Chocolate Strawberry Trees

Ingredients:

6 quart strawberries
2   24 in. Styrofoam topiary trees
6   large symphony candy bars
Round toothpicks

Directions

In a double boiler, melt chocolate bars.  Take 3 quarts of the strawberries and dip individual strawberries halfway 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.  Toothpick a chocolate strawberry (stem side in) into Styrofoam.  Alternate plain and chocolate moving around the tree until it is covered with strawberries.  Top tree with one strawberry facing up vertically.

Recipe Courtesy Paula Deen

Servings: 2 chocolate strawberry trees
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Difficulty: Easy

Show: Paula's Home Cooking