Get in the Mood With These 41+ Best Valentine's Day Dessert Recipes

Get in the mood for love with the best Valentine's Day Desserts! Whether you're baking for a loved one or gathering a group together to celebrate, this list of Valentine's Day dessert recipes has you covered.

When baking for Valentine's Day, you should consider how a recipe looks as well as its taste. Red and pink desserts symbolize the color of love and will always be popular. And, of course, anything heart-shaped! But don't forget that chocolate is often the way to someone's heart. Read on for all the creamy textures, chocolate decadence, and fruity flavors to please anyone.

Best Valentine's Day Dessert Recipes

1. Strawberry tiramisu

Here’s how to make Tiramisu even better for Valentine’s Day! This is a really easy recipe that doesn’t require any special ingredients or equipment. The fruity flavor comes from real, juicy strawberries blended into a syrup and whole fruit studded through the creamy mascarpone filling.  Your Valentine will be so impressed!

2. White chocolate raspberry cupcakes

These perfectly pink and pretty cupcakes are perfect desserts for Valentine’s Day and will undoubtedly become one of your favorite raspberry desserts ever! There’s a delicious, moist cupcake base, a juicy raspberry filling, and a decadent white chocolate raspberry ripple frosting. Gift them to your loved ones, sit back, and wait for the compliments!

3. Sour Cream Cookies

Your Valentine will fall in love with the melt-in-your-mouth texture of these cookies! They’re fluffy and soft, and topped with a rich buttercream frosting, you can make a pretty pink color. Get ready to delight your taste buds and impress your loved ones!

4. Chocolate raspberry cupcakes

Valentine's Day dessert recipes can´t get any better! Perfectly moist chocolate sponge cupcakes full of intense flavor are so decadent with added raspberry compote. Both the cupcake base, raspberry filling, and creamy raspberry frosting come together so easily as well, and they work perfectly as a portable dessert for Valentine’s Day.

5. Funfetti Cupcakes

Put the fun into Valentine’s Day desserts with a Funfetti cupcake and cute pink frosting! I love baking with Funfetti as you can customize the colors to suit you, and for Valentine’s Day you could even use just pink or red sprinkles. The sponge is super fluffy, and the buttercream frosting is perfectly balanced in sweetness.

6. Raspberry Brownies

Who doesn’t love a decadent, gooey chocolate brownie? Sometimes, we all want a chocolate treat for the 14 February. Make this fudgy dessert suitable for Valentine’s Day by adding juicy whole raspberries that give a burst of flavor and the color of love. One of the best sweet & sour Valentine's Day dessert recipes!

7. Raspberry Cupcakes

Beautiful, dainty, and pink, these pretty Valentine’s Day cupcakes look just as good as they taste. Honestly, they really have it all! A moist and fluffy vanilla sponge base and a super silky raspberry buttercream frosting. Yum! These Valentine's Day desserts look super professional but are actually very easy to make.

8. Pink Cake

Surprise a special someone with this pretty pink layer cake recipe featuring hints of aromatic vanilla and a wonderfully sweet yet tangy cream cheese frosting. The sponge cake is so moist and tender, and whilst it might look super impressive, it is a lot easier to make than you might think!

I always balance the sweetness in my recipes so they aren't too sweet, and the frostings and fillings are the perfect companion. And you can check out these other pink desserts here!

9. Red Velvet Pound Cake With Heart Center

What could be cuter than giving your Valentine a cake with a surprise heart? Everyone loves red velvet, and its vibrant red color makes it perfect for Valentine's Day. I will show you exactly how to make this red velvet cake step-by-step, and the heart center is actually very simple!

Serve this cute cake with coffee or after a special meal, and wait for the compliments to roll in.

10. Raspberry Frangipane Tart

Valentine's Day dessert recipes can´t get any prettier than this! Show your loved ones how much you care with a showstopping piece of French patisserie. A delicate Pâte Sablée (sweet shortcrust pastry) tart case is filled with frangipane (almond cream) and tasty raspberries. 

To pull out all the stops, decorate your Valentine's dessert with tartlet with raspberry rosewater mousse domes, velvet spray, and rosewater whipped mascarpone piping. As fancy desserts go, this is top of the list!

11. Heart Shaped Cookies

Any dessert in the shape of hearts will be a winner for Valentine's Day, and everyone loves chocolate chip cookies. You don't need a cookie cutter for this easy Valentine's cookie recipe, as I show you how to easily make the heart shape. Gooey chocolate chips complete the picture, and the compliments will roll in.

Heart cookies are one of the easiest Valentine's Day dessert recipes you can make, and you're always guaranteed success, as everyone loves them!

12. Red Velvet Brownies

I don't know anyone who doesn't love brownies, and this is surely one of my favorite red velvet desserts. Dense, rich, and fudgy chocolate brownies with that iconic red velvet color and crinkly top are made even tastier with cream cheese marbelling. The vibrant color looks amazing when stacked and packaged up as a gift, but bake a double batch, as you won't stop eating them yourself.

13. Red Velvet Cake With Cream Cheese Mousse

The iconic red velvet cake will surely be a hit once again come Valentine's Day. And my version takes it to the next level with the most decadent cream cheese mousse filling. Reminiscent of a red velvet cheesecake but with the added benefit of a delicious sponge cake as well, what's not to love? This viral cake sensation shows no signs of slowing down in popularity, and I have yet to meet anyone who doesn't love it.

14. Strawberry crunch cake

If you haven't heard of strawberry crunch cake, you must get on board. This cake craze became a viral hit, and it isn't hard to see why. A tasty sponge strawberry cake is wrapped in tangy, silky smooth frosting and a delicious crunch coating made from freeze-dried strawberries and Golden Oreos. Meaning every bite is a flavor and texture explosion.

Its pretty pink color makes it the ideal dessert recipe for Valentine's Day, too!

15. White Chocolate Raspberry Tart

Celebrate in style with a delicate and beautiful tartlet filled with the most amazing, silky white chocolate raspberry ganache. The flavor combination of white chocolate and raspberry is legendary, and this dessert is a super pretty pink color, too.

Make sure you check out my ultimate tart shell guide before you begin. I explain all the ingredients, techniques, equipment, and tips you need to get it right every time. And then you can try other tart recipes and become a real baking pro!

16. Red Velvet Muffins

No one can resist these red velvet muffins, and you'll certainly be in favor if you make them for your partner. Studded with gooey white chocolate chips and boasting that signature, vibrant red color, red velvet muffins make a great Valentine's Day sweet snack or even a tasty breakfast. You can serve this recipe on any special occasion, but I think it works especially well on February 14th.

17. Raspberry Ruby Ice Cream Bar

Have you ever made no-churn ice cream? It has this delicious, soft, and chewy texture, but it is so much easier than traditional ice cream, yet you don't need an ice cream machine. Certainly, it's one of my favorite easy desserts to make, and with ruby chocolate, you get an amazing pink color, too. Decorate with melted white chocolate, edible flowers, or freeze-dried fruit to make them even prettier.

18. Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes

Cupcakes are cute and portable, making them ideal edible gifts for Valentine's Day. Or individual desserts after a special meal! A soft and tender vanilla cupcake is topped with delicious cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with the iconic strawberry shortcake crumble topping.

You can also make Valentine's cupcakes as mini desserts for a spread at a party, but be sure to make a double batch, as they will surely be popular.

19. Raspberry Ruby Chocolate Bonbon

Making homemade bonbons is actually very easy. But the result is always so impressive and hugely appreciated! Gift your Valentine these cute pink bonbons and watch their eyes light up.

A delicious white chocolate and ruby chocolate shell houses a whole freeze-dried raspberry, so every bite has delectable chocolate and raspberry flavor.

20. Pink cupcakes

The cutest pink cupcakes ever? Check! I love making cupcakes, and they make the best Valentine's Day desserts as they're so pretty, not too big, and you can box them up as a gift. These pink velvet cupcakes are a super pretty relative of the well-known red velvet cupcakes and have the most beautiful marbled frosting.

My signature cupcake frosting has no butter and is ready in no time by whipping together just 3 simple ingredients. What's not to love? Add edible pearls to make them even more special for Valentine's Day.

21. Fraisier Cake

This stunning strawberry Fraisier cake is sure to impress anyone. But what you wouldn't guess is that it is not that complicated! All you need is a few basic ingredients and some simple equipment. Honestly, it looks so much harder than it is. Try making it for your partner and watch their jaw drop. Honestly, it's a showstopper, one of my favorite French desserts!

22. White Chocolate Covered Strawberries

If you're looking for light Valentine desserts, try this. Elegant, classy, and simple, chocolate-dipped strawberries have all the flavor but are straightforward to make and pack far fewer calories. Certainly, this is one of my favorite white chocolate desserts, and it is just so easy, too.

23. Paris-Brest

If you want to serve a showstopper, this is certainly the Valentine's Day dessert recipe for you. A golden brown ring of choux pastry (the same type of pastry used for eclairs) is baked and filled with rich hazelnut praline cream and then decorated with powdered sugar and flaked almonds. I will also make this Valentine's Day dessert easy for you if you follow the basic baking rules I share along the way.

24. Pink Mini Pavlova Dessert With Raspberries

The famous ballerina Anna Pavlova had scores of fans who loved her dancing, and it inspired this delicious dessert! A mound of crunchy meringue is topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit. Make my mini version that is one of those perfect Valentine dessert recipes for two.

What's more, you can adapt pavlova in many ways. I like to add food coloring to make it pink, and you can flavor the cream or add different fruit. Why not try adding chopped nuts and fresh herbs, too?

25. Charlotte Cake

You won't believe how easy Charlotte Cake is to make! You can use homemade ladyfingers or buy some at the store, and then it's just a case of making a tasty vanilla-flavored Créme mousseline and assembling this tasty French dessert. Make this if you like impressing your loved ones with delicious European desserts!

26. Mille Feuille

And whilst we are talking of French pastries, here is one of the best. Mille Feuille (which translates as 'a thousand leaves') is a classic French dessert. And the French sure know how to do romance! Puff pastry is layered with vanilla pastry cream and is one of the most delicate and flavorful Valentine's dessert recipes ever.

You can make your own traditional puff pastry, easy rough puff pastry, or simply buy store-bought if that is easiest for you.

27. Victoria Sponge Cake

Queen Victoria was famously in love with her husband, Prince Albert. So what better way to celebrate love than to make a Victoria sponge cake named after this famous British queen? Moist sponge cake is layered with fresh strawberries, strawberry compote, and whipped cream. It's simple, elegant, and delicious.

If you bake many cakes, read my ultimate guide to baking the best sponge cake and elevate all your cakes forever!

28. No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake

I love a no-bake cheesecake dessert recipe for Valentine's Day. You get all the benefits of the crunchy Graham cracker crust, tangy cream cheese filling, and fresh fruity flavor, but you don't need to turn on the oven.

Read my tutorial on making the best, foolproof cheesecake crust here so that all your cheesecakes look super pro in the future!

29. Strawberry Galette

A galette has to be one of the easiest Valentine's Day dessert recipes you can make. A super simple pastry crust is filled with juicy fruit and baked until it is golden brown and bubbling. Serve with fresh cream or even ice cream, and thank me later. Finally, I love to top this easy berry dessert with fresh mint for a splash of color. Easy Valentine's Day desserts? You have found it!

30. No Bake Raspberry Cheesecake

Make someone fall head over heels in love with you by making them this delicious and easy cheesecake recipe for Valentine's Day. The tangy, creamy filling is so simple to put together, and the contrast with the buttery crust is just heaven. Simply put, make this dessert!

31. Mini Strawberry Tartlets

If there are only two of you, sometimes it can seem silly to make a huge dessert. Leftovers are great, but often, you just want something dainty and individual-sized! Valentine's Day dessert recipes can´t get any more elegant than these mini tartlets.

The tart crust is super crisp and flaky, and then the creamy filling is amazing against the juicy fresh raspberries. Honestly, you'll love it.

32. Baked Raspberry Donuts

I love baked donuts (also known as cake donuts) as they are so much easier than the deep-fried kind! In fact, of all the different kinds of donuts, they are probably my personal favorite.

These raspberry donuts have juicy raspberries in the batter and are covered with a silky raspberry glaze, too. And with their pretty pink color, surely perfect for Valentine's Day.

33. Mini Strawberry Pies

Try this if your partner has a penchant for strawberries, cream, and buttery pastry. My mini strawberry pies are certainly destined to capture their heart! Plump, fresh strawberries sit in a miniature cream pie with a wonderfully flaky crust.

What's more, this is an uncomplicated two-step recipe, suitable even for beginner bakers. One of the best Valentine's Day dessert recipes on the list for sure!

34. Raspberry Muffins

Imagine tender and moist muffins studded with juicy pieces of real raspberries. It's delicious! I use my winning formula of combining oil and butter to make super light and fluffy muffins. Once you've tried it, you won't go back. And what's more, not only is this recipe easy to follow, but it only takes 30 minutes to make! Looking for simple Valentine's Day desserts? This is it!

35. Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies

If you love cookies and cheesecake, this is a dessert recipe for you. A perfectly soft, chewy cookie is wrapped around a cream cheese disk and baked to gooey perfection. Every bite has the most amazing cookie texture, plus a silky tang of cheesecake filling. It's a taste sensation and certainly never disappoints!

Be sure to bake a double batch, as this is one of those types of cookies where everyone eats more than one.

36. Sable Breton Tart

Making fancy Valentine's Day desserts doesn't have to be hard or time-consuming. Yet no one will believe you didn't buy it in a French pâtissérie! It has everything you want from a showstopper dessert. Buttery pastry, creamy filling, fruity flavor, and stunning decoration.

I always go into the science behind the process with my recipes so you get flawless results every time. Valentine's Day dessert recipes don´t have to be difficult!

37. French Toast Brioche

If you want to spoil your love with a fancy breakfast or Valentine's Day brunch dessert, try making them French toast. You will likely already have all the ingredients you need, but you can make a crispy and sweet dish on the outside but soft and melt in the mouth on the inside.

Choose your toppings, and go as fancy as you like! I usually use my homemade brioche to make the French toast even more special.

38. No Bake Cheesecake Bites

If you want more of a sharing platter of Valentine's sweets, you should certainly make cheesecake bites. Each mini Valentine's Day dessert has a crunch of buttery cracker crust, creamy cheesecake filling, and juicy strawberry.

What's more, there's only 30 minutes of prep time, and you don't even need to turn the oven on!

39. Strawberry Cupcakes

Homemade strawberry cupcakes have the most amazing moist and fluffy texture, with soft vanilla sponge crowned with fresh strawberry cream cheese frosting.

The pretty pink color of the frosting comes from real fresh strawberries which infuse it with real fruity flavor and no need for added food coloring.

40. Strawberry Pistachio Tart

Imagine serving your lover a beautiful tartlet brimming with velvety pistachio ganache garnished with fresh, ripe strawberries. How could they not be impressed? This Valentine's dessert recipe is rich and nutty with a burst of fresh fruit, all encased in a buttery, sweet pastry shell.

Undoubtedly, it stands out as one of the finest French tartlets I have ever tried!

41. Peanut Butter Cake

Sometimes, your one true love can be a type of food. And peanut butter is certainly one of those foods. Make this soft and tender peanut butter cake for yourself or someone who loves it as much as you do! In my opinion, the frosting alone would warrant a proposal. But the soft and tender sponge is out of this world and really worth making.

42. Mini Heart Shaped Sugar Cookies

How cute are these heart sugar cookies? All you need is a cookie cutter and a few simple ingredients, and they can be yours. The easy dough comes together so quickly, and you only need to cut the shapes out and bake. Finally, decorate the cute Valentine's cookies however you like, and then wrap them up as gorgeous gifts. Or, eat them all yourself. Happy Valentine's Day!

Check out these Heart-shaped desserts and my list of Valentine´s Day cupcake ideas with more dessert recipes to share with your loved one!