Valentine’s Day Chocolate Covered Oreos are a simple and scrumptious treat for friends and family. They are pretty (and pretty delicious!) and a great recipe to make with your kids!
We’ve played around with Oreos a few times before, like when we made some Patriotic Oreo Pops for the Fourth of July and the adorable Easter Chick Oreo Pops. We even transformed Oreos into Halloween spiders. I’ve quickly become a huge fan of chocolate covered Oreos. It’s one of the simplest and most scrumptious treats to make and is always a mega-hit with friends and family.
It only made sense that Oreos make an appearance for Valentine’s Day, too. My original plan was to make these into pops, but I was feeling kinda lazy when I made these and skipped the sticks altogether. I’m glad that I did, because these Valentine’s Day Chocolate-Covered Oreos without the sticks will pack nicely into treat boxes to give as gifts.
Ingredients:
- Oreos
- melting chocolate
- large Conversation Hearts
- festive pink, red & white sprinkles
Instructions:
Step 1: Melt chocolate according to package directions (see below for more options).
Step 2: With a skewer, dip Oreo cookie into chocolate. Drip dry.
Step 3: Place on wax paper.
Step 4: Decorate with Conversation Hearts and sprinkles while chocolate is still wet.
How To Melt Chocolate
You have three options, each with their own level of difficulty and risk of burning the chocolate.
- Microwave: The easiest option, and the option that requires the least equipment. It involves microwaving the chocolate in short intervals and stirring. It’s the quickest method, though there is the risk of microwaving for too long and burning the chocolate.
- Double Boiler: This is the safest method in that it won’t burn the chocolate, and is the best method if dealing with delicate chocolate or large quantities of chocolate. It involves placing the chocolate in a heatproof bowl, which then goes atop a pot of simmering water. The steam slowly melts the chocolate.
- Direct Heat: As the name suggests, you put the chocolate directly in a pan or skillet and put it on LOW heat on the stove, stirring constantly. It’s the quickest method, though also the riskiest.
What kind of melting chocolate did you use?
I just used some semi-sweet chocolate pieces thinned with a little shortening.
How To Store Chocolate-Covered Oreos
Let the chocolate shell harden completely. Put the cookies in an airtight container. You can leave them in a cool, dry place at room temperature for up to a week. They’ll last up to 2 weeks in the fridge. If you want to freeze them, feel free. Wrap them in foil or plastic before putting them in the container. They should last for up to 3 months in the freezer. The chocolate may become slightly dull or develop white spots (called “bloom”) from being stored this way. Rest assured, this doesn’t affect their taste or render them unsafe.
Valentine’s Day Chocolate-Covered Oreos
Ingredients
- 12 Oreos
- 1 cup melting chocolate I just used some semi-sweet chocolate pieces thinned with a little shortening.
- 12 large conversation hearts
- 1/4 cup sprinkles festive pink, red and white
Instructions
- Melt chocolate according to package directions.
- With a skewer, dip oreo into chocolate. Drip dry.
- Place on wax paper.
- Decorate with Conversation Hearts and SpRiNkLeS while chocolate is still wet.
Adorable! You always have the cutest holiday treats and crafts. 🙂 Great job!
Oh these are great you know they say Oreo’s are addicting? You just made them more so!
Anything chocolate!! anything!!!!
Those are cute. I should make some using the yellow Oreo’s and white almond bark – my husband doesn’t eat chocolate.
Oreos dipped in chocolate, yum! And they are adorable. I should make a treat like this for Valentine’s day.
Very cute, and so easy to make!
How cute. My kids would love making these.
Those look so good, and easy enough that even I could whip them up quickly.
You can never go wrong with Oreos and chocolate! It’s like a little bite of heaven.
So cute and they look delicious!