5 Sweet Treats to Make for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day lurking just around the corner, we thought it would be fun to round up some of our favourite sweet treats for your sweetheart.
Whether you’re looking for something heart-shaped, something frozen, or something sure to impress - our list should appease your taste buds.
Oh, and if you do end up making any of these recipes - would you mind sending us some, too? We’d totally be your Valentine!
Coconut Palm Sugar Cookies [Image: The Food Gays]
Put your love on full display with these adorable mini heart-shaped coconut palm sugar cookies. Our favourite thing about baking with coconut palm sugar is the caramel-like, almost smoky taste it imparts. When you’re making something as simple as sugar cookies, it really adds a nice depth of flavor that you might not otherwise experience with white sugar.
Get the recipe from The Food Gays.
Two Ingredient “Black and Blue” Frozen Yogurt [Image: Simply Beautiful Eating]
This brightly hued, luscious frozen yogurt from Simply Beautiful Eating couldn’t be easier to pull off. Made with just two basic ingredients you likely already have on hand — yogurt and your choice of berries. This super easy sweet treat is the ideal way to indulge guilt-free on V-Day, and may just be too good to share.
Get the recipe from Simply Beautiful Eating.
Strawberry Pretzel Chocolate Swirl Bark [Image: Five Heart Home]
Besides its gorgeous appearance, this spectacular strawberry pretzel chocolate swirl bark embodies everything we’d want in a dessert. Sweet, salty, chocolatey, and crunchy. Need we say more?
Get the recipe from Five Heart Home.
Vegan Beet Red Velvet Cupcakes with Whipped Chocolate Ganache [Image: Vanilla And Bean]
Nothing says “I love you” quite like cupcakes! Okay, maybe a cartier bracelet comes close. This delectable dessert puts an all-natural spin on your classic red velvet cupcake, using healthy and seasonal beets to give it its rich colour. To keep this recipe strictly vegan, the traditional buttermilk and sour cream are swapped for healthier ingredients like cashew milk and apple cider vinegar.
Get the recipe from Vanilla And Bean.
Heart Shaped Macarons [Image: Liv For Cake]
Making macarons from scratch may be a tad technical, not to mention laborious, for the novice baker, but if you’re determined to prove your love to someone special these heart shaped beauties from Liv For Cake are delicious and oh so cute. Made with a lush vanilla buttercream filling, they look almost too good to eat! Almost.
Get the recipe from Liv For Cake.
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