Valentine’s Strawberries and Chocolate

One plate for two: strawberries, soft whipped cream and chocolate broken into pieces, hearts facing up, ready for coffee or tea. Comptoir du Cacao’s Red Hearts Chocolate Bar says what words sometimes fail to.

Serves 2 · 15 min

1. Hull 1 1/2 cups (250 g) fresh strawberries and halve the larger ones.
2. Whip 1/2 cup (120 ml) cold heavy cream with 1 tbsp powdered sugar until soft peaks form.
3. Break the Red Hearts chocolate bar (3.2 oz / 90 g) into pieces, hearts facing up.
4. Arrange the strawberries, whipped cream and chocolate pieces on a plate to share and serve with coffee or tea.

The star of this recipe: Red Hearts Chocolate Bar, by Comptoir du Cacao.