Chocolate covered strawberries are a classic Valentine's Day treat for lovers to serve after dinner or with a bottle of wine and a romantic movie. Dip juicy strawberries in milk chocolate, semi-sweet, white or dark chocolate and impress your sweetheart with these easy recipes.
Watch the TV Food Network video (left) for step-by-step instructions on how to make classic chocolate covered strawberries. Find four recipes below and don't forget -- dipping the warm, chocolate dipped berries in nuts, coconut, or nonpareils makes them even prettier.
Tips for making great chocolate covered strawberries:
- After you wash the berries, make sure they are completely dry before you dip them in chocolate.
- Eight ounces of chocolate will cover about 12-14 medium-large strawberries.
- Finely chopped chocolate or chocolate chips take about 1 minute and 30 seconds to melt when your microwave is set to medium. Stir the chocolate and continue melting in 15 second increments if it's not completely melted on the first try.
- Ina Garten's Chocolate Dipped Strawberries - The Barefoot Contessa uses heavy cream and semi-sweet chocolate chips to coat long-stemmed strawberries.
- Chocolate Covered Strawberries: An easy recipe from the Food Network using white chocolate.
- Paula Deen's Chocolate Covered Strawberries: This recipe uses semi-sweet chocolate chips on ripe, red berries.
- Chocolate Dipped Strawberries: A mix of white and dark chocolate make up this sweet recipe that calls for shredded coconut and chopped nuts to top off the chocolate covered strawberries.
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Photo Credit: Chocolate dipped strawberries are ready to be consumed at Schakolad Chocolate Factory in Davie, Florida. Chocolate, flowers and cards usually fly off the shelves for Valentines Day, but with the economic turmoil causing people to tighten up their spending, merchants are hoping for a good turnout this year. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
