Valentine Dessert Recipes


Celebrate Valentine's Day with sweet treats that are fun, festive, and easy for kids to help make. These Valentine dessert recipes are simple enough for little hands, yet special enough to share with someone they love. Whether kids are cooking alongside you or creating a surprise dessert for their Valentine, these recipes make the day extra sweet and memorable.
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Valentine Candy Recipes

Meringue Candy Recipe

Make a Pink Meringue Candy Recipe
meringue candy- CHGT

Truffles

Make homemade chocolate truffles, an easy and fun candy recipe.
truffles- KCA

Candy Bark

Create an easy bark recipe. Follow the directions to make chocolate bark and add candy hearts, sprinkles and chopped Oreos while chocolate is soft.
chocolate bark- BGS

Oreo Chocolate Dipped Cookies

  • Oreo cookies or sandwich cookies
  • white or chocolate candy coating such as Wilton Candy melts
  • Red sprinkles, mini M&M's or other sprinkles
Melt candy coating in microwave several minutes stirring occasionally until melted completely. Dip cookies into melted chocolate then sprinkle with red sprinkles. Allow to dry on a sheet of wax paper. To deliver this Valentine recipe make a stack of several cookies and wrap up with plastic wrap. Tie a bow and add a note if you'd like.

oreo dipped with sprinkles- CHGT

Homemade Chocolates

Learn how to make homemade chocolates
homemade chocolates- KCA/CHGT

Fudge

Make a homemade fudge recipe.
chocoalte fudge

Chocolate Bowl

Serve dessert in a homemade chocolate bowl.
edible chocolate bowl

Homemade Suckers

Make homemade suckers shaped like hearts.
red lollipop sucker- BGS
For more ideas on homemade candy recipes that you can turn into Valentine recipes, visit our Christmas Candy Recipes.

Valentine Cake Ideas

Chocolate Kiss Cupcakes

Ingredients: chocolate kiss cupcakes
  • Homemade cake mix or store bought cake mix
  • Chocolate kisses candy, unwrapped
  • Frosting
Directions:
Make cake mix according to direction. Place muffin liners in muffin pan. Pour dough into each cup and place an unwrapped chocolate kiss in the middle of each cupcake. Bake according to directions. Allow to cool and frost. Your valentine will find a yummy hidden kiss inside their cupcake.

Heart Cupcakes

This is an easy way to make a Valentine recipe for your friend- Heart shaped cupcakes


Heart Cake

Do you need a heart shaped pan for a recipe but don't have one?

Don’t have a heart-shaped pan but need one for a Valentine recipe? No problem! You can easily create a heart shape using pans you already have at home. Simply bake your recipe in one 8×8 square pan and one round pan. Once the cakes are cooled and removed from the pans, turn the square cake so it sits like a diamond. Cut the round cake in half and place one half on each top side of the diamond shape. After frosting or decorating, the seams disappear and no one will ever know it wasn't baked in a heart-shaped pan. This simple trick makes it easy to create all kinds of Valentine recipes without buying special equipment.

Simple Heart-Shaped Cheesecake

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A no-bake cheesecake made with gelatin, cream cheese, and whipped topping. This easy recipe is perfect for Valentine’s Day and a great introduction to chilled desserts for kids.
  • Category: Dessert
  • No Bake
  • Skill Level: Beginner
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cheesecake heart filling- BGS

Prep: 20 minutes | Chill: 3-4 hours | Yield: 1 heart-shaped cheesecake

Ingredients

  • 1 (4-serving size) box lemon Jell-O gelatin
  • ½ cup boiling water
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups Cool Whip or whipped cream
  • Graham cracker or chocolate cookie crust

Instructions

  1. Prepare the crust and press it into a heart-shaped pan. Set aside.
  2. Dissolve gelatin in boiling water and let cool slightly.
  3. In a separate bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.
  4. Gradually beat gelatin into the cream cheese.
  5. Gently fold in whipped topping.
  6. Pour mixture into prepared crust.
  7. Chill several hours until set.

Valentine Decorating Ideas

  • Top with cherry pie filling in a heart shape
  • Arrange fresh raspberries or strawberries as a heart
  • Add a small dollop of whipped cream in the center

Kid-Friendly Tips

  • Kids can help press the crust and fold in whipped topping
  • Great lesson on gentle mixing
  • No oven required- perfect for young cooks

Notes

Be sure the gelatin has cooled slightly before adding to cream cheese to keep the mixture smooth.

Heart Shaped Cheesecake

Make a cheesecake or cake in a heart shaped springform pan.

heart spring form pan

Cake Decorating Hearts

It is simple to make frosting hearts using tip #12. Start with one teardrop shape and finish it off with a second teardrop next to the first. Decorate frosted cupcakes with a frosting heart in the middle or little hearts all over your cake.
frosting heart step 1
Step 1		 frosting heart
Step 2
cake with frosting heart

Tunnel of Love Cake

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A fun Valentine cake with a hidden "tunnel" filled with strawberries, cake pieces, and a creamy filling. A great show-stopper dessert that kids love helping assemble.
  • Category: Dessert
  • No Bake Filling
  • Skill Level: Beginner- Intermediate
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angel food tunnel cake- CHGT

Prep: 30 minutes | Chill: 1-2 hours | Yield: 1 cake

Ingredients

  • 1 prepared angel food cake
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • ¾ cup sweetened condensed milk
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • ¾ teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 cups strawberries, sliced
  • 16 oz whipped topping

Instructions

  1. Slice a 1-inch layer off the top of the cake and set aside.
  2. Scoop out a tunnel from the center, keeping the sides intact.
  3. Mix cream cheese, condensed milk, lemon juice, and almond extract.
  4. Chop reserved cake pieces and fold into cream cheese mixture.
  5. Gently stir in strawberries.
  6. Spoon filling into the tunnel.
  7. Replace cake top and frost with whipped topping.

Kid-Friendly Tips

  • Kids can help scoop and fill the tunnel
  • Great lesson on gentle folding
  • Perfect for Valentine parties

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Chocolate Orange Strawberry Trifle

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A light and elegant trifle layered with chocolate-orange sauce, strawberries, whipped cream, and cake. This no-bake dessert is perfect for Valentine’s Day and great for teaching kids about layering and presentation.
  • Category: Dessert
  • No Bake
  • Skill Level: Beginner
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chocolate orange strawberry trifle

Prep: 25 minutes | Chill: 1-2 hours | Yield: 4-6 servings

Ingredients

  • ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 cup whipped cream or whipped topping
  • 2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
  • 1-2 cups cubed pound cake or sponge cake
  • Optional: orange zest, chocolate shavings

Instructions

  1. Make the Chocolate Sauce: Heat chocolate chips and cream on low, stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from heat, stir in orange juice, and cool to room temperature.
  2. Prepare the Layers: Slice strawberries, cube cake, and prepare whipped topping.
  3. Build the Trifle: In a large glass bowl or individual cups, layer cake cubes, strawberries, a drizzle of chocolate-orange sauce, and a swirl of whipped cream.
  4. Repeat layers once or twice depending on container size.
  5. Finish: Top with extra chocolate sauce, berries, orange zest, or chocolate curls.
  6. Chill 1-2 hours before serving for best flavor.

Kid-Friendly Tips

  • Kids can help layer ingredients and decorate the top
  • Use clear cups so kids can see each layer
  • Great lesson in flavor pairing (chocolate + orange)

Serving Ideas

  • Serve in individual cups for parties
  • Add heart-shaped strawberries for Valentine’s Day
  • Pair with whipped cream and fresh berries on top

Notes

Allow the chocolate sauce to cool before layering so it doesn’t melt the whipped cream.

Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries

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A classic Valentine treat made with fresh strawberries dipped in melted chocolate. Simple, elegant, and fun for kids to decorate.
  • Category: Dessert
  • No Bake
  • Skill Level: Beginner
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chocolate dipped strawberries

Prep: 15 minutes | Yield: About 20 strawberries

Ingredients

  • 2 cups chocolate chips
  • Fresh strawberries, washed and dried
  • White chocolate or optional toppings

Instructions

  1. Melt chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl.
  2. Stir every 30 seconds until smooth.
  3. Dip strawberries into chocolate.
  4. Add toppings if desired.
  5. Place on waxed paper to set.

Decoration Ideas

  • Drizzle with melted white chocolate
  • Roll in chopped nuts or coconut
  • Use Valentine sprinkles

Kid-Friendly Tips

  • Kids can decorate while adults handle melting
  • Great fine-motor practice
  • Perfect for gifting

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Bouquets

Brownie Heart

Prepare a brownie mix or homemade brownie recipe for this Valentine recipes. Pour into a greased pan. Bake and allow to cool. Place a paper cut out of a heart on top of your brownie. Sprinkle tops with powdered sugar. Remove paper heart.
brownie with powdered sugar heart-BGS

Valentine Printable Games

heart and valentine coloring pages
Hearts and Valentine's Coloring Pages		 heart mazes coloring
Heart Mazes Printables

Heart Cookies

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Colorful heart-shaped sugar cookies made by layering red and white dough. A fun Valentine baking project that teaches rolling, shaping, and cutting.
  • Category: Dessert
  • Oven: 350°F
  • Skill Level: Beginner
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red and white heart cookies- CHGT- KCA

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Prepare cookie dough and divide in half.
  2. Color one half red and leave the other white.
  3. Roll dough pieces into ropes and press flat.
  4. Layer red and white dough to form stripes.
  5. Gently press together and cut with a heart cookie cutter.
  6. Bake on a cookie sheet until lightly golden.

Kid-Friendly Tips

  • Great fine-motor skill practice
  • Let kids design their own color patterns
  • Perfect Valentine classroom activity

Cookie Bouquet

Ingredients: Directions:
Prepare sugar cookie dough according to directions. Cut out dough into heart or flower shapes with a cookie cutter. Place a sucker stick into each cookie. Bake according to directions. Allow to cool and frost. Place a stryfoam ball into the top of a vase. Press sticks into the stryfoam ball. Tie with a bow and attach a Valentine note.
heart cookies bouquet- CHGT/KCA

Valentine Oatmeal Cookies

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Soft oatmeal cookies filled with cranberries and white chocolate chips. A festive Valentine twist on a classic oatmeal cookie.
  • Category: Dessert
  • Oven: 350°F
  • Skill Level: Beginner
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oatmeal cranberry cookies- BGS

Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup butter
  • ⅔ cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1½ cups flour
  • 1½ cups oats
  • ½ cup fresh cranberries
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Cream butter and brown sugar.
  2. Add eggs, baking soda, and salt.
  3. Mix in flour, then oats.
  4. Stir in cranberries and white chocolate chips.
  5. Roll into balls and place on cookie sheet.
  6. Bake at 350°F for 8-10 minutes.

Kid-Friendly Tips

  • Kids can help measure oats and chocolate chips
  • Rolling dough into balls is great fine-motor practice
  • Cranberries may "pop" while baking- fun to watch!
  • Use a cookie scoop to keep cookies the same size
  • Talk about how oats add texture to cookies

Heart Rice Krispies Treats

Prepare Rice Krispies treats from a recipe. If you'd like them red add food coloring to the melted marshmallows before adding in the rice krispies. Spread krispies mixture into a 13x9 pan and cool. With a heart cookie cutter cut treats out. If desired poke stick in bottom after cutting out. Allow to sit several hours. This is a simple and easy kids recipe they can make for their friends this Valentine's day.
heart rice krispies treats- BGS

Dessert Cookie Pizza

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A giant cookie pizza topped with frosting, candy, and marshmallows. Fun to decorate and perfect for sharing.
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cookie pizza CHGT

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Press dough into pizza pan.
  2. Bake at 375°F for 10 minutes.
  3. Cool and frost.
  4. Top with candy, marshmallows, and peanuts.

Kid-Friendly Tips

  • Kids can press dough evenly into the pizza pan
  • Let children design their own topping patterns
  • Practice counting and sorting toppings by color
  • Great recipe for sharing teamwork roles
  • Slice like a real pizza for extra fun

Fruit Pizza

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A colorful fruit-topped cookie pizza that can be shaped into a heart for Valentine's Day.
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fruit cookie pizza- CHGT

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Press dough into pizza pan or heart shape.
  2. Bake for 10 minutes until golden.
  3. Cool completely.
  4. Frost and decorate with fruit.

Kid-Friendly Tips

  • Kids can help spread frosting with a spatula
  • Arrange fruit into hearts or patterns
  • Great way to practice knife safety with soft fruit
  • Encourages creativity and food art
  • Talk about fruit colors and nutrition
Or decorate a cookie cake.
cookie cake

Quick List of East Valentine Dessert Ideas

These easy Valentine dessert ideas are fun for kids to help make and perfect for parties, classroom treats, or a sweet family celebration.
  • Strawberry Valentine bites (strawberries topped with whipped cream)
  • Mini cupcake hearts (frosted pink or red)
  • Heart-shaped brownies (use a cookie cutter)
  • Valentine popcorn mix (pink/red sprinkles and mini marshmallows)
  • Marshmallow pops dipped in chocolate
  • Fruit kabobs in Valentine colors (strawberries, banana, grapes)
  • Yogurt parfaits with strawberries and granola
  • Chocolate-covered graham crackers with pink drizzle
  • Heart-shaped puff pastry pinwheels (store-bought dough)
  • Valentine pudding cups topped with whipped cream
  • Chocolate-dipped apple slices with sprinkles
  • Sweet tortilla roll-ups with cream cheese and fruit
  • Mini ice cream sandwiches rolled in Valentine sprinkles
  • Chocolate cereal clusters (no-bake)
  • Heart-shaped donut holes dusted with powdered sugar
  • Frozen banana bites dipped in chocolate
  • Valentine trail mix (pretzels, cereal, dried fruit, chocolate)
  • Strawberry applesauce cups with heart sprinkles

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