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How to Make Chocolate Dipped Clementine Hearts

January 5, 2021 by Alea Milham 6 Comments

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Chocolate Covered Mandarin Orange Hearts - a healthy Valentine's Day Treat
Chocolate Covered Clementine Hearts Recipe - A healthier Valentine's Day treat idea!
Chocolate covered orange hearts recipe for a healthier Valentine's Day treat!

Check out how easy it is to make chocolate dipped clementine hearts. These would make a fun snack or treat for kids on Valentine’s Day!

Chocolate Dipped Clementine Hearts with a toothpick "arrow" with Valentines

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These chocolate dipped clementine hearts are easy to make. If you wanted to be super healthy, you could stop after cutting the clementine wedges and using toothpicks to create hearts, but even when dipped in dark chocolate these Valentine’s treats are healthier than most other candy hearts.

How to Make Chocolate Dipped Clementine Hearts

Ingredients:

  • 3 – 4 clementine or Mandarin oranges (peeled and sectioned).
  • 6 oz. dark chocolate candy melts, dark chocolate chips, or baker’s chocolate.
  • Toothpicks

Items needed to make chocolate dipped orange hearts: clementines, chocolate, and toothpicks

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Instructions:

  1. After the clementines are peeled and sectioned, cut each slice as shown below so that each slice looks like a half of a heart.

How to cut orange slices to make a heart for Valentine's Day

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  1. Connect two slices with a toothpick to form a heart as shown below. Repeat with the rest of the slices.

Use toothpicks to hold the orange "hearts" together. The toothpicks look like arrows going through the hearts.

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  1. Melt the dark chocolate melts according to the package instructions.

Hearts made with slices of clementines and held together with toothpicks and melted chocolate for dipping

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  1. Using a spoon, carefully dip and coat the bottom half of each clementine heart. Set on parchment paper and allow chocolate to completely set.

 

Chocolate Dipped Clementine Hearts sitting while the melted chocolate hardens.

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  1. Drizzle a small amount of the melted chocolate at the ends of the toothpicks to create an “arrow” look.

 

Chocolate Dipped Clementine Hearts ready to be placed in a snack bag to create a healthy Valentine's Day treat

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  1. Serve and enjoy!

Since chocolate clementines are gluten-free, peanut-free, and dairy-free as long as you use dairy-free dark chocolate, they make great Valentine treats for kids to take to school. You can use these printable Valentine baggy toppers shown below to make cute Valentine bags for the chocolate covered orange hearts.

Chocolate Dipped Clementine Hearts in a snack-size baggy with a Valentine's Day topper stapled to the top.

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Printable Recipe for Chocolate Dipped Clementine Hearts

How to Make Chocolate Dipped Clementine Hearts: Make a healthier Valentine's Day treat with this recipe for clementine hearts. Perfect for parties
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Chocolate Dipped Clementine Hearts

Delicious and festive chocolate dipped clementine hearts
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword delicious chocolate dipped clemetine hearts
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Servings 24
Author Alea Milham

Ingredients

  • 3 - 4 clementine or Mandarin oranges peeled and sectioned.
  • 6 oz. dark chocolate candy melts dark chocolate chips, or baker's chocolate.
  • Toothpicks

Instructions

  • After the clementines are peeled and sectioned, cut each slice as shown below so that each slice looks like a half of a heart.
  • Connect two slices with a toothpick to form a heart as shown below. Repeat with the rest of the slices.
  • Melt the dark chocolate melts according to the package instructions.
  • Using a spoon, carefully dip and coat the bottom half of each clementine heart. Set on parchment paper and allow chocolate to completely set.
  • Drizzle a small amount of the melted chocolate at the ends of the toothpicks to create an “arrow” look.
  • Serve and enjoy!

 

More Homemade Candy Treats:

  • Raspberry Bark 
  • Blackberry Bark
  • Easy Peppermint Bark
  • Peanut Butter Bark
  • Coffee Bean Bark
  • Cinnamon Bark
  • Rocky Road Bark
  • Cookies and Cream Bark
  • Peanut Butter Bark with Pretzels

 

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Beth says

    February 6, 2023 at 8:52 am

    LOVE the combination of chocolate and orange, Alea! We will be featuring you starting Wednesday at the Creative Crafts Linky Party! Pinned and shared!
    Creatively, Beth

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  2. Diane says

    February 4, 2023 at 8:45 am

    Oh I love these!!! Such a cute idea. Please share this at the Fabulous Friday Link Party. I’m think they’d be a big hit! https://southhousedesigns.com/fabulous-friday-link-party-2-3-23/ (Plus we have a February giveaway happening to celebrate our 1st birthday)

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  3. Donna @ Modern on Monticello says

    February 10, 2022 at 8:36 am

    So clever and I’m sure delicious as well. Thanks for sharing a sweet treat. #HomeMattersParty

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  4. Lynne Zemaitis says

    February 4, 2022 at 3:19 pm

    What a great idea for Valentine’s Day! Thank you so much for sharing at Tuesday Turn About!

    Reply
  5. NancyC says

    February 2, 2022 at 9:08 am

    This sounds like a healthy and yummy treat! 🙂 Visiting from Homestead Blog Hop!

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  6. Nina says

    January 19, 2018 at 7:29 pm

    How long would these Last in fridge?

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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