Best Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes

Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth with These Treats

Posted on Jan 8th, 2024

by Athina

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1. Red Velvet Waffles

Add a little color to your day and treat your special someone to these Red Velvet Waffles! Inspired by the classic American dessert, these waffles are extra fluffy and moist and so easy to make from scratch. To start, turn on your waffle maker and combine the dry ingredients. Combine…

Ingredients for Red Velvet Waffles:

2 cups All-purpose flour
3 tbsp Sugar
1 tbsp Cocoa powder
3 tsp Baking powder
¾ tsp Salt
2 Eggs
1 ¾ cups Buttermilk
⅓ cup Butter
2 tsp Vanilla extract
½ tsp Vinegar
Food coloring

FOR SERVING (OPTIONAL):
Vanilla ice cream
Chocolate syrup
Strawberries

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2. Chocolate Dipped Heart Cookies

These Chocolate Dipped Heart Cookies are light and crispy, and delicious. Vanilla-flavored sugar cookies dipped into chocolate and topped with fancy sprinkles are the way to anyone’s heart. Plus, these V-Day cookies can totally double as a Mother’s Day dessert. So much to love here! This easy recipe yields a…

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Ingredients for Chocolate Dipped Heart Cookies:

1 cup Unsalted butter
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 ½ tsp Vanilla extract
¼ tsp Salt
3 cups All-purpose flour
8 oz Chocolate chips
1 tbsp Shortening
½ cup Colored sprinkles

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3. Chocolate Heart Cake

It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without a decadent chocolate dessert, and this Chocolate Heart Cake hits the spot. It is so rich, so chocolatey, and made with quality ingredients. This airy, light and fluffy chiffon chocolate cake is made in a heart-shaped cake mold. And this ensures the cake fits…

Ingredients for Chocolate Heart Cake:

FOR CHOCOLATE CHIFFON CAKE:
3 Large eggs
1 Egg whites
1 cup Granulated sugar
⅔ cup All-purpose flour
⅓ cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ¼ tsp Baking powder
½ tsp Baking soda
¼ tsp Salt
½ cup Vegetable oil
⅓ cup Black coffee
1 ½ tsp Vanilla extract
¼ tsp Cream of tartar

FOR CHOCOLATE WHIPPED CREAM:
½ cup Heavy whipping cream
¼ tsp Vanilla extract
2 tbsp Granulated sugar
1 tbsp Unsweetened cocoa powder

FOR GANACHE AND TRUFFLES:
8 oz Bittersweet chocolate
¾ cup Heavy whipping cream
2 tbsp Unsalted butter
1 tbsp Brandy
¼ cup Unsweetened cocoa powder

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4. FroYo Berry Bites

Here is another favorite, secretly healthy recipe for FroYo Berry Bites. Why secretly? Because you wouldn’t even know. Made with healthier substitutes such as almond, coconut sugar, coconut oil, low fat Greek yogurt, honey and fresh berries, the ingredients are fresh and preservative free giving you the sweet fix you…

Ingredients for FroYo Berry Bites:

¼ cup crushed Almonds
2 tbsp Coconut sugar
2 tbsp Coconut oil
¾ cup Greek yogurt
2 tbsp Honey
1½ cups Raspberries and/or Strawberries

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5. No Bake Cherry Cheesecake

I love no bake cheesecakes and this season our No Bake Cherry Cheesecake is one of my favorite treats. I don’t actually use fresh cherries in this recipe, instead I use a cherry pie filling on top of combined cream cheese and whipping cream for an extra smooth and creamy,…

Ingredients for No Bake Cherry Cheesecake:

1¼ cup Graham crumbs
¼ cup Butter
1 (8 oz) package of Cream Cheese
1 tbsp Sugar
1 cup Whipping cream
1 can Cherry pie filling

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6. Pomegranate and Orange Fruit Salad

This Pomegranate and Orange Fruit Salad is a sweet, fruit salad of oranges and pomegranate seeds in a honey or maple, fresh orange juice and vanilla extract dressing, for an original and unbelievable combination. I serve mine in glass bowls with a yogurt flavor of my choice, I love vanilla,…

Ingredients for Pomegranate and Orange Fruit Salad:

4-5 Oranges
1 Pomegranate
1 tbsp Honey
2 tbsp Orange juice
½ tsp Vanilla extract

FOR SERVING:
2 cups (500g) Yogurt
Shredded coconut
Fresh mint

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7. Lemon Tiramisu

Feel the love with this Valentine’s Day, loved up, Lemon Tiramisu dessert. Served in individual glasses with layers of vanilla and mascarpone cheese between soft ladyfingers and lemon curd, the flavors complement each other beautifully. Garnish with blueberries and fresh thyme leaves for a touch of finesse and a broadened…

Ingredients for Lemon Tiramisu:

1 (8-oz) container Mascarpone
½ cup Confectioners’ sugar
2 tsp Vanilla extract
1 cup Whipping cream
8 Soft ladyfingers
4 tbsp Lemon curd
Blueberries
Fresh thyme

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8. Classic Italian Panna Cotta

Classic Italian Panna Cotta is one of those desserts which transports me to the Amalfi coast every time I have it. Panna cotta translates as “cooked cream”. It is a simple dish made from a few ingredients: cream, sugar, and vanilla. Gelatine are added to the cooking process to ensure…

Ingredients for Classic Italian Panna Cotta:

FOR THE PANNA COTTA
½ liter Heavy cream
100gr Sugar
100ml Milk
1 ½ tbsp Gelatin
1 Vanilla pod

FOR THE TOPPING:
⅓ cup Sugar
¼ cup Water
1 cup red Berries

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9. Strawberry Fudge

This Strawberry Fudge makes a perfect Valentine’s Day treat – I make some of this fudge every year. It’s such a great recipe because you can make it in advance and store it for up to three weeks in the refrigerator or three months in the freezer. You can make…

Ingredients for Strawberry Fudge:

24-28 oz White chocolate
11.75 oz Strawberry sauce
1 tsp Lemon juice
1 pinch Salt

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10. Vegan Aquafaba Pavlova

Vegan Aquafaba Pavlova has been a game changer for me – I can enjoy egg-free Pavlova now! Aquafaba is the liquid which you find in cans of chickpeas. As it is very similar to egg whites aquafaba can be used as a direct replacement for them in meringues which makes…

Ingredients for Vegan Aquafaba Pavlova:

½ cup Aquafaba
1 cup Sugar

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