12 Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes To Delight Your People

Sneak Preview: Don’t miss this collection of 12 delicious dessert recipes you will want to make for Valentine’s Day. You’ll also find tips for choosing the right recipe to transport to a party.

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Are you looking for dessert recipes for Valentine’s day? Need something you can whip up in your kitchen to please someone you love? Maybe you want to surprise somebody, thank them, or show your appreciation. Browse these tested recipes for ideas.

Need something to take to a party or an office celebration? Keep reading for some helpful tips on how to choose the best recipe for your situation.

How to choose the best recipes to take to a party:

Ask yourself these questions:

1. Do I have an easy way to transport this recipe?
2. Will it still be good if I have to make it the day/night before?
3. Does this recipe need to be chilled ahead of time?
4. Will there be refrigerator space when I get there if the recipe needs to stay cold?
5. Will the food be sitting out for a while? If so, will it still be delicious (and safe) at room temperature?
6. Will this recipe still look appetizing after several people have served themselves? Mini-tarts, cookies, nuts, or cupcakes might be good choices for a buffet situation.

It would help if you chose something others besides yourself would like to eat. Unless that is, you want to take it all back home and have a party of one.

I like to take something so delicious that I take an empty plate home. When I make deviled eggs, this is guaranteed. Why do you think that is? Do you have a guaranteed winner in your pocket?

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Check out the collection of Valentine’s dessert recipes below for inspiration. You’ll find pink, heart-shaped, fancy, simple, elaborate, and chocolate. Lots of chocolate!

There’s something for all kinds of cooks and all kinds of tastes.

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Chocolate Ganache Mini-Tart Recipe

These mini chocolate tarts start with chocolate or vanilla-flavored shortbread crusts and are filled with a decadent but easy bittersweet chocolate ganache.

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Kay’s Swiss Chocolate Cake Mix Recipe

Kay’s Swiss Chocolate Cake is a feather-light Swiss chocolate cake (mix) iced with whipped cream. It is my sister’s most requested cake.

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Easy French Silk Pie Recipe

This recipe makes a silky smooth chocolate pie with a crumbly pecan crust. Top it with chopped chocolate covered toffee candy bars.

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Frosted Strawberry Cake Donuts Recipe

Frosted Strawberry Cake Donuts are flavored with strawberry jello and strawberries, then frosted with a cream cheese frosting. Sprinkle with colored sugar if kids will be eating them.

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Microwave Chocolate Pie Recipe with a Graham Cracker Crust

Whip up this chocolate cream pie with a filling made in the microwave, then nestled into a graham cracker pie crust. Top with whipped cream and more chocolate.

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Leftover Cookie Truffles Recipe

Truffles made from crumbled baked chocolate chip cookies then dipped in chocolate

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Microwave Candied Pecans Recipe

Use a microwave to caramelize whole pecans. They will be shiny, sweet, crunchy, and irresistible.

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Spicy Chocolate Bark Recipe with Pecans

Tempered dark chocolate is studded with spicy pecans for a memorable sweet and spicy flavor delight. It's a great way to meet your chocolate requirement.

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Easy Orange Waffles with Pecans Recipe

Orange Pecan Waffles are Belgian waffles flavored with orange juice, zest and pecans. Breakfast was never so much fun.

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Mini Black and White Cookies Recipe

This Black and White Cookie recipe is smaller in size than the classic cookie but fresher and tastier than the average store-bought black and white cookie.

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Iced Shortbread Cookies

A simple but delicious shortbread cookie with a smooth butter icing. Kids and adults alike love these.

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