Happy Valentine’s Day my friends! I just love this day to celebrate those you love! Although, I have to say I wasn’t a fan of it for a long time until I met my sweet hubby! And now, I always like to do something a little extra special for him on this day. I try to always do something that is handmade or homemade because I feel like it just gives your gift a little special touch. So a few years ago, I decided to make some chocolate covered strawberries for him and the tradition has stuck ever since.
And selfishly of me, I am a big chocolate covered strawberry fan too, so I may just make me a few to enjoy as well! Not only are these perfect for Valentine’s Day, but any other special occasion such as an anniversary or bridal shower as well. And while valentines chocolate may be easier to just buy and give, going an extra step out of the way like this really makes the gift more thoughtful and unique!
And don’t worry if you don’t have much time, these chocolate covered strawberries are so easy to make and literally only took me about 20 minutes this morning to prepare. That’s why I like making these every year.
No matter what day Valentine’s Day actually falls on, I usually have at least 20 minutes or so to whip these bad boys up! And since it’s a no bake recipe, the clean up is beyond easy too. It’s also so much more cost effective to make your own chocolate covered strawberries rather than buying them from a store.
I was grocery shopping last night and noticed just for a pack of six chocolate covered strawberries the price was $10! I got everything I need to make these for around that same price and it makes so much more! I hope you guys will give this a try and surprise your loved ones with a little homemade treat today! Keep on reading below for the full recipe card!
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Ingredients:
- Fresh Strawberries (I also like to dip raspberries as well, but that is totally up to you!)
- Candiquik Coating (I used vanilla and chocolate coating)
- Candy Melts (I used bright pink)
- Parchment paper
Directions:
So first of all you just need to wash all the berries that you will be using and then dry strawberries and pat them dry with a paper towel. This step is important because you want to make sure the berries are very dry because the candy coating will adhere to the berries better.
Once the strawberries are washed and dried, time to start melting your chocolate! Always follow your package directions because yours may be different than the one I used.
Best Chocolate to Use
I like the Candiquik Coating best because it comes in a microwaveable tray and that way you don’t have to dirty up any dishes.
That is another reason why these chocolate covered strawberries are so quick and easy to make! I found them at my local Walmart and I am sure you can find them at any major grocery store.
You can also order them off of Amazon as well. After reading the directions, go ahead and melt your chocolate! You can also use almond bark or good quality chocolate of your choice for this too. Such as melted white chocolate, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, or melted semi-sweet chocolate chips.
I also used some of the Pink Candy Melts because I just loved the bright pink color. I mean you can never have enough pink for Valentine’s Day right?! And it’s always fun to have a different color of chocolate too! This is also a great way to get rid of any excess chocolate you may have stored in your pantry as well.
I always get those at Michael’s Craft Stores and they always have so many fun colors to choose from.
Unfortunately those do not come in a microwaveable tray, but I just used one microwave-safe bowl to melt them in so I guess it wasn’t too bad! The nice thing about this recipe is you don’t have to use a double boiler or anything fancy like that to make these chocolate-dipped strawberries.
Dipping the Strawberries into Chocolate
Now it’s time to dip your strawberries into whatever chocolate you have melted. I like to have a big piece of parchment paper laid out on my kitchen island and I just place the dipped strawberries there to dry and harden at room temperature.
I only had to leave them out for about 20 minutes after I dipped them. They did not take long to dry at all! I also like to get a spoonful of the remaining white chocolate and drizzle on top of the regular chocolate covered strawberries to give it a little something special too!
The white chocolate drizzle really pops against the regular chocolate. You could also do a bright pink chocolate drizzle if you had any melted pink chocolate left over too.
But that’s totally optional and I only did it on a few because like I said above, I wanted these chocolate covered strawberries to be as quick and easy as they possibly can be.
Tips and Tricks For The Perfect Chocolate-Covered Strawberries:
- Be careful when melting your chocolate. I noticed the white chocolate melted much faster than the regular chocolate, so keep a close eye out when it’s almost completely melted so it doesn’t burn. You can also add in a little bit of coconut oil to keep the chocolate from burning and make it melt smoother.
- I also like melting one chocolate at a time because they do get a little harder to mix after they have been sitting out for awhile.
- I think that candy coating works better than actual chocolate. I have made these with melted chocolate chips before, and they just did not melt smoothly so it was hard to dip the strawberries in and make them look pretty! Of course, it still tasted delicious, but I am a perfectionist and I like for everything to be pretty too!
- Candy coating also dries much faster than regular chocolate too so that’s what makes this recipe so simple and easy!
- Store chocolate covered strawberries in an airtight container in the fridge and they will keep for several days after as well.
Enjoy Your Chocolate Strawberries!
So there you have it! If you are look for a last minute Valentine’s Day gift idea, then try out these incredibly quick and easy chocolate covered strawberries! I hope you enjoyed this chocolate-covered strawberries recipe!
I am sure your special loved one will thank you for them and they won’t even know how simple it really was to make. And it’s the perfect Valentine’s Day dessert too.
Do you guys like chocolate covered strawberries? And have you ever made them yourself before? Let me know if you try these out, I would love to hear all about it.
They really are easy chocolate-covered strawberries to make that do not require much time at all! It’s the best way to show a special someone how much you care and the perfect sweet treat!
I hope you all have a very lovely Valentine’s Day as well! And also, check out some of my other easy recipes such as this Pink Velvet Latte Recipe that is also perfect for Valentine’s Day too!
Those look amazing should try it someday I’d probably swap the chocolate over to blacks chocolate or something because I don’t really like the chocolate you get on chocolate strawberries that much. I imagine normal chocolate would work… have to try it and find out I guess.
I shared in the tips and tricks above that I have used normal chocolate before and that it doesn’t really stick to the strawberries as well. It tasted great, it just wasn’t very pretty!
How adorable! Who doesn’t love chocolate covered strawberries?! Unless you’re severely allergic I guess 🙈. But this is such a cute and affordable idea! I say this as I’m now in a baking mood and running out to get ingredients haha :).
Quinn x
Awe yay! Yes, you should definitely try them out! They are so delicious and easy. I can’t stop eating them!
I was literally thinking about Chocokate strawberries when I read this! I’d never thought about using candy melts – definitely going to try it!
You should! I think it is so much easier than using regular chocolate and it taste just as good too!
THese look fabulously refreshing and delicious!
They really are! I can’t stop eating them!
Amazing post! I will try to make them today since strawberries are on sale. And easy to veganize, just got to buy vegan chocolates. Thanks for the tip. Great way to show some love and romance <3
Exactly! It definitely is an easy way to customize it for just how you need it for the loved ones in your life! I hope you all enjoy it!
You can’t go wrong with some chocolate covered strawberries. They’re always so delicious. I love how you’ve presented yours, they’re so pretty x
Sophie
Thank you so much! And yes, I totally agree!
They turned out great! yummy!
Thank you so much. They are very yummy!
OMG! Those strawberries look so good! I may have to try this tonight!! Thank you!
ou should definitely try it! They are so easy and delicious!
Oh my, easy indeed! Depending on the size and versatility of one’s pantry, one might not even have to go to the store. I love how pretty these look; what a sweet treat to end the day on.
Yes! That is so true. I had everything I needed besides the fresh berries. That was all I had to get so it was super easy!
Love me some chocolate covered strawberries.
Yes! I do too. They are my favorite for Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day! I love this easy recipe! You can make a cute dish with so little ingredients! You can’t go wrong with chocolate dipped anything. So much cheaper than buying out!
Nancy ♥ exquisitely.me
I totally agree my friend! You can make so much more too for a lot less!
Yum! I love strawchos. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Of course! I love chocolate covered strawberries as well!
What a great gesture! And so delicious. I’ve had chocolate covered strawberries waiting in some hotel rooms in past trips. I’ve been blown way by the gesture. There is something that is just extra special and sexy about them…
Mark / Mark’s Travel Journal
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That is so nice! I would love to have chocolate covered strawberries waiting on me in a hotel trip too! So yummy!
My mouth is watering! They look beautiful and delicious you really can’t go wrong with chocolate covered strawberries! I hope you had a lovely Valentine’s Day!
Sarah
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Thank you Sarah. I really did and I hope you did as well!
Beautiful presentation as always! I’ll definitely have to make these one day 🙂
You definitely should! They are so quick and easy as well as super delicious!
My stepdad makes these for my mom almost every year, and my mom usually lets me have a couple of them. They are so yummy! I don’t really have a romantic partner, but I just might have to make these for myself at some point, even though Valentine’s Day has passed already. These could also be great to make for friends for Galentine’s/Palentine’s day!
Yes girl! You should definitely just make them for yourself! You don’t need to make them for anyone else, they are so good to treat yourself with!
These look yummy! I love strawberry covered in chocolate! Thank you for sharing
No problem! I love them too. They really are the perfect treat!
These look delicious Chocolate covered strawberries are one of my favourite things ever and they are so easy and quick to make!
They really are! So easy and so delicious!
Yum! These look so good, and what a beautiful presentation! We’ve been experimenting with using chocolate sweetened with stevia at our house. For Valentine’s Day, my husband made me some chocolate truffles using monk fruit sweetener. Both stevia & monk fruit have zero calories, which makes it almost guilt-free to eat a little more, lol. We also try to choose organic and fair trade ingredients when they’re available.
Oh my goodness that sounds amazing! My friend just let me try some of her chocolate chips she uses for baking that are sweetened with Stevia and they taste the same! They are so good! I need to start getting more ingredients like that when I bake too. That way I feel less guilty about eating them!
Oooo they love nice. And simple enough for me to make 😊
Thank you! Yes, they are so simple to make for sure!
Oh my gosh these sound and look incredible, and what a perfect treat for Valentine’s Day! xo
Makeup Muddle
Thank you so much! They really were a nice treat for sure!
I’ve always been curious about how people made chocolate covered strawberries. I’m excited to discover they don’t take too much effort and that using your suggested recipe, there isn’t a lot of cleanup. I see some delicious chocolate covered strawberry in my future. Many thanks.
No problem! They are so easy and it did not take me long at all to clean up! You should definitely try them out!
These look so yummy! I hope they tasted as good as they looked!
Yes they sure did! I can’t stop eating them!
Chocolate covered strawberries are such a guilty pleasure to me. I can’t resist dark chocolate on them | lanalikes.com
Me either! I haven’t been able to stop eating them! That’s why I only make them like once a year!
Wow! Those are so pretty! You always impress me with your skills lol.
Awe thanks Jen! You are too sweet!
O M G these look incredible and honestly like what I would purchase in a store – both in terms of how these came out with the special drizzles and dips, but also in the way that you plated these!! Also, do you mind my asking where you got that scrabble board? I am low key obsessed with it!!!!
Hope you both had a wonderful day celebrating!
Thank you so much! We sure did and I hope you did as well. I got the letter board from Marshall’s and then I found those cute little scrabble tiles in the Target Dollar Spot!
Oh god, these look amazing, i don’t care if its valentines day or not, I’m making these! thanks so much for sharing!
– katelyn
Lol yes girl! You need to make them no matter what time of the year it is. They are devine!
I honestly love chocolate covered strawberries!
Love, Amie ❤
The Curvaceous Vegan
Me too girl! I can eat them all by myself with no problem!
OMG, this looks super delicious. I have not had strawberries dipped in chocolates before. I am going to try this out. Thank you for sharing the tips and tricks
Oh my goodness, then you definitely need to try this out! I love chocolate covered strawberries!!
Chocolate covered strawberries are my favourite things, this post has made me want them so badly right now! These look so cute!
Holly x
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Thank you so much! I love chocolate covered strawberries too and I wish I still had some to munch on right now!
Chocolate covered strawberries are my favourite things, this post has made me want them so badly right now! These look so cute!
Holly x
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Lovely pictures! Thank you for posting this quick and delicious sounding recipe! Who doesn’t love chocolate covered strawberries? This looks like a good project for me and my daughters. Thanks again!
No problem! You should definitely make them with your daughters! They would love it!
These look delicious. You can never go round with chocolate covered fruit.
I know right! I love chocolate covered fruit for sure!
This post know has me wanting to eat a whole load of chocolate covered strawberries! These look delicious and so simple to do x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
Lol yes girl! I could eat every single one of these myself too! I love them!
These look so beautiful and perfect for Valentine’s Day! I will see if I can buy the product here in Canada to try and replicate (they will not turn out this nice though!). Thanks for sharing!
Yes I hope you are able to find something similar. Although, it doesn’t really matter how they look, just how they taste!
These look lovely and absolutely delicious! I love quick recipes and if chocolate is involved, count me in! I have only tried them once, so I guess it’s time to make them again! Thank you for sharing x
Yes! You should definitely make them again. I try to make them at least once every year!
These look delicious! And so effective. I think i might make these with the children. We are having a family valentines this year x x
Oh yay! You definitely should! That would be such a fun family activity!
These look so cute! I helped my dad make them for my mum last year and they were a disaster so might try again and follow this recipe this year!
Lol yes try them again and hopefully they will turn out better! Although, it doesn’t really matter how they look, just that they taste good!
Oh boy! These look so good. I might try these this year with my partner since we can’t go out
Yes you definitely should try them out. They are delicious!
I love chocolate covered strawberries and I’ve always been afraid to make them. Thank you for the tips; they don’t seem so daunting anymore! 🙂
Yes, they really are easy! You should definitely try them out!
Wow this looks so cute though strawberries are not seasonal now,
love the idea..
Thanks. We are still able to strawberries from the grocery store even though they aren’t seasonal
You can’t beat chocolate strawberries, such a simple and sweet thing to make! I loved reading this x
I know right?! It is just a perfect combination!
Yummy!! This looks so tasty. Thank you for a great tutorial!
xoxo Olivia | https://www.oliviaandbeauty.com/
Thank you! They really are so tasty!
I’ve always thought chocolate covered strawberries looked so pretty, but have never attempted them because I thought it was more difficult. I can’t believe these only took you 20 minutes. They look amazing! I think it may be time to give them a try. Thanks for sharing!
Oh yeah! They are actually very easy to do!
Wow these are gorgeous thank you for sharing this recipe 🙂 I think this is the perfect romantic recipe for this coming weekend x
Thank you! It really is. Perfect for Valentine’s Day!
Ooooooh these look amazing! Thank you for sharing, I will definitely look into making those for Valentine’s Day 🙂
Em – http://www.earthlyem.co.uk
Thank you! You definitely should! They are delicious and easy!
I was just thinking of making chocolate covered strawberries because I love them so much. Thanks for sharing your process I am heading to make them now!
Oh yay! You will love them! They are so good!
This couldn’t have come at a better time! I’ll be making these tomorrow for Valentine’s Day.
Oh yay! You definitely should! They are easy and delicious!
Candy melts are a dream! These came out so well.
Yes they are amazing! Thank you so much!
Candy melts are a dream! These came out so well.
Yum! I love chocolate covered strawberries! You make them look so cute. I’m going to try it with raspberries too! Thanks for sharing x
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Yay! You will love them! They are so tasty!
Great post! These look so tasty and I love the idea of a quick and easy recipe. 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks Savannah! So glad you like it!