Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries are the perfect dessert to make tonight! With only 2 ingredients you can make them quickly and easily! Everyone loves Dark Chocolate dipped Strawberries for dessert or just because!

Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries

I love chocolate covered however I am not a fan of how pricy they are when you buy them at the store. With a few ingredients at home you can make a lot of chocolate covered strawberries for the price you pay for one in the store. Plus it is super easy to do too! 

When you are making chocolate covered strawberries there are only 2 ingredients needed and with a few tips you will have the best Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries ever!

Not only do chocolate covered strawberries make a tasty dessert they also make an amazing gift. They are classy and elegant, there’s something about gifting chocolate covered strawberries that’s just so much more personal than other edible gifts. Everyone I have ever gifted dark chocolate covered strawberries to loved them.

Making chocolate covered strawberries at home is so easy! Literally just melt the chocolate, dip, let cool and enjoy. It’s almost easier to make these than buy them at the store.

Can I use milk chocolate?

You can interchange dark chocolate and milk chocolate when you are making these easy chocolate covered strawberries. The important thing is to make sure that you are using a quality chocolate. If you are looking for another awesome Chocolate Covered Strawberries recipe be sure to check out white chocolate covered strawberries. They are awesome too, heck make some of both and totally enjoy the tasty goodness!

How do you get chocolate to stick to strawberries?

The most important step for making chocolate covered strawberries is making sure they are dry before you dip them in to the melted chocolate.

How to Store Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

These Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries are best when eaten the same day they are prepared. They should be stored in the fridge in an airtight container. I do not recommend freezing them.

How to Store Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

These Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries are best when eaten the same day they are prepared. They should be stored in the fridge in an airtight container. I do not recommend freezing them.

How long will they last?

If your house is like mine these chocolate covered strawberries will be gone in about 20 minutes after you make them. If you do have any left overs then they will keep in the fridge for a few days, however we find them to best enjoyed within 48 hours of making them.

Tips for Making Perfect Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Use Fresh Strawberries. Choose strawberries that are ripe but still firm. Avoid underripe or overripe and squishy strawberries.

Pick a high quality Dark Chocolate melting chocolate. You will be able to taste the difference!

Don’t make the chocolate to hot! Make sure the chocolate is warm and melted but not overly hot to avoid cooking the strawberries. You want it to be hot enough that it is fully melted, but not so hot that it will shock the strawberries and cause them to ever so slightly ‘cook’ this will affect how long they last for.

Room temperature. Use strawberries that are room temperature. If you keep yours in the fridge let them sit on the counter for about 30 minutes before using them.

Allow enough set time. Once dipped, allow the chocolate to harden and cool at room temperature before you move to the fridge.

Make sure strawberries are dry after being washed. To be certain they were dry I used a paper towel on each berry, including the green tops before dipping.

Prep everything before getting started. Have a tray lined with wax paper ready to go along with the chocolate in a bowl that can easily be dipped into before starting will make your life much easier.

Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries Ingredients

• 1 pound of fresh, ripe but not too ripe strawberries
• 8 ounces of quality dark chocolate

Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries Directions

Thoroughly wash and dry your strawberries and place them on a plate.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Using a double boiler melt the chocolate. If you prefer to use the microwave you can by melting the chocolate for 30 seconds at a time and then stirring in between.

Once the dark chocolate is melted line up your supplies in order of strawberries, bowl of melted chocolate and then baking sheet.

Grab the strawberry by the green leaf dip and dip the strawberry into the melted white chocolate. Holding the top/ greens will keep your fingers out of the chocolate and give a clean finish.

After dipping carefully place each strawberry on the tray with enough space that they will not touch.

Using a spoon or a rubber spatula drizzle the remaining chocolate on top of the strawberries.

Allow 10 minutes or so for the chocolate to harden fully. Enjoy right away or store in an airtight container.

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• How to make Chocolate Covered Cherries
• Chocolate Covered Oreos
• Frozen Chocolate covered Bananas
• Chocolate covered raspberries
• Chocolate Covered apricots