Make Valentine’s Day hot ‘n heavy with these warm, gooey decadent desserts that just scream “Eat me up!”
After the holidays, we’re all, like, “Oh, nooo – no sweets for me! I’m all about lettuce and yogurt and, uh, water.”
So, how’s that workin’ for ya? Make it through January without hitting something?
Well, lucky for you, it’s February now. We roamed through the land of milk and honey as best we could, and ended up smack-dab in the middle of wine and chocolate country.
So – allow your sweet tooth this one little time of indulgence. Come on – let’s eat our way through Valentine’s Day! Here’s how:
(Click on underlined titles or photos to see recipe pages.)
1. Rainbow Cheesecake Hearts
Rainbow. Cheesecake. What more is there to say?
2. Cherry Valentine Shortcakes
A couple of frozen biscuits baked up hot and flaky, some cherry pie filling and whipped cream…and voila, sweetheart. Dessert is served!
3. Valentine Jelly Pops
Kiddos, come ‘n get it! Valentine’s Day dessert doesn’t get more fun than this!
4. Red Velvet Cupcakes
Not even kidding. Red velvet cake … mini style. One for you, one for me, two for me…
5. Mini Ice Cream Cookie Cups
Aw, these are so cute! But better yet, you can make them ahead of time and just pop them out as a V-Day surprise!
6. Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
Whoopieee! (Sorry…couldn’t resist.) These sweet treats will make you want to kiss something. Like another whoopie pie.
7. Chocolate Crunch Ice Cream Dessert
Special dessert doesn’t get any easier or quicker than this. But don’t tell … ‘cuz it looks like a bakery made it!
8. Cherry Mini Cakes
These are so cute they make you want to squeak when you talk — ya know, like when you talk to a teeny tiny cutesy little baby.
9. White and Dark Chocolate Raspberry Tart
Got a dark-chocolate lover in the house? Make this. The white chocolate adds a sweet twist that dolls this dessert up to gourmet status.
10. Chocolate Ganache Mini-Cakes
You had me at ganache. (I mean, you really, really did.)
11. Strawberry and White Chocolate Buttercream Cake
Shows off the colors of the holiday — and the sweetness, too!
12. Chocolate-Dipped Heart Cookies
They’ll never guess these pretty little cookies started life as refrigerated cookie dough!
13. Boozy Valentine Hand Pies
I know! Fruit-filled hand pies shaped like hearts! But wait — the best part? They’re just boozy enough to make them super-duper special!
14. Quick Boozy Raspberry Sauce and Cream Puffs
These blow the mind. Do they not look all French bakery, or what? You’ll flat-out faint when you see how easy they are to make yourself!
15. Valentine Snow Globe Jelly Shots Recipe
Après-dinner dessert and wine in one!
16. Better than Sex Chex Mix
Well, maybe not better than thaaaat, but it’s certainly just as sweet as some serious smoochin’!
17. Chocolate Lava Mountain Dessert
More like a tsunami of molten chocolate! Gimme!
18. Cherry Cheesecake Dessert
One of the most elegant and eloquent Valentine’s greetings possible…
19. Raspberry Poke Cake
Poke it, pour it and then gobble it up. Here’s an easy one that everyone loves!
20. Raspberry Truffle Brownie
Just mention truffles and I’m there. Mention truffles and raspberries, and I’m there…faster.
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