Carrot Strawberries

If you’re looking for something sweet and simple to dress up your spring desserts, these candy-coated Carrot Strawberries are about as cute as it gets. They’re one of those fun little easy treats that’ll have everyone smiling before they even take a bite.

Easy Candy Coated Carrot Strawberries Recipe

This recipe for candy-coated strawberries makes the cutest topping for sheet cakes, chocolate pudding cups, carrot cake, cupcakes, or even served on their own as a sweet little handheld treat. They add the prettiest pop of color to your table, and without fail, folks always seem to gravitate right toward them. The fresh green stems do double duty, giving you that perfect natural “carrot top” look without any extra fuss. Simple, irresistible, and just plain fun, these are the kind of treats that make a dessert table feel extra special.

Key ingredients you’ll need to make Candy Coated Strawberry Carrots: (Scroll down for full printable recipe card and quantities.)

Fresh Strawberries – You’ll need firm, ripe large strawberries with green stem intact.
Candy Coating – White almond bark or Candiquik candy coating forms the exterior.
Food Gel Coloring – Red and yellow food gel coloring or orange gel coloring.

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How to Make Carrot Strawberries Recipe

Prep the Strawberries – Clean berries, dry thoroughly. Line a large sheet pan with wax paper. Set aside.
Candy Coating – Melt candy coating per the package directions.
Tint the Candy Coating – Add red food gel and yellow gel. Stir thoroughly, adding more of each color until desired intensity of color is reached.
Coat Strawberries – Gather strawberry leaves into a bundle, and twirl the strawberry in the tinted candy coating, then place onto a wax paper lined baking pan to set. Place the pan into the refrigerator to speed up the process.
Let Dry – Place strawberries on wax paper lined sheet pan. Repeat until all strawberries are coated.
Decorate – Drizzling remaining candy coating over each strawberry.
Chill – Place pan into fridge to chill until set.
Serve – Remove from wax paper and use kitchen scissors to trim around bottom edge.

Kitchen Equipment to Make Carrot Strawberries Recipe

A large baking sheet pan covered with wax paper or parchment paper.
Colander.
Measuring spoons.
Non stick rubber spatula or spoon for stirring.

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Recipe Variations, Tips and Substitutions

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, ziplock 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.

Storage and Leftovers

Serving Options – You can use these candy coated strawberries as a garnish for cakes, cupcakes, cookies or brownies.
Dirt – I used chocolate sprinkles as a bed of “dirt” for displaying the strawberries for serving. You could also use crushed chocolate graham crackers, mini chocolate chips or crushed Oreos.
Leftovers – Store Strawberry Carrots in an airtight container chilled in the refrigerator for up to 2-3 days. The shelf life depends on how fresh the strawberries are.

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