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Easy Under $5 DIY Valentine Gift, Chocolate Covered Strawberries

965 views · Published 13 February 2017 · 7:26 · Indexed 22 October 2026

Channel: Crafting For Almost Everyone · 2017 · Howto & Style

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Who doesn't love chocolate and especially chocolate covered strawberries?  I buy my chocolate in the bags from any craft store or Walmart.  You can buy the Wilton cake brand from Michaels and Joanns, but I actually prefer the ones they sell at A C Moore and don’t even know the manufacturer. Dark or milk chocolate both taste pretty similar to me and I prefer dark chocolate because the color is better and it tastes like milk chocolate (to me). With the coupon, and on sale, you can normally buy a bag of these for under $2   I put the whole bag in a heavy ceramic or glass big cereal size bowl and microwave it on the normal setting for thirty seconds, then take the bowl out, stir it and then another 30 seconds, and repeat the process until it's almost completely liquid.  Once it's almost completely dissolved, take it out and give it one last good stir and the chocolate is ready to go.  I tilt the bowl for really big strawberries, but otherwise, just hold the greens at the top and swirl the berry around in the chocolate then hold it until the excess chocolate has dripped off.  I put mine on a silicone sheet until they are set.  You can add additional embellishments, like coconut, nuts or sprinkles.  You can add another color chocolate in swirls over your strawberries.    You should be able to put them on wax paper, parchment paper, clean granite counter top, marble slab, or a flat glass plate.  Let them set up in your kitchen (not the refrigerator), or, put them in a cooler area, like your garage, and they will set up very fast.  In the kitchen, they'll set up in a few hours. I don’t recommend putting them in the refrigerator as I’ve had the berries shrink and the chocolate fall off of them.  Strawberries are never really good once they are in the refrigerator, so keep that in mind when you are making these.  They only last for about a day, so make them right before you want the family or loved one to eat them.  After your loved one has tried them, you can put them in the refrigerator, but not for more than 24 hours, as they do shrink and separate from the chocolate. I found the same chocolates at Walmart and the strawberries were less than $2 at my local grocery store.  If you buy parchment paper or parchment/wax paper at the Dollar Tree for $1 so your total with the wax paper, strawberries and chocolate should be under $5.   I highly recommend these as a great Valentine’s Day gift or as a nice way to share a great treat with family and friends.

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