries to be stored outside the refrigerator, then line a sealable container with paper towels (to wick away moisture), place strawberries in a single layer and cover and refrigerate. Be aware that condensation will occur and the chocolate can get white and chalky. You can serve the refrigerated chocolate strawberries chilled or let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Chilled strawberries will have a nice crunch to the chocolate, whereas room temperature strawberries will have slightly softer chocolate.
Do chocolate covered strawberries need to be refrigerated?
Nope! Chocolate Covered Strawberries don’t contain any ingredients that need to be refrigerated and they actually are better when not refrigerated but rather kept in a cool place. You might need to refrigerate your Chocolate Covered Strawberries initially to set for 15-30 minutes, but as soon as they are set, remove them from the refrigerator.
You might also like these Chocolate Recipes:
Chocolate Eclair Cake German Chocolate Cupcakes Easy Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes Chocolate Raspberry Cake
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