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Delicious No-Bake Valentine’s Day Desserts (& a big Tumblr thank you!)

This is *so* easy to pull off, folks, and so delicious. I hope you give it a try!

All you need is your fruit of choice and a high quality dark chocolate bar. Melt the chocolate in a water bath. Don’t know how? No longer a valid excuse:

Chop the chocolate bar into semi-uniform pieces to ensure even melting. Do not just chuck the entire bar into a bowl and expect things to go well.
Avoid all contact with water, as even a single drop of water will spoil the fun! Make sure your bowl and spatulas are completely dry.
Heat water in a sauce pan or other pot, and insert bowl so it sits directly over the water or just inside of it — again, not allowing any water to chocolate contact.
Melt the chocolate slowly over low heat. Chocolate is delicate and can become grainy if overheated.
Stir the chocolate frequently with a rubber spatula once the outer edges start to melt. Continue stirring until chocolate is thoroughly melted.
You’re done.

Now either drizzle the chocolate over your fruit of choice or dip your fruit into the melted chocolate and set on wax paper. Don’t be shy — go ahead and experiment. Dried fruit (such as apricots) is yummy as well, but for Valentine’s Day I’d encourage chocolate covered organic strawberries or pomegranate seeds with a chocolate drizzle.

By the way, Little Ladies Who Lunch is one year old today. I want to send a special thanks to our Tumblr followers. There are just shy of 9,000 of you, and YOU ROCK!