Whether you need to make something special for the class Valentine’s party, a Valentine’s dinner in with your sweetheart(s), or a Galentine’s get-together with your besties, I’ve rounded up my favorite Valentine’s Day inspired recipes and boards that are sure to be loved by all!
XOXO Valentine’s Day Snack Mix
What’s sweet, salty, and made with 100% true love? This XOXO Valentine’s Day Snack Mix delivers a festive treat that’s sealed with a kiss!
Conversation Heart Pop Tarts
Say it sweetly this Valentine’s Day with these Conversation Heart Pop Tarts. They’re an easy-to-make holiday breakfast treat that the kids will love!
Valentine’s Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Bake up chewy, chocolaty sugar cookies with white icing or a rich chocolate glaze and festive sprinkles. These Valentine’s Chocolate Sugar Cookies make the holiday even sweeter.
Cupid’s Pancake Kabobs
These adorable Cupid’s Pancake Kabobs are so perfect for a special breakfast on Valentine’s morning or to take to the school Valentine’s party. The kids are sure to love them!
How to Make Heart-Shaped Strawberries
Learn the simple technique for making heart shaped strawberry halves and slices to add a touch of love to any dish.
Valentine’s Sugar Cookies
Made with my tried-and-true no-chill sugar cookie dough, Valentine’s Sugar Cookies are easy to make and sweet to eat. They’re even sweeter to share!
Heart-Shaped Tortilla Pizzas
These little Heart Shaped Tortilla Pizzas are so simple to make with just a few ingredients. They’re perfect for a crowd, especially a crowd that includes little ones!
Cupid’s Caprese Skewers
Hit a Valentine’s Day bullseye with these adorable (and easy!) Cupid’s Caprese Skewers. Perfect as an appetizer or a side to your holiday dinner, everyone is sure to be in love!
Pull Apart Cinnamon Roll Heart
This Pull-Apart Cinnamon Roll Heart is such an adorable and delicious way to serve breakfast on Valentine’s Day or any day you’re wanting to show your loved ones just how much you love them!
The classic salad of fresh tomatoes, mozzarella and basil is served in a heart shape for an unforgettable dish that’s sure to make your Valentine’s Day extra special!
How to Make Heart-Shaped Bacon
For the love of bacon! What better way to show your people just how much you love them than with heart-shaped bacon?! The simple trick of shaping bacon strips into heart shapes and baking them to crispy deliciousness is love served at its best!
Heart-Shaped Cinnamon Rolls
Sweet and simple cinnamon rolls formed into the shape of hearts. These are so much fun to make and even more fun to eat!
Sweetheart Snack Mix
This Valentine Sweetheart Snack Mix is love at first sight and bite. An irresistible sweet treat that’s so perfect for Valentine’s Day!
Mini Heart-Shaped Cakes
Keep it sweet and simple this Valentine’s Day with these adorable and delicious Mini Heart-Shaped Cakes! So easy and fun, have the kids join in to bake and decorate them!
Fresh Strawberry Heart Cake
Deliciously fresh strawberry cake shaped like a heart and covered in a creamy, dreamy strawberry frosting for a festive Valentine’s Day dessert!
Molten Chocolate Cakes
It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without chocolate and these decadent little Molten Chocolate Cakes with a melting chocolate center are so easy to make and impress every time! It’s unbelievable how delicious they are!
Chocolate-Dipped Heart Shaped Strawberries
Fresh strawberries cut into hearts and dipped in melted chocolate. Such an easy and cute way to pack more love into your Valentine’s Day celebrations!
Ingredients:
- Strawberries (the pointier the better!)
- Chocolate melting wafers, melted
- White vanilla flavored melting wafers, melted
- Pink gel food coloring, whisked into the melted white wafers
- Valentine’s Day-themed sprinkles, for decorating
Instructions:
- Using a small, sharp knife, cut a small V-shape slice into the top center of each strawberry, removing the stem.
- Using a fondue fork, skewer or regular fork inserted into the strawberry, dip into melted wafers and let any excess drip off.
- Transfer dipped strawberries to a parchment-lined sheet pan and decorate accordingly with a chocolate or pink drizzle or festive sprinkles. If you want to drizzle the melted chocolate, transfer to a zip-loc bag and cut off a small triangle from the bottom corner of the bag.
Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Mozzarella Hearts
The best heartbreak you’ll ever have! Heart-shaped mozzarella gets coated in Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and fried to crispy, cheese pull perfection!
- Ingredients:
- 1 (16 ounce) fresh mozzarella cheese log, pre-sliced
- 1 (8.5 ounce) bag Flamin’ Hot Crunchy @cheetos, divided
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- Vegetable or canola oil, for frying
- Ranch dressing, for dipping
- Instructions:
- On a cutting board, use a 2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut each slice of mozzarella cheese into a heart shape. Using the tip end of the heart cutter, cut out a deeper cleave in the top of each cheese heart to make the heart shape more defined. Lay the mozzarella hearts in a single layer on a parchment-lined sheet pan (that will fit in your refrigerator) and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, put the Cheetos into a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Reserve 1 cup of the Cheetos crumbs for coating the hearts after they are fried and transfer the rest to a shallow mixing bowl. In a separate shallow mixing bowl, lightly beat the eggs.
- Remove the cheese hearts from the fridge and individually dip each one in the beaten egg, then toss in the Cheetos crumbs until fully coated. Repeat 1 more time with the same heart to create a thick coating, and then transfer back to the parchment-lined sheet pan. Repeat with the remaining hearts.
- Freeze the coated cheese hearts for 30 minutes or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
- Place the remaining 1 cup of Cheetos dust in another shallow mixing bowl.
- Pour enough oil into a large frying pan to come 2 inches up the side. Heat the oil over medium heat until it reaches 350°F. Using a slotted spoon and working in batches, lower the hearts into the hot oil and fry until lightly browned all over and the cheese is fully melted, about 2 minutes.
- Lift the hearts from the oil and transfer to a baking rack that is set over a rimmed sheet pan. Carefully transfer each fried heart into the remaining Cheetos crumbs and turn to coat completely. Serve with ranch for dipping.
Kid-Friendly Heart Snack Box
Make a Kid’s Snack Board from these $2 heart boxes from @target! 😍 Filled with your kids’ favorite snacks and Valentine’s Day-themed candies, it’s a fun after-school or weekend surprise!
My Favorite Valentine’s Day Food Boards
This February 14th, shower the ones you love with festive eats and treats from My Favorite Valentine’s Day Food Boards. From the sweet to the salty, and everything in between, these snack boards are the perfect way to say, “I love you, now let’s eat!”
Spread the Love with 3 Festive Spreads
To celebrate the holiday, I’ve created three festive, delicious spreads. From left, clockwise: This adorable Valentine’s Day Kids’ Party spread will get all the 😍😍😍 and it could not be more simple to make! From pages 155-157 of my Spectacular Spreads Cookbook, it’s a sweetheart of a spread! Food is my favorite way to show love! Shower your sweethearts with love with this Valentine’s Day Family Dinner Spread (pages 159-163). Finally, your best gals have been there through it all. Celebrate the sweetness of friendship with this Galentine’s Brunch Spread (pages 165-169). Get my Spectacular Spreads cookbook here.
Flourless Dark Chocolate Raspberry Oatmeal Cookies
Rich, dark chocolate and fresh raspberries are the stars of these deliciously chewy oatmeal cookies that are made without any flour, granulated sugar, real butter or oil. You’ll be surprised by how much you love these delicious cookies!
Cherry Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Topped Brownie Bites
Chocolate and cherries are quite the match in these Cherry Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Topped Brownie Bites. Perfectly sized cheesecakes that are love at first bite! Bet you can’t eat just one.
Strawberry Scone Shortcakes
Strawberries and a little lemon in the lightly sweetened biscuits make these fresh strawberry scone shortcakes extra special. They would be so great for a Valentine’s dessert!
Strawberry Streusel Scones
Scrumptious Strawberry Streusel Scones studded with fresh strawberries and topped with an irresistibly sweet streusel!
If you make any of these Valentine’s Day Recipes You’re Sure to Love, be sure to snap a picture and share it with me or tag me on Instagram @thebakermama so I can see. 😍 I love seeing how inspired and creative y’all get with the recipes I share. Enjoy!
xoxo,
