Name: How to make Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Prep time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 lbs strawberries; 12 oz chocolate chips (use whatever is your favorite)

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Chocolate Covered Strawberries are one of my favorite treats to make for special date nights or holidays, especially Valentine’s Day! They only require 2 ingredients and they are sooo delicious.

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Chocolate Covered Strawberries Recipe

Not only are these pretty simple to make, but they really elevate any event because of how cute and festive they look. If you use multiple types of chocolate, you can get fancy with the way you dip or drizzle the chocolate to make them even cuter.

A pile of red, fresh strawberries on the counter.

Ingredients for Chocolate Strawberries

Strawberries – Sometimes around Valentine’s Day you can find long-stem strawberries at the grocery store, but this will work with regular strawberries too.
Chocolate Chips – You can use dark, bittersweet, semi-sweet, milk, white, or make a few strawberries with each type of chocolate.

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How to Make Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Begin by washing your strawberries so they are clean. Then dry the strawberries extremely well. This is important because if the strawberries are still damp, the chocolate will not stick.
Once your strawberries are completely dry, add your chocolate of choice to a microwave safe bowl.
Microwave at 50% power for 30 seconds, then stir. This is important to make sure you don’t overcook or burn the chocolate.
Continue to repeat step 3 until about half of the chocolate is melted.
Then, stir the chocolate and the remaining chips will melt.
Now, hold the strawberry by the stem to dip into the chocolate. Alternatively, you can use two toothpicks to hold the strawberry at the top while dipping it in the chocolate.
Wipe the excess chocolate off the bottom of the strawberry by scraping it on the side of the bowl, then place the strawberry on a piece of parchment paper for the chocolate to dry and set up.
Repeat with remaining strawberries.
If you want to drizzle a different chocolate on top for decoration (like white or dark chocolate), let the chocolate covered strawberries set up completely, then follow steps 3 and 4 to melt the new chocolate.
After the second chocolate is melted, transfer it to a zip top bag and snip the corner to create your own little piping bag.
Drizzle the chocolate over the dipped strawberries and allow the chocolate to set up before serving.
ENJOY!

Freshly dipped chocolate strawberries drying on a baking sheet with un-dipped strawberries in the background.

How do you get chocolate to stick to strawberries?

The best way to ensure your melted chocolate will stick to the strawberries is by using room temperature strawberries that are completely dry.

Why is my chocolate not hardening on my strawberries?

If your chocolate isn’t hardening, this usually means that the chocolate was overcooked in the microwave. Be sure to microwave your chocolate at 50% to ensure that it will harden on the strawberries.

However, if the chocolate isn’t hardening, your dipped strawberries will still taste delicious! Some people even prefer the chocolate to stay soft because it is easier to eat.

Do you put chocolate covered strawberries in the fridge to harden?

If you want to speed up the hardening process, you can definitely place your strawberries in the fridge to set up. This isn’t required and you can just let the chocolate set at room temperature as well.

Several strawberries on the counter, dipped in white and milk chocolate.

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