Valentine's Chocolate Covered Strawberries!
by lfranz25 in Cooking > Dessert
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Valentine's Chocolate Covered Strawberries!
Looking for a fun and easy Valentine's Day gift or idea? Well, I got you covered! Today I'm going to teach you how to make delicious chocolate covered strawberries to make your Valentine's Day a little sweeter! You may need to go to the store to buy some ingredients or supplies, so don't forget to check the list below.
Supplies
Ingredients:
- Strawberries
- Valentine's Sprinkles
- Dark Chocolate Flavored Melting Wafers
Supplies:
- Microwavable Bowl
- Wooden Skewers
- Plate or Tray
- Spoon
- Knife
- Parchment Paper
Gather Your Materials
Go to store and buy listed materials or gather materials from house to prepare for recipe.
Microwave Chocolate
Pour your chocolate into a microwave safe bowl and place in microwave. Microwave for thirty second increments until melted and stir between each increment. (about a minute and a half)
Wash and Cut Strawberries
Take your strawberries and rinse with water. Don't forget to dry them off with a paper towel! After the strawberries are washed, cut into heart shapes shown in the picture.
Stir Melted Chocolate
When chocolate is finished melting, take out of the microwave and stir.
Poke Skewers Into Strawberries
Take washed and cut strawberries and poke wooden skewers into the bottom through the middle. Take your plate or tray and parchment paper. Place parchment paper onto plate or tray.
Dip Strawberries
Take your bowl of chocolate and strawberries with skewers. Dip your strawberries in the chocolate.
Dunk Strawberry
Completely dunk your strawberry in the chocolate to cover the whole fruit. Use a spoon to help. Repeat with the remaining strawberries.
Decorate Strawberries
Place freshly chocolate dipped strawberries onto a plate or tray with parchment paper. While chocolate is still wet on strawberries, pour your desired amount of sprinkles.
Put Strawberries in Freezer
Take the wooden skewers out of the strawberries and put your decorated strawberries in freezer to dry. Leave them in there for about 10 minutes.
Serve
Take strawberries out of freezer and serve. When not eating strawberries, put them in a container and place in your fridge.
Conclusion
Now that you know how to make amazing chocolate covered strawberries, you will be prepared for Valentine's Day. I hope you tried this recipe and had fun with your family, friends, yourself, etc.! Remember to remind people you love them with your homemade desserts.