Chocolate Strawberry Trees

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Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

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Ingredients

  • 6 large candy bars (recommended Symphony)
  • 2 (24-inch) Styrofoam topiary trees
  • 6 quarts strawberries
  • Round toothpicks

Preparation

Step 1

In a double boiler, melt the chocolate bars. Take 3 quarts of the strawberries and dip individual strawberries half-way into the chocolate and set on waxed paper to dry in the refrigerator.

To assemble trees: Starting at the bottom, toothpick 1 plain strawberry (stem side in) into styrofoam, then toothpick a chocolate strawberry (stem side in) into Styrofoam. Alternate plain and chocolate moving around the tree until it is covered with strawberries. Top the tree with 1 strawberry facing up vertically.