Valentine’s Day is a day to show the ones you love how much you care for them. It is a day filled with love and adoration. What better way to show someone you love than by making a sweet treat for them?

One dessert comes to mind when I think of Valentine’s day, which is chocolate-covered strawberries.
While you cannot go wrong with this Valentine’s Day classic, there are so many great Valentine’s dessert recipes to choose from!
Check out some of my favorite Valentine’s dessert recipes below to show your loved ones how much you care for them!
I said there were other great options that are not chocolate-covered strawberries, but this would not be a complete list of Valentine’s Day dessert recipes without this classic!
Chocolate-covered strawberries are an easy, delicious way to show your loved ones your adoration for them.
Sweet and bitter dark chocolate covers a ripe, tangy, sweet strawberry for a party in your mouth. These are also a healthier dessert option!
Chocolate is a big favorite on Valentine’s Day. The sweet, bitter bean is a staple when showing your love for someone.
This flourless chocolate cake delivers a sweet, rich cake that will knock the socks off of your loved ones.
This fudge-like cake goes with fresh raspberries and vanilla ice cream. It balances sweet, rich chocolate, and bitter flavors.
A Cupid’s Cloud is a fun new way to show your love on Valentine’s Day.
This fluffy dessert combines sweetened whipped cream and blended frozen raspberries for a delicious creamy bite.
This recipe reminded me of a quick and easy raspberry ice cream! It is a great way to cool down a steamy holiday!
When I think of S’mores I associate them with a chilly fall evening by a campfire. I found this S’mores bark dessert recipe and decided to try it.
This recipe transforms a fall favorite into a cold February evening dessert.
Pink M&M’s top melted marshmallows and chocolate on top of a graham cracker for the perfect crisp Valentine’s Day dessert.
These dessert shooters are just as appealing to the eye as they are to the mouth. They are served in tall, clear classes that let you see each layer.
Raspberry or strawberry jam covers the bottom of the glass and is topped with crumbled angel food cake, fresh berries, whipped cream, and a mint leaf.
It is the perfect dessert after a fancy Valentine's dinner.
Crisp desserts are some of the easiest things to make.
The best way to make any dessert a Valentine’s Day dessert is to incorporate raspberries or strawberries!
I make apple crisp a lot, but this raspberry crisp looked good, so I tried it. The tart raspberries with the sweet, crunchy top were the perfect way to end our dinner.
This strawberry fudge recipe is one of the easiest recipes you will find!
It has just two ingredients, strawberry frosting, and white chocolate chips.
This soft strawberry fudge incorporates bright pink hues into your dinner plans.
Red velvet cake is another Valentine’s Day favorite along with chocolate-covered strawberries.
These red velvet cake truffles put a twist on a classic. Red velvet cake is known for its deep red color and rich chocolate flavor.
Turning this dessert into truffles is a fun and exciting new way to try a classic!
This raspberry Nutella puff pastry heart will have your significant other swoon over you.
Its look will make you look like you are a professional pastry chef, but it is easy to make!
Layers of puff pastry and Nutella marry together for a delicious, heart-shaped dessert topped with a tart raspberry jam topping for the perfect balance of sweet and sour.
Charcuterie boards have taken the entertainment world by storm. They are a fun way to display multiple items in a pleasing way.
This Valentine’s Day dessert charcuterie board features chocolate cupcakes, fresh fruit, and a variety of chocolate candies.
The great thing about a dessert charcuterie board is that they are customizable!
Cake rolls are a daunting task for the everyday home baker.
You roll the cake at the right temperature so it does not crack. When done right, a cake roll is a delicious and beautiful way to enjoy dinner on Valentine’s Day evening.
Vanilla cake filled with strawberry jam and sweet cream cheese is the way to anyone’s heart!
Blondies are delicious desserts to enjoy on Valentine’s Day.
Browned butter gives these blondies the extra bite needed for a twist on a classic.
I treated my family to these browned butter blondies and they were instantly in love!
This raspberry cheesecake mousse is a nice break from the chocolate dessert recipes.
Fluffy raspberry cheesecake mousse is layered in a clear glass cup with a graham cracker crust and topped with whipped cream.
This dessert is just as appealing to the eyes as it is to the taste buds!
These fun red velvet whoopie pies are sure to make anyone fall in love.
Soft, delicious red velvet cake bakes in a heart-shaped mold for a festive twist on a classic whoopie pie.
The heart cakes are smashed together with homemade filling to make a delicious dessert sandwich that is enjoyed at the table or on the go.
Red velvet cake is a popular Valentine’s Day dessert. These red velvet cheesecake brownies combine three delicious desserts into one recipe!
Thick, fudgy red velvet brownies are topped with a cheesecake layer for a rich dessert that will make anyone fall in love.
I love to make these brownies outside of Valentine’s Day, too!
These strawberry cheesecake bars are a great option to make if you do not want to fire up the oven!
They use seven easy-to-find ingredients and do not require baking!
A crunchy graham cracker crust is topped with cream cheese and fresh strawberry topping for a refreshing dessert to end your Valentine’s Day dinner.
This elegant brownie cake is shaped like a heart and piped with strawberry frosting for an appealing dessert on Valentine’s Day evening.
A thick, heart-shaped brownie delivers a rich chocolate flavor while the light strawberry frosting gives a refreshing break from the chocolate.
Check out other strawberry desserts to make.
These shot-glass black forest cake desserts are a fun way to serve a crowd on Valentine’s Day!
Shot glasses are layered with dark chocolate cake, whipped cream, and red cherries.
These Black Forest Cake mini desserts are great served on their own or as part of a dessert charcuterie board!
This bright red fudge is sure to catch the eye of your lover!
Red velvet delivers a sweet, chocolaty flavor that is loved by many.
These fudge bars are a bright red color and deliver the loved red velvet cake flavor!
What is better than chocolate-covered strawberries on Valentine’s Day? Chocolate-covered strawberry brownies, of course!
These brownies combine two Valentine’s Day favorites into one dessert for the perfect balance of rich chocolate and sweet, fresh strawberries.
Strawberries and chocolate are my favorite combination!
These red velvet rose sandwich cookies are similar to the heart-shaped whoopie pies mentioned earlier.
These sandwich desserts are rose-shaped red velvet mini cakes sandwiched together with a light and fluffy cream filling.
They are an attractive way to enjoy a red velvet cake!
I am a big cookie lover. They are delicious and easy to make, so I wanted to find some Valentine’s Day cookie recipes.
I found these red velvet cookies and knew I had to try them.
Rich red velvet cookies are studded with white chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate chips for a delicious cookie dessert.
These chocolate strawberry desserts are a fun way to engage the kids on Valentine’s Day.
Kabob sticks are filled with fresh strawberries, marshmallows, and brownie bites.
The kabob is drizzled with chocolate for a perfect finish to these fun desserts.
Petit fours are small, bite-sized confectionary appetizers.
They are small cakes that look identical to each other. These heart-shaped petit fours are the perfect Valentine’s Day party dessert.
They are vanilla cakes topped with frosting and a pink drizzle.
When I first saw this recipe it did not sound appetizing. Red hots in a cookie did not sound like something I would like, but my curious side got the best of me.
I decided to give them a shot and I am glad I did! The cinnamon candies mixed with white chocolate are heaven in a cookie!
Cupid’s Delight is a lasagna-style dessert that combines chocolate pudding, raspberry cheesecake, and a whipped topping.
The chocolate pudding sits on the bottom with a fresh raspberry and cream cheese layer on top.
Cool Whip is slathered on top and sprinkled with heart-shaped sprinkles for the perfect Valentine’s Day dessert.
These brownie cups were perfect when I served them at a Valentine’s Day party at my in-law’s house.
A crisp brownie cup is filled with a rich, sweet cheesecake filling. The beautiful piping makes this dessert appealing to the eye.
The cheesecake filling is topped with a fresh strawberry to finish the classy look.
Everyone loves a Hershey’s kiss, especially on Valentine’s Day! These Valentine candies are a great addition to your desserts.
These adorable sugar cookies are shaped like a Hershey’s kiss and topped with shiny sprinkles to resemble the foil wrapping on a Hershey’s kiss.
They are a great conversation piece and taste great, too!
Puppy chow has to scoot over during Valentine’s Day for this cupid chow!
Rice and wheat Chex are covered in chocolate and powdered sugar for delicious finger food. Red and pink M&M’s are thrown into the batch for a special Valentine’s Day twist.
This sweet dessert is sure to please everyone at your Valentine’s Day party!
These Valentine’s pretzels will put a smile on all of your loved ones’ faces this year!
Chocolate candy melts are melted into a baking sheet with classic pretzels evenly spaced in the chocolate. Each pretzel is filled with white candy melts and finished with a heart-shaped sprinkle.
The chocolate candy melts are cut into squares with the pretzel in the center for fun finger food!
Who needs a full dinner on Valentine’s Day? This dessert lasagna is all you need on this day filled with love.
An Oreo crust is layered with a cream cheese layer, red velvet layer, and a whipped topping.
Mini semi-sweet chocolate chips are sprinkled on top to finish this delicious dessert lasagna.
All of your favorite desserts are made into Valentine’s Day desserts by adding red and pink and making them heart-shaped!
These Valentine’s Day rice crispy treats are filled with pink M&M’s and cut out into hearts.
They are finished with heart-shaped sprinkles for an extra love-filled look!
Oreos are one of my favorite cookies. When I find a recipe that includes recipes I always want to try it!
This dirt pudding combines crushed Oreos and heart sprinkles as the base and layers pudding in it.
Another layer of Oreos on top gives the right amount of crunch to offset the soft pudding in the middle!
I knew I had to try this recipe after I saw the name. What makes these bars magic? I gave it a test run and realized it was their delicious flavor!
These magic bars are easy to make and one of the most delicious recipes on this list!
The strawberry cake mix is enhanced with sweetened condensed milk, cream cheese, eggs, and white chocolate chips to make a magical bar!
This simple cherry crunch dessert recipe will have you coming back to it after Valentine’s Day has passed!
Canned cherry pie filling, cake mix, butter, walnuts, and whipped cream or ice cream as a topping is all you need!
This sweet and tart dessert is the perfect way to show your loved ones how much you care for them.
These dragon fruit panna cotta shooters are an attractive way to end Valentine’s Day evening.
I served these at a cocktail party and they were a hit! Panna cotta is layered in a clear shooter glass with a dragon fruit puree on top.
They are layered at an angle, giving them an interesting look that will pull even the pickiest eaters in!
This white chocolate cherry fudge has a marshmallow cream base and is filled with maraschino cherries and white melted white chocolate chips.
Heavy cream and sugar add the rich flavor that fudge is known for.
A drop of pink food coloring gives just the right amount of color to make you feel warm and fuzzy on the inside.
This is a fun recipe to try because it is customizable. Rice crispy treats are cut into shapes to spell anything you want! I made it in the shape of an X and an O.
The rice crispy treats are layered with marshmallow frosting to adhere them together.
They are decorated with anything from fresh strawberries to heart-shaped sprinkles!
A souffle is a French cake made with a creamy sauce and beaten egg whites.
The beaten egg whites give the souffle a light, fluffy texture that rises when it hits the heat of the oven.
Raspberries and oranges are combined to make this sweet and sour dessert that will impress everyone at the dinner table.
A tart is like a pie. A crust is made in the bottom of a pie pan with some kind of filling on top.
This raspberry chocolate tart is a dense chocolate tart with fresh raspberries incorporated into the chocolate. The whole tart is topped with a layer of fresh raspberries.
These raspberries are the perfect way to offset the rich chocolate tart.
I love making these strawberry cookies because of their bright pink color! We fell in love with these cookies when I made them on Valentine’s Day a few years ago.
Every Valentine’s Day since then I have made these cookies.
Soft strawberry cookies are dipped in white chocolate and decorated with heart sprinkles for the perfect Valentine’s Day snack.
Hand pies are always a favorite no matter what time of year it is.
These fun hand pies are made in the shape of a heart and filled with a smear of Nutella and chopped fresh strawberries.
These hand pies are baked instead of fried which makes clean-up a snap! They are delicious and crispy finger foods!
These Oreo pops are a great idea if you have kids coming over for Valentine’s Day or if you are a teacher working in a classroom.
All you need are Oreos, pop sticks, and colored melting chocolate. Use food coloring to make a bright red or light pink, dip the Oreos in, and you have an Oreo pop!
They are fun to decorate with drizzled chocolate or heart sprinkles.
Sweet bread is an easy way to serve lots of people for a Valentine’s Day party. This classic cherry bread is a sweet bread that you do not want to miss!
Maraschino cherries are incorporated into this sweet bread and are topped with a cream cheese frosting for a delicious ending to a great meal.
Anyonewill love these Oreo cheesecake cookies!
Rich cheesecake cookies are dyed with pink food coloring and studded with bits and pieces of crunchy Oreo cookies.
They are the perfect mixture of soft and crisp and are sure to put a smile on anyone’s face who loves pink!
I grew up making Haystacks with my grandmother. They were a fun and easy way to incorporate the grandkids into the baking without messing up any difficult recipes.
These Valentine’s Day haystacks are decorated with pink and red Valentine’s Day sprinkles and a maraschino cherry!
If you have a big sweet tooth, this sugar cookie fudge is for you! I like to mix my sweet with some bitterness or tang, but many people love straight sugar.
I made this sugar cookie fudge for him and he was immediately in love!
This sweet fudge is decorated with Valentine’s Day sprinkles for an extra hint of holiday cheer.
Cake has never been my strong suit in baking. This recipe made it simple with just a white cake mix, strawberry Jell-O, a container of white frosting, and pink gel food coloring.
The bundt pan makes this cake look professional but it is easy! The whole family loved this swirl Valentine’s Cake and I think I found a new Valentine’s Day tradition!
I like some berries and chocolate better than straight sugar. The balance of flavors makes the perfect dessert in my opinion.
These chocolate berry cups give just the right amount of sweetness, bitterness, and tang from the fresh berries.
Blackberries and raspberries and placed in melted chocolate until it is set for the perfect berry chocolate cup.
These pink champagne truffles look like they take hours to make but they are simple.
Vanilla cake mix is mixed with pink food coloring to make a fun pink cake.
White chocolate chips and coconut oil make the perfect coating for these champagne-filled truffles for every Valentine’s Day party.
Only serve these drunken strawberries at a dinner party with adults! Strawberries soak up a lot of alcohol.
These drunken strawberries soak in your favorite champagne or prosecco for at least an hour.
The soaked strawberries enter the party covered in organic cane sugar for a delicious alcoholic treat.
These heart-shaped cookie pops are great to make with the kids!
Pillsbury sugar cookie dough makes this recipe simple and easy. It takes the stress out of baking and allows you to enjoy making and decorating these fun cookie pops!
What better time to make homemade ice cream than in the middle of winter? These strawberry shortcake ice cream bars are some of the most delicious ice cream bars I have tasted!
Fresh strawberries, sweetened condensed milk, sugar, and heavy cream are mixed to make a delicious homemade ice cream.
The bars are coated with shortbread cookies and freeze-dried strawberries to give them a nice crunch!
Everyone loves raw cookie dough. This edible cookie dough is shaped into hearts and dipped into melted chocolate for a delicious bite-size dessert for Valentine’s Day!
Make them plain or decorate them, everyone is sure to love them!
Which Dessert Will You Give Your Valentine?
Tell us which dessert you’ll celebrate with this Valentine’s day! These make perfect after-dinner treats, or you can enjoy them with a Valentine’s themed cocktail.
54 Valentine’s Dessert Recipes To Make
Looking for something sweet to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year? Check out the best Valentine’s day desserts from our list and make them yourself!
Ingredients
- Chocolate Covered Strawberries
- Flourless Chocolate Cake
- Cupid's Cloud
- S'mores Bark Dessert
- Dessert Shooters
- Raspberry Crisp
- Strawberry Fudge
- Red Velvet Cake Truffles
- Raspberry Nutella Puff Pastry Heart
- Dessert Charcuterie Board
- Strawberry Roll Cake
- Browned Butter Blondie
- Raspberry Cheesecake Mousse
- Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
- Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies
- Strawberry Cheesecake Bars
- Heart Brownie Cake
- Black Forest Cake Mini Desserts
- Red Velvet Fudge
- Chocolate Covered Strawberry Brownies
- Red Velvet Rose Sandwich Cookies
- Red Velvet Cookies
- Chocolate Strawberry Dessert
- Heart Petit Fours
- Red Hot Cookies Dipped in White Chocolate
- Cupid's Delight
- Strawberry Cheesecake Brownie Cups
- Hershey's Kiss Cookies
- Valentine Cupid Chow
- Valentine Pretzels
- Red Velvet Cheesecake Dessert Lasagna
- Heart Shaped Rice Krispie Treats with M&M's
- Dirt Pudding
- Strawberry Magic Bars
- Cherry Crunch Dessert
- Dragon Fruit Panna Cotta
- White Chocolate Cherry Fudge
- XO Valentine’s Day Dessert
- Raspberry Souffle
- Raspberry Chocolate Tart
- Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
- Strawberry Nutella Heart-Shaped Hand Pies
- Valentine's Day Oreo Pops
- Classic Cherry Bread
- Oreo Cheesecake Cookies
- Valentine's Haystacks
- Sugar Cookie Fudge
- Swirl Valentine Cake
- Chocolate Berry Cups
- Pink Champagne Truffles
- Drunken Strawberries
- Heart-Shaped Cookie Pops
- Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Hearts
Instructions
- Choose your favorite recipe.
- Gather the necessary ingredients.
- Prep and make your dessert.
- Enjoy!