Strawberry Candy Recipes

Fresh strawberries add vibrant color and flavor to any candy. Try dipping them in chocolate, pairing them with peanut butter, covering them with a glossy glaze or capturing their essence in fluffy marshmallows.

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Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

Elaine Lemm

Chocolate-Covered Strawberries are the ultimate strawberry candy! These classic romantic candies couldn't be simpler, but they are all the more elegant and delicious for their simplicity. For the best results, use ripe, juicy berries and great-quality chocolate.
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Tuxedo Strawberries

Leah Maroney

Tuxedo Strawberries are beautiful strawberries decorated with white and dark chocolate to resemble tiny tuxedos. They are the perfect candy for Valentine's Day, weddings, showers, or any romantic occasion.
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Inside-Out Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

(c) 2012 Elizabeth LaBau, licensed to About.com, Inc.

Love the combination of chocolate and fresh strawberries? Instead of making traditional Chocolate-Covered Strawberries, try this twist on the classic recipe instead! In this fun and elegant dessert, fresh strawberries are filled with a rich chocolate truffle mixture. The berries are beautiful, delicious, and have the perfect ratio of chocolate to strawberries.
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Glazed Strawberries

The Spruce Eats / Julia Hartbeck

Glazed strawberries are fresh berries coated with a shiny candy shell, and they make a gorgeous decorative addition to a fruit platter, fruit tart, or berry cake.

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Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Hearts

(c) 2014 Elizabeth LaBau

Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Hearts are an easy candy everyone will love! If you thought candies have to be complicated or time-consuming to be cute, think again. All you have to do is cut strawberries into a heart shape, dip them in chocolate, then enjoy a delicious, beautiful treat!
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Strawberry Fields Truffles

Elizabeth LaBau

Strawberry Fields Truffles are packed with strawberry flavor. These rich chocolate truffles have both strawberry puree and chunks of real berries inside, resulting in a truffle so flavorful, you'll think you're eating a fresh-picked berry.
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Double Berry Truffles

The Spruce / Kristina Vanni

Blueberry preserves and dried strawberries give Double Berry Truffles a vibrant burst of berry flavor, as well as a beautiful red, white, and blue color scheme. I love the taste and texture of freeze-dried strawberries, but if you can’t find them, any dried berry that you like can be substituted.
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Strawberry Marshmallows

(c) Elizabeth LaBau

Fresh strawberry puree makes these fluffy, heavenly marshmallows burst with fruit flavor. The texture of these marshmallows is amazing—they are so light, they give no resistance when you bite into them, and they practically melt in your mouth.

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Strawberry Pate de Fruits

(c) Elizabeth LaBau

The name may sound intimidating, but pate de fruits are nothing more than fruit paste (aka fruit chews) by another name. I love them because they're the purest, most condensed essence of fruit, so every bite explodes with strawberry flavor.
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Red, White and Blue Strawberries

The Spruce / Julia Hartbeck

White chocolate, blue sprinkles, and red berries combine in this perfectly patriotic summertime treat. These Red, White, and Blue Strawberries are a variation on traditional chocolate-dipped strawberries. They're great for children to help with, and they're fast and easy enough to throw together before a picnic or potluck.
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Strawberry Footballs

Are you ready for some football? This easy recipe is perfect for your next football party. Everyone will love these chocolate-dipped strawberries decorated to look like miniature footballs, and you'll love how fast and simple they are to make.
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Ghost Strawberries

The Spruce

Ghost Strawberries are so easy, it's scary. Instead of dipping strawberries in the traditional semi-sweet chocolate, they're instead dipped in white chocolate and given ghostly faces with dark chocolate.