Chocolate Strawberry Hearts Recipe

Healthy eating over Valentine’s Day does not have to mean gritting your teeth and suffering in silence while everyone else enjoys the candy.

Honestly, most of the candy isn’t even that good – is it really such a deprivation to pass up on chalky, tasteless sugar hearts that have been sitting on a display rack since January?

That kind of junk isn’t worth your time or attention, and it certainly shouldn’t dominate your day.

You can make as many or as few of these as you want, so there are no set quantities of ingredients. Find yourself a high-quality dark chocolate (look for 85% cacao or above), and try your hand at a batch: they’re easy to make and perfect to give a loved one or a friend.

Tempt your friends with a plate to share, and watch the tacky drugstore candy disappear into the background without missing the spirit of the celebration or the chance to enjoy some sweetness in every sense of the word.

Chocolate Strawberry Hearts Recipe

PREP: 20 min

Ingredients

• Fresh strawberries;
• Dark chocolate;
• Toothpicks (one per strawberry);

Preparation

1. Cut the tops off of the strawberries, and then cut them in half.
2. Place both strawberry halves together to form a heart, and use a toothpick to pin each heart together.
3. Using a double boiler, melt the dark chocolate over medium heat.
4. Cover the strawberry hearts in chocolate and allow them to cool down on a wire rack or a wax-paper-covered baking sheet.
5. Remove the toothpick and serve when the chocolate has hardened into a crunchy shell.

Chocolate Strawberry Hearts Recipe

Sweeten up your Valentine's day with a plate of these no-fuss Paleo treats that taste so much better than cheap sugar.

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Prep Time 20 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Calories 262 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• Fresh strawberries
• Dark chocolate
• Toothpicks one per strawberry

Instructions

 

• Cut the tops off of the strawberries, and then cut them in half.
  Fresh strawberries
• Place both strawberry halves together to form a heart, and use a toothpick to pin each heart together.
  Toothpicks
• Using a double boiler, melt the dark chocolate over medium heat.
  Dark chocolate
• Cover the strawberry hearts in chocolate and allow them to cool down on a wire rack or a wax-paper-covered baking sheet.
• Remove the toothpick and serve when the chocolate has hardened into a crunchy shell.

Nutrition

Calories: 262kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 3gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 9mgPotassium: 315mgFiber: 5gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 17IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 5mg

Keyword chocolate, heart, strawberry

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