At the beginning of the year, Valentine’s Day treats fill store aisles, including chocolates and giant boxes filled with teddy bears that take up half a bed.
If you’re tired of the usual Valentine’s Day staples, it might be time to switch up to something delicious and homemade this year.
You can make these recipes yourself and give them as gifts, or you can make them with your loved ones for a fun Valentine’s Day date.
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You can add an extra touch to your homemade dessert by combining a brightly colored bouquet of flowers.
Valentine’s Day sweets can be boring. Add a unique twist to your gift with these sweet treats. (St. Petersburg)
Need inspiration for sweet treats to make for Valentine’s Day?
Check out this delicious list.
- candy salad
- cake pops
- chocolate lava cake
- chocolate chip cookie
- valentine’s day sugar cookies
- red velvet cake
- Cheesecake
- strawberry shortcake
- valentine snack mix
- chocolate covered pretzels
1. Candy salad
A sweet treat called “candy salad” is gaining popularity on social media.
Making candy salad is easy. Take a bowl and pour all your favorite candies into it. Mix everything well and voila!
The popular “Candy Salad” has been transformed into a Valentine’s Day treat for a sweet holiday treat.
You can also make gummy-based salads using Trolli’s, Sour Patch Kids, Nerd Clusters, mini Twizzlers, or any other candy of your choice.
Pair it with a chocolate-based salad with M&Ms, Hershey Kisses, or mini versions of sweets like Kit Kats or Twix.
2. Cake pops
Cake pops are surprisingly easy to whip up.
You can make the cake from scratch or use a boxed mix. Red velvet cake coated with white chocolate is especially perfect for celebrating the day. You can also make a chocolate cake by dyeing white chocolate pink.
Bake the cake, let it cool completely, then mix it with the frosting to give it the right texture for pops.
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Pro tip: If using red velvet cake, mix it with cream cheese frosting. Slowly add the icing to the cake mix until you get the right consistency. Too much frosting will make the cake too sticky. Finally, to help secure the stick, dip it in melted chocolate before inserting it into the cake bowl. Wait at least 4 hours in the refrigerator before dipping cake pops in melted chocolate.
3. Chocolate lava cake
Chocolate Lava Cake is the perfect combination of warm chocolate cake and refreshing vanilla ice cream.
Adding raspberries to chocolate lava cake will give it an extra Valentine’s Day vibe. (Laura Chase de Formigny for The Washington Post, via Getty Images; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Washington Post, via Getty Images)
Since this is a Valentine’s Day dessert, add pink/red sprinkles, raspberries, strawberries, or all of the above to give it a more loving feel.
If you’re looking to add something sweet to Valentine’s Day, any of these recipes will do the trick.
4. Chocolate chip cookies
Chocolate chip cookies are a classic dessert.
This is a classic recipe, but it’s easy and fun to make.
You can bake cookies from scratch or purchase pre-made dough from the store for a quick yet delicious treat.
Chocolate chip cookies are a simple but always delicious Valentine’s Day dessert. (Jon Graeme/LightRocket via Getty Images)
5. Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies
If you don’t like chocolate chip cookies, try sugar cookies.
The best part about making sugar cookies is that you can use your favorite cookie cutter to add little touches to the recipe.
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Use heart-shaped cutters, Cupid’s arrows, X and O hearts, flowers, and more.
Decorate your sugar cookies with your favorite frosting or sprinkles, write quotes in icing, or cut shapes out of fondant to make them even more sentimental and sweet.
6. Red velvet cake
According to Southern Living, red velvet cake was invented in the early 20th century.
The magazine notes that the red velvet flavor was popularized by New York City’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel in 1930, but it didn’t immediately become a standard flavor.
Red velvet’s red color makes it an easy addition to your dessert table as a Valentine’s Day centerpiece.
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Whether you bake it out of the box or use a homemade recipe, you might want to top it with a cream cheese filling and berries for extra flavor and texture. Cut the strawberries into small heart shapes and place them on or around the cake.
The red velvet cake-like color is perfect for Valentine’s Day. (Education Images/Universal Images Group, Getty Images)
7. Cheesecake
In 2021, there was a cream cheese shortage in the United States. Fox News Digital has learned that business owners are struggling to produce products that include cream cheese as an ingredient, such as cheesecake.
Fresh cheese is back on shelves in the US, but it’s perfectly safe to bake a delicious cheesecake for Valentine’s Day.
No-bake, vegan, New York style, Chicago, or just traditional cheesecake are all popular cheesecake types. Top with strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, caramel, chocolate sauce, marshmallow topping, whipped cream, sprinkles, pineapple, kiwi, graham crackers, Oreo cookies, and more.
8. Strawberry shortcake
Strawberry shortcake is a light and refreshing dessert that anyone can enjoy after a beautiful Valentine’s Day dinner.
Layer strawberries to create a refreshing strawberry shortcake dessert and share with honey. (Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
According to Food Network, the ingredients needed for strawberry shortcake are strawberries, sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, heavy cream, vanilla extract, and lemon zest.
9. Valentine Snack Mix
If you’re planning on watching a movie on Valentine’s Day, this snack mix might be perfect for you.
The recipe is taken from Chelsea’s “Messy Apron” and is easy to make.
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All you need for this is Chex cereal, mini pretzels, Cheerios, Valentine M&M’s, white chocolate chips, and vegetable oil.
Trail mix is always a great snack option because you can add your favorite ingredients. (Andrew Haller/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Mix all the crunchy ingredients together and sprinkle melted white chocolate on top.
10. Chocolate covered pretzels
All you need are pretzels, Hershey Kisses, and a pack of Valentine’s Day M&M’s for a treat you’ll want to make again and again.
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Line the mold with parchment paper and arrange the pretzel snaps.
Place one Hershey Kiss on top of each pretzel and place in the oven until the chocolate softens.
Use Valentine’s candy to make chocolate covered pretzels to share with your Valentine. (Joe Radle/Getty Images)
Carefully press the M&Ms into the Hershey Kisses and place the pretzels in the refrigerator.
Of course, you can always have chocolate-covered strawberries, a Valentine’s Day staple.
Form the cake frosting mix into balls and add a stick to each. Dip carefully in chocolate, adding festive sprinkles if desired.
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You can arrange cake pops to look like a bouquet of flowers or give them as a Valentine’s Day gift.
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