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Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Last updated February 10, 2021. Originally posted January 22, 2020 By Jyothi Rajesh 18 Comments

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Homemade chocolate covered strawberries are easy to make and tastes absolutely delicious! An elegant dessert for your loved ones! This one is ALWAYS a huge hit! Anybody can make these, it’s that simple!

chocolate covered straberries decorated with chopped nuts, dessicated coconut and chocolate drizzle

There is nothing more romantic than chocolate and strawberries. These no-bake desserts need 3 basic ingredients to get you started, fresh strawberries, melted chocolate and toppings of your choice. Choose single topping for all the berries coated in chocolate or use a variety of all your favorite toppings.

What’s special about chocolate covered strawberries recipe? It’s the SIMPLICITY! You can’t have a dessert made so fast and so simple and yet it is the MOST DELICIOUS treat. There is nothing much going on in this recipe. It’s just strawberries and chocolate. Fresh sweet strawberries dipped in melted chocolate and decorated with your favorite toppings which btw are completely optional. If you love strawberries and chocolate, then you must try this treat.

Valentine’s Day most common edible gift you can gift your loved ones would undoubtedly be this chocolate covered strawberries. Sweet red heart shaped strawberries and decadent chocolate combination is hard to beat. It’s always a huge hit among everyone. Aren’t these cute?

Depending on the occasion and your mood decorate the strawberries. If you plan to make these during holidays, decorate it with holiday sprinkles, crushed pretzels.

chocolate covered straberries decorated with chopped nuts, dessicated coconut and chocolate drizzle

What Do I Need For Chocolate Covered Strawberries Recipe?

Strawberries – Pick fresh and ripe strawberries that you can find. Also if possible choose large size strawberries. It makes easy to dip in melted chocolate compared to tiny ones.

Melting Chocolate – You’ll also need chocolate that can be melted. Use melting chocolate wafers or premium melting chocolate bars. If using chocolate bars chop it into tiny bits and melt it in microwave or on stove top (double boiler) with little coconut oil. Coconut oil will help thin down melted chocolate making it easy to dip the strawberries.

Topping Of Your Choice – Strawberries dipped in melted chocolate is good enough to serve. Serve it as it is plain or coat it with your favorite toppings.

Toppings can be crushed nuts – pistachios, walnuts

Melted chocolate drizzle

Desiccated coconut

Heart shaped sprinkles

Mini chocolate chips

ingredients for chocolate covered strawberries

How To Make Chocolate Covered Strawberries?

There are two main things you need to keep in mind to make the perfect chocolate dipped strawberrys.

  1. Strawberries should be clean and ultra dry before you dip in melted chocolate.
  2. Melt your chocolate correctly. If it’s too runny, it won’t stick to the berries and if it’s too thick it will clump up on the berries instead of even coating.

Use best quality firm, ripe and sweet strawberries for the recipe. It’s better to choose large sized strawberries. Leave the green stem on it. It’s easier to work by holding the stem while dipping into melted chocolate.

Do not skip washing strawberries first. Strawberries usually have debris on it and it needs to be washed. Place all fresh firm strawberries in a bowl of room temperature water.

rinse strawberries in water

Rinse it well. Remove strawberries from water and dry it on paper towel. You need to ensure all the strawberries are completely dry, including the green stem on it. Using another paper towel, pat dry strawberries on all sides.

pat drying strawberries in paper towel
pat drying strawberries in paper towel

Using microwave or double boiler melt chocolate until smooth and runny. Use small and wide open bowl to easily dip the berries. Do not over heat chocolate, it will clump.

melting chocolate in microwave
melting chocolate in microwave

Dip completely dry strawberries in melted chocolate. Scrap off excess chocolate at the tip of the bowl.

dipping strawberries in melted chocolate
dipping strawberries in melted chocolate

If serving it plain, leave the strawberries to set on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

If adding toppings, while chocolate coating is still wet coat it with crushed nuts, sprinkles. To add chocolate drizzle decoration, allow the chocolate coating to set completely, then drizzle it with melted chocolate and allow it to set.

chocolate drizzle over chocolate covered strawberries

You can make white chocolate covered strawberries using white melted chocolate.

Best served the same day it’s made.

What Type Of Chocolate Should I Use For Chocolate Covered Strawberrys?

Like I always say, your dish is only as good as your ingredients. Using the best and high quality ingredients is very important. Use premium quality melting chocolate. Baking chocolate that can be melted is what you need for the recipe.

You can use both dark chocolate and white chocolate for this. If you are feeling fancy and in the mood for celebrations, go ahead and use the pink or red chocolate wafers that will be apt for Valentine’s Day celebration.

If using chocolate chips, choose the premium ones that can be used for melting purposes. Cheap ones don’t taste great and they don’t melt easily.

How To Prep The Strawberries Before Dipping It Into Melted Chocolate?

Do not use frozen strawberries. Freshest, best quality strawberries are what you need.

It’s so important to choose the BEST strawberries. Pick ripe but firm strawberries that are sweet to taste. It’s also crucial to select strawberries that are bigger. Large sized strawberries make it easy to dip in melted chocolate and gives room for any type of decoration on top. Leave the green stem on top. It’s easy to work with strawberries with the green stem on it.

Don’t skip washing fresh strawberries in water.  Once washed, dry strawberries VERY WELL using paper towel. Make sure the green stem is wiped dry well.  Before dipping strawberries in melted chocolate ensure all the berries are ULTRA DRY.

fresh strawberries on baking sheet

How To Melt Chocolate For Chocolate Covered Strawberries?

Using Microwave:

Easiest and convenient way to melt chocolate for dipping purposes is in a microwave.  If using melting chocolate bars, chop the bar into little chunks. Add the chunks into a microwave safe bowl.

Set your microwave at half power and melt chocolate at 30 seconds interval and keep stirring until melted.

Add about a teaspoon of coconut oil to the bowl and melt. I found adding coconut oil at the start of melting helps melt the chocolate nice, smooth and thin that’s perfect for dipping. You can add the oil at the end once 90% of the chocolate is completely melted.

Using Double Boiler:

Fill a sauce pan ¼ full with water and bring it to low gentle boil on medium low heat.  If using chocolate bars chop into little chunks. Add chunks of chocolate to large shallow heat proof bowl.

Reduce heat to low, place the bowl of chocolate on top of the sauce pan. Ensure the water level in the sauce pan does not touch the bowl on top. There should be few inches gap between the boiling water and bowl.

Stirring constantly melt the chocolate until smooth.

Do not over heat chocolate, it will turn into clump. Once 90% of the chocolate is melted, remove bowl from heat and keep stirring. Residue heat of the bowl will melt chocolate any chocolate chunks left over.

walnut coated chocolate dipped strawberries

Can I Use Chocolate Chips To Melt and Dip Strawberries?

Use premium quality chocolate chips. Ghirardelli baking chips is best brand.

How To Store Chocolate Covered Strawberries?

Best to make and serve it the same day. Leave it on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. These will stay good at room temperature for as long as 10 -12 hours. Just leave them on cool, dry place uncovered,  away from sunlight or heat.

If you want to make ahead and store it, coat strawberries in melted chocolate and leave it in fridge for 1 to 2 days. Technically these stays good as long as the berries are fresh.  Do not freeze strawberries dipped in chocolate.

How Long Do Chocolate Covered Strawberries Last?

Store chocolate dipped strawberries in air tight containers with a piece of parchment paper between each layer for not more than a day. But remember cold temperature may cause chocolate on the strawberries to sweat.  This is always best the same day it’s made.

chocolate covered straberries decorated with chopped nuts, dessicated coconut and chocolate drizzle

How To Keep Chocolate Dipped Strawberries From Sweating?

If you make it a day in advance, store it with care in refrigerator. Choose air tight container with tight lid. Lay a paper towel at the bottom and sprinkle some baking soda on top. Lay another paper towel on top to absorb extra moisture. Place the strawberries on top of the paper towel and cover the container.

Topping Ideas For Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

You can decorate chocolate dipped strawberries with almost anything. The most popular toppings that can be added to the berries are –

  • Crushed/chopped nuts – walnuts, pistachios are best
  • Sprinkles – for Valentine’s day use heart shaped red and pink sprinkles.
  • Chocolate vermicelli’s
  • Crushed chocolate pieces
  • Crushed OREO
  • Mini chocolate chips
  • Peanut butter drizzle
  • Melted chocolate drizzle
  • Color sprinkling sugar

Tips To Make The Best Chocolate Covered Strawberries

  1. Pick best quality firm, ripe and sweet red all the way up strawberries.
  2. Wash strawberries to get rid of the debris. Dry them really well.
  3. Use premium quality melting (baking) chocolate. Melting chocolate disks are best, then melt well. If you can’t get melting chocolate wafer or disk, use melting chocolate bars.
  4. Melt chocolate until 90% melted. Keep stirring to melt rest of the chocolate chunks in the residue heat. Do not over heat chocolate.
  5. If melted chocolate is too thick, thin it down by adding about ½ teaspoon of coconut oil. You want smooth, thin consistency melted chocolate for dipping.
  6. If you are rolling the berries with nuts or sprinkles, do it when the chocolate coating is still wet. If you are drizzling with melted chocolate decoration, allow coated chocolate to set completely then drizzle.
chocolate covered straberries decorated with chopped nuts, dessicated coconut and chocolate drizzle

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chocolate covered straberries decorated with chopped nuts, dessicated coconut and chocolate drizzle
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Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Jyothi Rajesh
Homemade chocolate covered strawberries are easy to make and tastes absolutely delicious! An elegant dessert for your loved ones! This one is ALWAYS a huge hit! Anybody can make these, it’s that simple!
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 3 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings
Calories 52

Ingredients
  

  • 12 strawberries
  • 6 ounce each dark chocolate and white chocolate melting/baking chocolates

For Toppings:

  • Sprinkles
  • Sprinkle sugar crystals
  • Mini Chocolate chips
  • Chocolate vermicelli

Instructions
 

  • Use best quality firm, ripe and sweet strawberries for the recipe. It’s better to choose large sized strawberries. Leave the green stem on it. It’s easier to work by holding the stem while dipping into melted chocolate.
  • Do not skip washing strawberries first. Strawberries usually have debris on it and it needs to be washed. Place all fresh firm strawberries in a bowl of room temperature water.
  • Rinse it well. Remove strawberries from water and dry it on paper towel. You need to ensure all the strawberries are completely dry, including the green stem on it. Using another paper towel, pat dry strawberries on all sides.
  • Using microwave or double boiler melt chocolate until smooth and runny. Use small and wide open bowl to easily dip the berries. Do not over heat chocolate, it will clump.
  • Dip completely dry strawberries in melted chocolate. Scrap off excess chocolate at the tip of the bowl.
  • If serving it plain, leave the strawberries to set on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • If adding toppings, while chocolate coating is still wet coat it with crushed nuts, sprinkles. To add chocolate drizzle decoration, allow the chocolate coating to set completely, then drizzle it with melted chocolate and allow it to set.
  • You can make white chocolate covered strawberries using white melted chocolate.
  • Best served the same day it’s made.

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Notes

  1. Pick best quality firm, ripe and sweet red all the way up strawberries.
  2. Wash strawberries to get rid of the debris. Dry them really well.
  3. Use premium quality melting (baking) chocolate. Melting chocolate disks are best, then melt well. If you can’t get melting chocolate wafer or disk, use melting chocolate bars.
  4. Melt chocolate until 90% melted. Keep stirring to melt rest of the chocolate chunks in the residue heat. Do not over heat chocolate.
  5. If melted chocolate is too thick, thin it down by adding about ½ teaspoon of coconut oil. You want smooth, thin consistency melted chocolate for dipping.
  6. If you are rolling the berries with nuts or sprinkles, do it when the chocolate coating is still wet. If you are drizzling with melted chocolate decoration, allow coated chocolate to set completely then drizzle.
 
Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition

Calories: 52kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 1mgPotassium: 23mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Natalie says

    February 17, 2020 at 3:40 pm

    5 stars
    This is such a lovely treat for Valentines, but for any other occasion really. I love the sprinkles and video guide is really helpful. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      February 17, 2020 at 6:03 pm

      Glad you liked it Natalie.

      Reply
  2. Candice says

    February 17, 2020 at 10:20 am

    5 stars
    Such a perfect, easy recipe. no need to purchase chocolate covered strawberries ever again! And I love the chocolate vermicelli…that’s a new one for me, and a must!

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      February 17, 2020 at 1:27 pm

      Do give it a try Candice, you’ll love it

      Reply
  3. Sara says

    February 17, 2020 at 7:32 am

    These look totally tasty! I have gotta try dipping berries in crushed nuts, that sounds so good!

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      February 17, 2020 at 1:28 pm

      My favorite way to eat berries for dessert is dipped in chocolate!

      Reply
  4. Paige says

    February 17, 2020 at 7:28 am

    5 stars
    I love chocolate dipped strawberries and I eat them all the time! I will keep your ideas for them handy to try out..they look wonderful!

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      February 17, 2020 at 1:28 pm

      Yes, you could eat this all and still not feel guilty about it! haha, glad oyou liked it Paige

      Reply
  5. Uma Srinivas says

    February 16, 2020 at 9:42 pm

    5 stars
    I know this is so simple recipe and always attracts kids. This chocolate covered strawberry looks yummy!

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      February 17, 2020 at 1:29 pm

      Thank you Uma

      Reply
  6. Jamie says

    February 16, 2020 at 2:24 pm

    5 stars
    I love all the tips you included for making these. Your topping suggestions are great! I’m making these this weekend for my husband!

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      February 16, 2020 at 4:33 pm

      Yay happy to hear you found the post useful. Hope you enjoy it

      Reply
  7. Analida Braeger says

    February 15, 2020 at 7:14 am

    5 stars
    We love to make tasty desserts like this in our house! Thanks for all the tips to make them!

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      February 15, 2020 at 12:52 pm

      Glad you liked it. Hope you try and enjoy this dessert

      Reply
  8. Ben says

    February 14, 2020 at 5:57 pm

    5 stars
    I’m so making this for my girlfriend today. I was trying to think of something she’d really love, and this is it!

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      February 15, 2020 at 12:52 pm

      Glad you liked it Ben.

      Reply
  9. Charity says

    February 14, 2020 at 10:21 am

    5 stars
    Chocolate dipped strawberries are so romantic! Thanks for the tips. I’m going to surprise my husband with some for Valentines Day!

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      February 14, 2020 at 5:18 pm

      Enjoy. I’m sure your husband will appreciate it!

      Reply

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