Nothing says Happy Valentine's Day quite like a heart-shaped message! Aside from dressing up your house in heart-shaped Valentine's Day decorations and maybe creating a few heart-shaped Valentine's Day crafts with your kids, another fun way to honor February 14 is to whip up some heart-shaped snacks. Whether you serve them at a Valentine's Day party, or as treat during heartwarming Valentine's Day activities, these adorable dishes and desserts are the key to anyone's heart.
Start the holiday by surprising your sweetheart with a special brunch loaded with heart-shaped hard-boiled eggs and heart-shaped pancakes garnished with heart-shaped strawberry slices. If you're hosting a romantic dinner for two this February 14, serve heart-shaped pizzas sprinkled with heart-shaped pepperoni (no delivery required!) and paired with a side salad that's topped with avocado hearts. For Valentine's Day desserts, present something sweet and simple like a batch of Valentine's Day cookies. You can't go wrong with Ree Drummond's chocolate cookies that spell "love you" or her recipe that's designed to look like conversation hearts! Whatever you choose, your heart-shaped treat will spread the love.
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Breakfast in bed is a heartwarming way to kick off Valentine's Day, and these heart-shaped flapjacks (filled with chocolate chips, of course!) will make the morning a little sweeter. This recipe tastes light and tangy, thanks to a secret ingredient: ricotta cheese!
No Valentine's Day dessert spread is complete without heart-shaped cookies! These ones have a crumbly, cake-like consistency that'll simply melt in your mouth, and the pink icing and festive sprinkles will have everyone reaching for them!
If you're preparing a Valentine's Day breakfast for your sweetheart, these heart-shaped soufflés will surely be a standout. Not only is this dish light, fluffy, and gooey, but the recipe is also so easy to whip up (or, should we say, whisk up!).
Chocolate cookies shaped like a heart were basically made for the chocolate lover in your life! Bake them with love before coating the finished product in pink frosting and topping them with heart-shaped sprinkles.
Part pie, part pop tart, these fruity heart-shaped bites are perfect for any Valentine's Day affair. The two flaky layers of pie crust are stuffed with a dreamy strawberry filling and dressed with a dollop of strawberry icing.
There's nothing better than biting into a pizza pocket and pulling apart a long string of warm, gooey cheese. But a heart-shaped pizza pocket? That's just plain adorable. You can make these extra special by writing notes on the dough like you see with conversation hearts!
Bite into these cream cheese frosted cupcakes, and you won't just be smiling at their warmth. Inside, you and your partner will find surprise red velvet hearts!
While churros are often piped into long and straight lines, you can also pipe them into fun shapes like hearts that are ideal for February 14. The pastry is then fried and rolled in cinnamon sugar. These are finished off with a delectable drizzle of chocolate, too!
Another fun, fancy idea: put a sweet twist on the classic egg in a hole breakfast and make it egg in a heart! Use a cookie cutter to create a heart-shaped hole in your toast. You know how the rest follows.
If you ask us, there's nothing more romantic than pizza and rose petals! Lil' Luna's 30-minute pizza recipe involves cutting the pepperoni into heart shapes to give it an extra cute touch.
These cute cookies look just like the classic Valentine's Day candy! Kiddos and adults alike will love when you recreate them. They're just soft and buttery sugar cookies with royal icing for the festive decorations!
This blogger shares the secret to the crispiest roasted potatoes, and it has nothing to do with frying. They make the cutest herby Valentine's Day side or breakfast!
These pretzels are so soft, they'll melt your heart... and the heart of whoever you serve them to! If you want to skip the sweet snacks, go for a homemade pretzel like those you see at the baseball game. Chewy, salty carbs are a love language all on their own.
Adorned with light pink icing and sprinkled with culinary roses, these romantic shortbread cookies look just as good as they taste—which is really good thanks to their sweet and buttery lemon and vanilla flavor.
Start your date night or party right with an impressive platter of your favorite meats, cheeses, and savory and sweet accompaniments. It's an easy appetizer to make festive, just use a cookie cutter and arrange!
The way tofu absorbs marinades is unmatched by any meat product, making it one of the best healthy vehicles for flavor. Here, sweet pomegranate molasses combines with sweet tamari and acidic balsamic vinegar to create an incredible umami flavor.
The holiday isn't all about the desserts! Here's a super cute breakfast idea you can do with the kids. In this recipe, you use a round chopstick to make an indent in the peeled eggs and quickly stick them in the fridge. Ten minutes later, presto!
Host the cutest Valentine's Day tea party with these tiny heart sandwiches! This blogger uses beetroots, bell peppers, and cabbage, but you can really use any of your favorite sandwich fixings. All you need is a cookie cutter!