Simply Sweet Valentine's Day Dessert Recipes
End your Valentine's Day celebration on a sweet note. These romantic little desserts will enchant your loved one with enticing flavors, passionate colors, and charming valentine motifs.
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Creamy mascarpone cheese fills these tender cookies with just the right Valentine's Day flourish. Tart cranberries and tangy lemon peel perk up the flavor.
Red is the color of Valentine's Day, but the taste of this luscious dessert is all chocolate. This elegant cheesecake marries red velvet flavor with a creamy twist.
Dote on your valentine with candies that look oh-so-charming but are finished in about half an hour. With four flavors, one (or more) is sure to appeal to your valentine.
Exquisite is the only word for these raspberry-filled delights. As elegant as this special Valentine's Day dessert looks, the pastries are surprisingly easy to prepare, bake, and fill.
Drink to happily ever after with this liquid dessert. Drizzle the glass with dark chocolate ice cream topping or melted dark and white chocolates to create a truly decadent presentation. To really make a valentine statement, garnish the creamy drink with candy conversation hearts.
Bake a heart-shape cake for your sweetheart on Valentine's Day. Rows of almonds, raspberries, maraschino cherries, and frosting stripe this chocolate-frosted red velvet cake for a sweet and romantic treat.
This Valentine's Day, look to a classic flavor combination to please your sweetie. You can't go wrong when you fill peanut butter cookies with jelly and chocolate.
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Fresh raspberries, bittersweet chocolate, luscious mascarpone, and rich whipped cream -- all in a flaky crust -- are topped with white chocolate and more whipped cream to finish off this gorgeous pie.
If Valentine's Day makes you all gooey inside, share the feeling with this marshmallow treat. This childhood favorite gains sophisticated style with homemade chocolate graham crackers, fruit jam, and white chocolate melting against the toasted marshmallows.
Editor's Tip: Cut heart-shape designs in the graham crackers using small cookie cutters.
Layers of white chocolate, raspberry preserves, and mascarpone stack up to a romantic Valentine's Day dessert. These bite-size cookies are the perfect treat for someone extra special.
Editor's Tip: If cherry or another flavor is your valentine's favorite, choose that for the fruit layer instead of raspberry.
Kick up the sweet heat. Heart-shape cookies studded with cinnamon-flavor candies will beguile your darling with just one bite.
Your valentine will be smitten with this delightfully rich white chocolate indulgence. The raspberry sauce covers the dessert with dramatic red valentine flair.
The secret to cheesecake is knowing the right moment to pull it out of the oven. Let us show you how to make the perfect cheesecake.
Get to the heart of your valentine dessert. Light and delicate, this sandwich cookie is crisp, but the filling is soft and sweet.
Editor's Tip: Use tiny heart-shape cookie cutters to make the cutouts. A few drops of red food coloring will tint the filling pink. Or substitute chocolate frosting for the filling.
You and your valentine will go mad for the sweet and creamy chocolate-raspberry-coconut blend that fills these moist tartlets. Serve them with espresso or a glass of Shiraz.
Show off layer upon layer of brownies, whipped cream, and raspberries by serving this romantic dessert in a tall clear glass.
A decadent homemade frosting fills buttery pastry shells in this dessert; serve the with tawny port or espresso.
Spice things up after your Valentine's Day dinner with this luscious creme brulee recipe -- ground ancho chile pepper adds a subtle kick.
Jazz up classic butter cookies with raspberry preserves and melted white chocolate. Serve them with chocolate gelato for a perfectly balanced dessert combination.
Instead of sharing a malt in an old-fashioned ice cream shop, share this homemade dessert with your sweetie. Malted milk balls make a comeback in this chocolaty mousse topped with cocoa-flavored whipped cream.
Small and sweet -- and easy to share with a loved one -- this adorable dessert combines two of our favorites: cheesecake and brownies.
You don't need to be an experienced baker to impress your chocolate-loving valentine. This recipe has four ingredients and requires just 15 minutes to make.
This airy chocolate-raspberry dessert offers a light bite at the end of your Valentine's Day dinner -- and it takes just a few minutes to prepare.
Creamy layers of cherry-flavored frosting between each tier of rich chocolate cake make this dessert almost as unforgettable as your valentine. Chocolate-covered cherries are a gorgeous topper.
Melted dark chocolate and creamy coffee-flavored mousse make these tartlets a hit. Save time by making them with store-bought phyllo pastry.
A buttery mixture of red wine, melted chocolate, and tart cherries fills wonton wrappers for a valentine dessert that's simply bewitching. Vanilla ice cream sprinkled with chocolate shavings completes the treat.
A perfectly balanced ratio of fruit to milk to gelato creates a frothy dessert that's too thick for a straw but perfect for a spoon -- and for your valentine. Substitute your favorite fruits if you like.
The romance of chocolate-covered strawberries takes a delightfully elegant yet lighthearted turn. Upside-down cupcakes are smothered in luscious ganache and topped with fresh strawberries.
Check out our secrets to success in making luscious chocolate ganache.
Seal your valentine dessert with a kiss. A chocolate truffle or kiss dresses up classic banana bread pudding. Try it with a scoop of strawberry sorbet.
Tender coconut macaroons will endear you to your darling. The cookies pair beautifully with raspberry or strawberry sorbet.
Cheesecake-lovers will be smitten with this tart and spicy version. Baked in individual servings perfect for a valentine dessert, the gingersnap-cookie crust and tart orange marmalade topping put a fresh spin on classic cheesecake.
