Valentine Chocolate Covered Strawberries (2024)

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What does it mean if someone gives you chocolate covered strawberries? ›

Chocolate-covered strawberries are a very special gift to give, and I'm afraid it does come with romantic undertones. My husband and I would give these to each other as an “I love you.” It was even more romantic when the two of us decided to try making chocolate-covered strawberries ourselves.

But if you're on a time crunch, you can make these a day in advance. Just store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 48 hours. Once they're dipped and the chocolate is dry, place them in a single layer on top of paper towel to wick away moisture.

I know chocolate covered strawberries are a fancy little dessert, but they are easy and fun to make at home. Plus, it is a lot cheaper to make them at home too. You just need fresh strawberries and chocolate! You can also add fun toppings, but that is up to you.

I like to use semisweet chocolate because I find it has the perfect balance of sweetness for the strawberries. Milk chocolate and white chocolate are a little too sweet for my preference, and they're more challenging to work with when coating. However, if that's your preference, then go for it!

The combination of chocolate and strawberries adds additional sugar and calories to the mix, potentially contributing to weight gain and other health issues if consumed excessively. Consider them a special indulgence. Moderation is crucial when enjoying chocolate-covered strawberries or any treats.

How long can you keep chocolate covered strawberries on the counter? Given that chocolate covered strawberries are the best stored at room temperature, you might be wondering how long they can be kept that way. You can leave them on the counter for about one day.

The sweat you sometimes see on chocolate covered strawberries is condensation. This usually happens when they're refrigerated. To avoid condensation, keep your chocolate covered strawberries at room temperature and enjoy them within 24 hours.

It is very hard because strawberries are made of 90% water. Do not dip when they are very cold, try to use room temperature strawberries. For an even better result, do not put them in the refrigerator but in a cold place.

As a general rule, when stored at room temperature, the chocolate-covered fruit will last up to 1 day. If stored in the refrigerator following the tricks we mentioned for how to store chocolate-covered strawberries, they can typically last for about 2 to 3 days.

PRO TIP: We think chocolate covered strawberries taste best when eaten the same day they're made. But if you'd like to store them overnight, put them in the fridge and let the berries sit at room temperature for around 30 minutes before serving.

Can you use Hershey bars for chocolate-covered strawberries? ›

HERSHEY'S Chocolate Dipped Strawberries Recipes

A layer of both HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate and HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate make these berries extra special and a whole lot more chocolatey.

For dipping chocolate, I find it the easiest to use Wilton Candy Melts. Wilton Candy Melts come in dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and white chocolate – and you can also find pink and red colored white chocolate if you want a splash of color to your gourmet strawberries.

Use room temperature strawberries and DRY THEM really well.

Take the strawberries out of the fridge 15-30 minutes before dipping them. Wash them and gently dry them all over with a paper towel. You want to make sure they're very dry, otherwise the chocolate won't set on them properly.

If the chocolate becomes too thick for dipping, reheat it gently. All of this allows the cocoa butter to solidify again at room temperature with even and stable fat crystal formation. And if it doesn't set? Feel free to just refrigerate it.

In general, the strawberry emoji can represent a variety of things, such as sweetness, love, or sensuality. In the case of a guy sending the emoji to a girl, it could be interpreted as a playful or flirtatious gesture, suggesting that he finds her attractive or desirable.

In “The Gift of Strawberries,” Kimmerer describes how picking wild strawberries in her childhood instilled her with the idea of the world as a generous place—she thinks of the strawberries as being like personal gifts given to people from the land itself.

A chocolate gift has a strong symbolic meaning, that of love, passion, care and, happy life. It is a great simple gift that can surprise everyone and make them feel special. Chocolate is undoubtedly the best way to tell someone you care about them and they deserve the best.

Strawberries have a long history in the classical and mediaeval world. They stand apart from all other symbolic fruit being used in art all across mediaeval Europe as what Elizabeth Haight, in her book, Symbolism of the Great Masters called the symbol of “perfect righteousness” , “good works” and modesty.