Skip the overpriced restaurant desserts and make something better at home. These recipes are portioned for two, so you get all the romance without a week's worth of leftovers sitting in your fridge. They're surprisingly easy to pull off but taste absolutely indulgent. Your Valentine will be more impressed than if you'd made a reservation anywhere.
Raspberry Pavlova
My signature pink mini pavlova dessert with raspberries has the most perfect crunchy texture on the outside and marshmallow texture inside! Pavlova is naturally gluten-free; in fact, the recipe uses only a few ingredients you probably already have at home. Making this mini pavlova recipe is not difficult and does not take much time; however, similarly to most meringue-based recipes, it needs attention, accuracy, and a bit of practice.
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Pink Cupcakes
Pretty as a picture. Pink cupcakes are surely a classic and will create a photo-worthy spread. My easy cupcake recipe shows you exactly what to do, and there are no complex ingredients or kitchen equipment. Perfect for beginner bakers.
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White Chocolate Covered Strawberries
White chocolate-covered strawberries make the perfect dessert or sweet treat! Fresh strawberries are dipped into molten white chocolate; every bite gives you a taste of delicious ripe berries and sweet chocolatey goodness.
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White Chocolate Raspberry Tart
This Mini white chocolate raspberry tart recipe is an ideal balance between buttery, melt-in-your-mouth shortcrust pastry and silky raspberry ganache full of natural raspberry flavors. Easy yet pretty edible flower decoration is added on top that will certainly impress everyone.
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Mini Bundt Cakes
Make sweet little bundt cakes for a baby shower. They're such cute tea cakes with a melt-in-your-mouth texture and bright, colorful glazing. You can mix and match different flavor combinations, and consequently, they will work for any baby shower theme!
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Strawberry Cupcakes
These berry-delicious homemade strawberry cupcakes aren’t just any old ordinary cupcakes! They feature super moist and fluffy aromatic vanilla cake crowned with luscious fresh strawberry cream cheese frosting!
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Strawberry Mousse
This light and creamy strawberry mousse is one of the best things to arrive at your spring or summer dessert table! Made with fresh strawberries and topped with a delightful vanilla chantilly cream, this easy strawberry mousse recipe has just the right sweetness and fruity flavor for a mid-day snack or post-dinner dessert. Serve it with a bowl of ice cream or chocolate-covered strawberries for the ultimate treat!
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Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes
If there is any proof that chocolate and raspberry are the perfect pair, these melt-in-your-mouth chocolate raspberry cupcakes are it! With moist chocolate cake as a base, a sweet raspberry sauce filling, and a creamy raspberry frosting, these handheld treats will have you running for seconds!
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Mille Feuille
Mille Feuille is a classic French pastry defined by its alternating flaky pastry layers and smooth cream filling. This recipe makes the French treat easy to follow, breaking it down step by step so that you can recreate the beautiful bakery treat right in your own kitchen.
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Mini Strawberry Custard Tarts
Delicious mini strawberry custard tarts with a crisp pastry shell filled with the silkiest vanilla custard, whipped cream, and sweet, juicy strawberries. No one will believe you made these pretty French tartlets yourself!
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Strawberry Filled Cupcakes
These strawberry filled cupcakes have a super moist vanilla cupcake base filled with homemade strawberry sauce and decorated with an American buttercream infused with a strawberry reduction. They are fluffy, moist, fruity, sweet but well-balanced in sweetness, and full of natural strawberry flavors!
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Mini Strawberry Pies
If you like strawberries with a creamy filling and buttery pastry, then you are going to fall in love with these mini strawberry pies! Just imagine fresh strawberries on top of a divine little cream pie with a super flaky crust! It's a simple 2 step recipe that is the ideal mini individual strawberry pie dessert for your next party or gathering!
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Strawberry Pistachio Tart
This strawberry pistachio tart consists of a pâte sablée sweet shortcrust pastry filled with silky pistachio ganache and topped with delicious, fresh strawberries. A beautiful contrast of rich and nutty pistachio ganache and refreshing fruit in a buttery, sweet, but not too sweet melt-in-the-mouth pastry shell. One of the best French tartlets I have ever made!
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Butterscotch Pudding
This butterscotch pudding is a luxuriously creamy, velvet-rich dessert that shows off the deep flavor of real butterscotch. Caramelized brown sugar and butter are slowly cooked with cream, then turned into a rich, custardy pudding with milk and egg yolks for a perfectly smooth texture.
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Raspberry Brownies
If you like brownies, you will love these gooey raspberry brownies! Decadent chocolate brownies baked with fresh raspberries that perfectly balance the sweetness and give the most amazing flavor.
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Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
These fruity strawberry shortcake cupcakes are a portable twist on the classic favorite dessert! Featuring moist vanilla cake, luscious Chantilly whipped cream topping, and freshly chopped strawberries, they're the perfect sweet finish to a meal or to enjoy as a mid-day treat!
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Red Velvet Pound Cake with Heart Center
This red velvet pound cake with heart center is the ultimate Valentine´s Day cake you can surprise your loved one with this year! An easy red velvet pound cake with mild chocolate flavor, melt-in-your-mouth buttery crumb, and exceptionally silky cream cheese frosting. And! A hidden heart in each slice, how cute is that?
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Heart-Shaped Cookies
These are the cutest heart-shaped cookies, and you don't need a cookie cutter to make them! This easy recipe is so simple, and the result is deliciously gooey heart-shaped chocolate chip cookies that are perfect for any day you want to share your love (and we all love freshly baked cookies).
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Mini Chocolate Cake For Two
This Mini Chocolate Cake For Two makes a perfect little dessert for a date night or when you want to indulge in a fancy treat but are not willing to spend hours in the kitchen. This cute dessert is easy to make and so incredibly delicious!
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Valentine's Rice Krispie Treats
What better way to spread love as Valentine's Day approaches than with these deliciously soft and gooey heart-shaped rice krispie treats? These cute pink treats are the perfect way to share love and sweetness this festive season, whether for your sweetheart, friends, or family.
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Mini Cherry Cheesecakes
Perfectly sized, perfectly sweet, perfectly decadent mini cherry cheesecakes are the perfect after-dinner dessert. These bite-size desserts are easy to make ahead and freeze well.
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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Brownies
Baked fudgy brownies with a layer of sliced strawberries on top, smothered in chocolate ganache. Does it get any better than that?
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Red Velvet Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
These chewy red velvet cookies are a no-chill cookie recipe made entirely from scratch and topped with a silky smooth cream cheese frosting.
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Dulce de Leche Lava Cake
Guys, get ready for incredible, decadent, and delicious individual-sized chocolate and dulce de leche treat– this epic Dulce de Leche Lava Cake! A scrumptious chocolate and sweet caramel dulce de leche cake with a runny, creamy, chocolate caramel-like center that looks like it was crafted at a 5-star restaurant!
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Chocolate and Strawberry Linzer Cookies
Ditch the chocolate-covered strawberries for these chocolate and strawberry linzer cookies! Every bite is soft, chocolaty, strawberry, and just so good. The perfect treat to make for Valentine's Day!
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