Valentine’s Day Recipe: Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Chocolate-covered strawberries may be the perfect Valentine’s Day sweets—red, plump heart-shaped fruits dipped into chocolate goodness.

But how do you make these Valentine’s Day favorites without ending up with a lumpy, ugly chocolate mess?

Here is our recipe for the perfect, smooth chocolate covered strawberries worthy of that special someone.

Ingredients

1 12 oz. package of semi sweet chocolate morsels

1 12 oz. package of white chocolate morsels

½ cups of half and half

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Clean the strawberries, pat dry.

Make sure strawberries are at room temperature.

Have either toothpicks and a block of Styrofoam, or piece of wax paper ready.

Stick toothpicks through the top end of the strawberries.

Leave the leaves on the strawberries

Melt the chocolate morsels in a double boiler. If you don’t have a double boiler, place the chocolate in a Pyrex bowl and place over a small saucepan.

Pour the half and half and the vanilla extract into the melted chocolate and stir.

Dip your strawberries into the mixture.

If you have a Styrofoam block, stick the other end of the toothpick into the Styrofoam to let the strawberry dry. If you just have wax paper, place your strawberries to dry on the wax paper.

Chill the strawberries for about 15-30 minutes in the refrigerator. Do not leave them in the fridge longer, or they will start to look white and chalky.