Valentine’s Day Desserts
These Valentine’s Day desserts are easy to make and are sure to impress! No bake treats, desserts for two, and plenty of chocolate cakes and cookies, there are over 40 SIMPLE recipes to try!
Valentine’s day is the perfect excuse to enjoy plenty of desserts.
Sure, you can have desserts whenever you like, but I feel like on this day, it’s pretty much mandatory. Now, don’t fret if your a singleton or don’t believe in it- You can use this day to celebrate any occasion, including galentine’s day or just a day to spoil yourself.
What is a great dessert for Valentine’s day?
While many people enjoy a classic chocolate truffle or mousse, nothing beats a Valentine’s day heart-shaped cookie. This dessert needs just two ingredients and can be iced or left as it is…your choice! Here is how to make it.
The Ingredients.
- Almond flour– Blanched almond flour or superfine almond flour, not almond meal. I recommend choosing a good quality brand that is void of clumps, to ensure the cookies do not turn out gritty.
- Maple syrup– Acts as a binding agent with the almond flour, while providing sweetness. If you’d like to make these cookies lower carb, you can use homemade keto maple syrup. Avoid using store bought sugar free syrups as they don’t have the required thickness or viscosity to hold them together.
- Icing– Optional, but you can add some royal icing in traditional Valentine’s day colors like pink, white, and red.
The Instructions.
Start by adding both ingredients to a mixing bowl and mixing well until a thick dough remains. If the dough is too thin, add more almond flour. If it is too thick, add a dash more syrup. Using your hands, shape the mixture into a smooth dough.
Next, wrap the ball of dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate it for an hour. After an hour, roll out the dough between two pieces of parchment paper, about half an inch in thickness. Remove the top sheet of parchment paper and use a cookie cutter to cut out cookies.
Now, place the cookies on a lined baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden around the edges. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool completely, before adding icing, if desired.
Storing and freezing instructions
- To store: Leftover Valentine’s day cookies should be stored in an airtight container and room temperature for up to one week. If you’d like them to keep longer, store them in the refrigerator.
- To freeze: Place the cookies in a ziplock bag and store them in the freezer for up to 6 months.
What are valentine’s day foods?
These are the BEST Valentine’s day dessert ideas and recipes. You’ll find desserts with and without chocolate, desserts for two, mini desserts, romantic ones, and even more. There is truly something for everyone and every single recipe is quick to make and sure to impress! Now, some people expect Valentine’s day dessert recipes to be overly fancy and intricate, but these recipes prove otherwise- They’ve been made thousands of times and all have 5 star reviews!
Valentine’s day dessert recipes
Keto brownies
Chocolate raspberry cake
White chocolate raspberry blondies
Chocolate chip cookies
Caramel cookie dough bars
Cheesecake
No bake cheesecake
Vanilla cake
Chocolate cake
Cupcakes
Chocolate mug cake
Almond flour cookies
Sugar cookies
Lemon bars
Cookie dough bars
Peach cobbler
Apple crisp
Apple pie
Peanut butter cookies
Almond butter cookies
Frequently Asked Questions
Dark chocolate is the most popular kind of chocolate for Valentine’s day, as it represents a more ‘romantic’ and ‘rich’ flavor. However, milk chocolate and white chocolate is just as popular.
One special dessert is more than enough for Valentine’s day, especially if you serve it after an elegant dinner (like chicken parmesan, chicken florentine or one of these chicken pastas).
Any chocolate cake is fabulous for Valentine’s day, including a classic chocolate cake, death by chocolate cake, or a flourless chocolate cake.
Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes (5 Star Rated!)
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 batch royal icing to decorate, optional
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add your almond flour and maple syrup and mix until combined. If the dough is too thick, add a little extra syrup. If it is too thin, add more almond flour.
- Using your hands, shape the mixture into a smooth ball of dough. Cover it in plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator for an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Remove the dough from the refrigerator and place it between two sheets of parchment paper. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough until it is half an inch in thickness.
- Remove the top sheet of parchment paper and use a cookie cutter to cut shapes out. Place the cookies on the lined baking sheet.
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, or until the cookies begin to brown around the edges.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool completely, before adding your icing, if desired.
Nice list. But links to the recipies are missing in a few of them…
Hi! sorry, it has been amended now!
All of these desserts look splendid! Just give me all the dark chocolate and I’d be a happy gal <3 happy Valentine's Day!
what’s in the top/cover photo that looks like puffy pale cookies with chocolate chips?
no bake coconut macaroon cookies