Carrot Strawberries

Cute candy-coated Carrot Strawberries are an easy, festive sweet treat perfect for Easter, spring parties, and dessert tables.

Course Candy, Dessert

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword candy-coated-strawberry, candy-coated-strawberry-carrots-recipe

Prep Time 10

Drying time 30

Total Time 40

Servings servings (may vary)

Calories 142kcal

Clean berries, dry thoroughly. Line a large sheet pan with wax paper. Set aside.
Melt candy coating per the package directions, mix well. Continue to heat in 15 second increments, stopping to stir each time until mixture is completely smooth.
Add 1 tsp red food gel and 1 tsp yellow gel. Stir thoroughly, adding more of each color until desired intensity of color is reached.
Gather strawberry leaves into a bundle, and dip each strawberry in candy coating, twirling to coat. (If candy coating cools while you work, heat in microwave in 15 second increments to melt.)
Place strawberries on wax paper lined sheet pan. Repeat until all strawberries are coated.
Decorate tops, drizzling remaining candy coating over each strawberry in desired pattern. Place pan into fridge to chill for 30 minutes or until set.
Remove from wax paper and use kitchen scissors to trim around bottom edge.
Store in an airtight container chilled for up to 2-3 days.

Candy Coating - You can use orange candy melts in place of tinted vanilla almond bark, if preferred. Candy coating is typically found at craft stores like Michaels.
Classic Chocolate - You could use white chocolate melting wafers in place of almond bark.
Clean and Dry Strawberries - It's important to start with clean dry strawberries. Wet berries will make it difficult to apply the coating. After cleaning the strawberries, place them onto paper towels to dry. You can also gently pat them dry prior to coating.
Food Coloring - Gel or oil based food colorings work best in the candy coating for this recipe without adding additional liquid. Use red and yellow to make your own orange food coloring.
Bundle the Leaves to Keep Free of Candy Coating - When dipping the strawberries, it's helpful to "bundle" and pinch all of the leaves together to keep them out of the coating.
Thin with Oil - You can use a small amount of vegetable oil to thin the candy coating for drizzling.
Have Fun Decorating - As demonstrated in the images, you may opt to drizzle the strawberries with any excess almond bark using a spoon, ziploc bag or a piping bag. There's no wrong way to decorate, these strawberry carrots. Get the kiddos involved making these as an edible craft, meant to be fun and creative. You can also sprinkle the tops with sanding sugar or edible glitter.