Chocolate-Covered Strawberries: Recipe and Toppings to Decorate Them

Combining chocolate and strawberries is a sure winner, a classic that never fails, especially on Valentine’s Day if you want to serve a breakfast or desserts that are truly romantic, or on any spring day when you feel like treating yourself. The contrast between the freshness and juiciness of strawberries, and the character and smoothness of chocolate in any of its varieties, makes the chocolate-decorated strawberries something addictive.

There are many ways to make chocolate strawberries: you can play with the type of chocolate as well as the decorations and toppings you use to decorate them.

From dipping them in melted chocolate in a fondue pot to enjoying them when they’re hidden under a good dark coating, there are as many ways to make them as your imagination allows. And to spark your inspiration, today I’m bringing you some ideas and decorations to celebrate this day in the sexiest and most delicious way.

Let’s get to them!

Ingredients

1. Wash the strawberries under tap water and let them drain well in a colander.
2. Once the water has drained off, pat them dry carefully with a little kitchen paper or a cloth to remove all the moisture.

Ideas for decorating chocolate strawberries:

1) Dark or white chocolate strawberries with shredded coconut

1. Melt the dark chocolate (or white chocolate) in a saucepan over a bain-marie, stirring until it has completely melted.
2. Coat the strawberries one by one, dipping them into the chocolate with the help of a fork or skewered on a thin toothpick.
3. Shake off the excess chocolate from each strawberry and, as you coat them, place them on a smooth silicone mat.
4. Without letting the chocolate cool, sprinkle the shredded coconut over them like rain. This way, with the chocolate still warm, the coconut will stick to the chocolate.
5. When the chocolate has set, remove the strawberries from the mat and place them on a plate or a ceramic tray. Ready to serve!

2) Dark, milk, or white chocolate strawberries with nuts

1. All types of chocolate go well with nuts. So decide which chocolate you want to coat your strawberries with and melt it over a bain-marie or in the microwave, then dip the strawberries into it. Shake off the excess and leave them on a silicone mat.
2. Before the chocolate cools, sprinkle the chopped nuts on top. They are fabulous with nuts such as chopped almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios, and walnuts (ideal with dark chocolate) or Macadamia nuts (delicious in white chocolate).
3. When serving, sprinkle a little flaky salt on top; it will be the finishing contrast to some delicious strawberries.

3) Dark chocolate and salt strawberries

1. Dip the strawberries in melted dark chocolate and leave them on a mat to cool.
2. Sprinkle flaky salt over the chocolate so it sticks. Don’t overdo it, but the salt should be noticeable.

4) White and pink chocolate strawberries

1. Melt the white chocolate over a bain-marie, stirring from time to time with a spatula until it has completely melted.
2. Coat the strawberries one by one, dipping them into the chocolate with the help of a fork or skewered on a thin toothpick, and carefully shake off any excess chocolate from each one. Place them on a silicone mat and let the chocolate set and cool.
3. Meanwhile, melt a few drops or pieces of ruby chocolate (pink chocolate) over a bain-marie. Once melted, let it lose some temperature and warm up a little (it should not be hot).
4. Put the pink chocolate in a piping bag. Cut the tip of the bag so the chocolate comes out in a thin stream.
5. When the white chocolate has set, pipe pink chocolate strands over the strawberries and leave them until set. You can also do it with a spoon, letting the pink chocolate fall in a thin stream over the strawberries.

If you want to alternate colors, do it the other way around, coating the strawberries in ruby chocolate and drawing strands of white chocolate. Strawberries coated in chocolate (whichever you want) also look lovely with thick strands of the same chocolate.

7) You and me strawberries

1. Melt the chocolate you prefer over a bain-marie, stirring from time to time with a spatula until it has completely melted.
2. Coat the strawberries one by one, dipping them into the chocolate with the help of a fork or skewered on a thin toothpick, shaking off the excess chocolate from each one.
3. Place one strawberry on the smooth silicone mat and put the next one beside it so they touch. This way, as the chocolate cools, they will stick together.
4. Another option would be to coat each strawberry in a different chocolate and form the pairs by combining the different colors of each chocolate.
5. Serve them on a heart-shaped ceramic plate, so romantic!

8) Chocolate and granulated sugar strawberries

1. Dip the strawberries in melted dark chocolate and let them cool.
2. If you don’t have pearl sugar, put two drops of water in a glass and fill it with 2 tablespoons of sugar. Mix to moisten it.
3. When the chocolate is still warm but has lost some heat, sprinkle the pearl sugar or the granulated sugar you prepared on top.