55 Lover-ly Valentine’s Day Dessert and Drink Ideas

This list of 55 Valentine’s Day ideas for desserts and with drinks to match will keep the heart of your loved one beating strong.

What are your plans for Valentine’s Day? We’ll probably be sipping some champagne while making my favorite coq au vin and cap it off with some crème brûlée (a perfect, French-inspired trifecta). Whether you’ll be in the company of your best girls, celebrating Galentine’s Day over cocktails (thanks Leslie Knope), cooking with your sweetie, or rocking it solo, I’ve got you covered. I’ve scoured the web for some of the sexiest, cutest, festive Valentine’s desserts ideas, and I think you’ll fall in love (or at least go a bit weak in the knees) for this list of many of them. 

Now, let’s get that heart going pitter-patter.

Heart Shaped Sweet Valentine’s Day Desserts

Our hearts are a flutter over these flirty treats. What could be sweeter than showing your love with a sweet heart?

1. Rice Krispie Valentine Treats

from FoodieCrush

This recipe for ultra festive, super delicious rice krispie treats couldn’t be easier, and is a great thing to make with kiddos.

2. Strawberry Malt Sugar Cookies

from Hummingbird High

These adorable strawberry and malt flavored sugar cookies are so fun to make and super delicious too.

3. Raspberry Heart Shaped Doughnuts

from The Yellow Butterfly

These pillowy, raspberry jam filled yeasted doughnuts are the perfect thing to wake up to on the morning of the 14th.

4. Nutella Linzer Heart Cookies

from Yoga of Cooking

These gorgeous, chocolate heart shaped linzer cookies are filled with rich and creamy Nutella for the yummiest, most festive sandwich cookie.

5. Ombré Raspberry Lemon Sugar Cookies

from The Baker Chick

These bright and lemony sugar cookie hearts have the prettiest ombré raspberry cream cheese icing, and are so simple to make, especially since you don’t need to chill the dough!

6. Valentine’s Day Chocolate Cake

from Zoe Bakes

These elegant, mini, heart-shaped Devil’s food cakes have a layer of raspberry cream or buttercream and are enrobed in a rich chocolate ganache for the most decadent treat.

7. Valentine Cookies

from FoodieCrush

These adorable Valentine cookies get an extra boost of flavor from the almond extract in the dough. Top with your favorite royal icing or cream cheese frosting!

8. Puff Pastry with Sabayon Custard and Strawberries

from FoodieCrush

Tender, buttery puff pastry hearts mingle with a rich, marsala wine-infused sabayon and fresh strawberries for a sophisticated version of pudding.

9. Raspberry Sugar Cookies

from Sally’s Baking Addiction

These sugar cookies are made with tangy cream cheese and freeze-dried raspberries for an all-natural pretty pink hue. Then they’re dipped in dark chocolate for a decadent finish.

10. Strawberry Hand Pies 

from Stephanie’s Sweet Treats

These flaky, heart shaped strawberry hand pies are a great way to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

11. Strawberry and White Chocolate Sablé Hearts

from Now, Forager

If you really want to impress your loved one, these cookies are très chic, and will definitely do the trick. All gussied up for V-Day, these buttery vanilla bean flecked sablé cookies that are dipped in a striking marbled swirl of strawberries and white chocolate, then sprinkled with gold colored cocoa butter and edible gold leaf.

Red Velvet Dreams

Is there any other dessert more emblematic of this holiday than red velvet?

12. Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting 

from FoodieCrush

These classic, pure unadulterated red velvet cupcakes are everything you want a red velvet cupcake to be – moist, fluffy, and deliriously decadent.

13. Red Velvet Cheesecake with Oreo Crust

from Easy Weeknight Recipes

This silky smooth red velvet cheesecake is baked in an Oreo cookie crust, then topped with a simple cream cheese frosting for the most sinful treat.

14. Red Velvet Lava Cake

from Grandbaby Cakes

This luxurious red velvet lava cake is made with Red Velvet Liqueur and has an oozing chocolate center for a festive spin on traditional lava cake.

15. Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

from Vintage Kitchen

Not quite a cookie, not quite a cake, these pillowy-soft red velvet whoopie pies are sandwiched with a fluffy cloud of cream cheese icing for the most decadent, pint-sized sweet to treat yourself with.

16. Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

from Handle the Heat

These deep red velvet crinkle cookies are pillowy and fudgy, with just a hint of cocoa.

17. Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies

from Broma Bakery

These rich and fudgy red velvet brownies are swirled with a luxurious ribbon of creamy cheesecake — what’s not to love?

18. Red Velvet Macarons

American flavors + French macarons makes for a gorgeous and insanely delicious treat.

Classic & Romantic Desserts

If pink and red or sprinkles aren’t your jam, you can never go wrong with these classic desserts on Valentine’s Day.

19. Easy Crème Brûlée

from FoodieCrush

Don’t be intimidated by this classic egg custard dessert’s fancy perception. With these easy rules, crème brûlée really is one of the simplest desserts to master.

20. Chocolate Cake for Two

from A Cozy Kitchen

This one bowl chocolate cake is ultra moist, chocolate-y, and decadent, and perfect for you and yours (if you must share).

21. Strawberry Tartlets

from Garnish & Glaze

These petite strawberry tarts are made with a buttery shortbread crust filled with a sweet, lemony cream filling and topped with juicy strawberries.

22. Éclairs

from Preppy Kitchen

These super easy chocolate éclairs filled with vanilla pastry cream are foolproof and always a hit, but especially on V-Day.

23. Vanilla Raspberry Pannacotta

from Baking Ginger

This silky vanilla raspberry pannacotta is wonderfully light, creamy, tangy, and fruity.

24. Chocolate Mousse

from Lindsey Eats

Creamy and extravagant, chocolate mousse is a classic for a reason. Make this for your favorite chocoholic.

25. White Chocolate Chunk Lavender Ice Cream

from How Sweet It Is

One bite of this dreamy, lavender-infused ice cream studded with white chocolate chunks, and you’ll feel like you’re Meryl Streep, eating ice cream in the bath in It’s Complicated.

26. Flourless Chocolate Cake with Mocha Whipped Cream

from Sally’s Baking Addiction

This wonderfully easy, 1-bowl flourless chocolate cake is moist and fudgy and topped with an irresistible, light as a cloud mocha whipped cream and fresh raspberries.

27. Valentine’s Day Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

from Foodness Gracious

Chocolate covered strawberries are one of the easiest treats you can make for Valentine’s Day, and they’ll never steer you wrong.

28. Mini Lava Cakes for Two

from Cookie and Kate

Lava cake screams Valentine’s Day (and for a good reason). These decadent, warm chocolate cakes with molten chocolate centers are so easy to love. This recipe is brilliant because it serves 2 and looks impressive but is insanely quick and easy to make—you can even bake these in a muffin tin!

Pretty in Pink and Red Valentine’s Day Desserts

Don’t be embarrassed. It’s totally okay if you’re blushing over these recipes—there’s just something undeniably romantic about pink and red desserts.

29. Spicy Chocolate Bark with Chipotle Almonds

from FoodieCrush

Decadent, rich chocolate is always a safe bet for Valentine’s Day, especially when it’s marbled pink and almost too pretty to eat (almost). Hit it with a little Chipotle spice and a salty crunch and man oh man, I go weak in the knees.

30. Strawberry Rose Snickerdoodles

from Hummingbird High

These strawberry rose snickerdoodles are a fun and elegant twist on classic snickerdoodles. The buttery cookie dough is flavored with floral rose water and rolled in strawberry sugar for a fruity bite.

31. Classic Raspberry Pavlova

from Tutti Dolci

This classic pavlova is topped with whipped cream and homemade raspberry sauce for a beautiful showstopper. It’s perfectly crisp on the outside with a soft, marshmallow-like center and a tangy and fruity raspberry flavor to counter the sweetness of the meringue.

32. Strawberry Mousse Cake

from Baked by an Introvert

This no-bake strawberry mousse cake features a thick layer of strawberry mousse atop a Golden Oreo cookie crust. It’s topped with fresh strawberry jam and homemade whipped cream and is bursting with amazing strawberry flavor and a sublimely smooth texture.

33. Forget Me Nots (Rose Flavored Meringue Cookies

from Boulder Locavore

These easy to make, melt-in-your-mouth rose-flavored meringues are the perfect bite-sized confection.

34. Frosted Earl Grey Brownies with Rose Petals

from Snixy Kitchen

Both fudgy and cakey, these frosted earl grey brownies are baked in a loaf pan and topped with rose petals for a romantic flair.

35. Valentine’s Day Fudge

by Life Love and Sugar

This fun and colorful white chocolate Valentine’s Day Fudge is made with only four ingredients and plenty of sprinkles.

36. Strawberry Galette

from Two Peas and Their Pod

This rustic strawberry galette has the easiest, free-form galette dough, made extra easy in the food processor, and it has a delightful, slight crunch thanks to the addition of cornmeal. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream and this fruity, buttery treat is utter perfection.

37. Rose Water Shortbread Cookies

from The Little Epicurean

These dark chocolate dipped, buttery, rose water-infused shortbread cookies are so delicate and would make a beautiful gift for a loved one or friend.

38. White Chocolate Rose Macarons

from Barley and Sage

These white chocolate rose macarons are simple, yet elegant. They have a pink macaron shell and are filled with a beautiful white chocolate rose buttercream, then drizzled with more white chocolate and topped with dried rose petals.

39. Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies

from Butternut Bakery

Enjoy strawberry cheesecake in petite, cookie-sized form! These soft and buttery cookies are baked with a puddle of strawberry preserves and topped with a dollop of cheesecake.

40. White Chocolate Raspberry Tarts

from Wood and Spoon

These white chocolate raspberry tarts have a soft shortbread crust and are filled with a silky white chocolate and raspberry ganache filling. They’re made extra festive with fresh whipped cream and fresh raspberries.

41. Raspberry Sheet Cake

from Spoon Fork Bacon

This raspberry sheet cake has a subtle flavor of raspberries and is topped with the fluffiest white chocolate frosting.

42. Sugar Cookie Bars

from Creme de la Crumb

Thick and soft, these scrumptious sugar cookie bars are topped with a rich and fluffy buttercream frosting and lots of sprinkles. They’re so simple to make too.

43. Cherry Cheesecake Bars

from Recipe Girl

These no-bake cherry cheesecake bars are delicious and easy. They’re made with a simple graham cracker crust, topped with a rich and creamy layer of cheesecake, and topped with cherry pie filling.

44. Strawberry Meringue Roses

from Always Eat Dessert

These adorable, easy to make blush pink strawberry meringue roses are naturally colored and flavored with freeze-dried strawberries.

45. Raspberry Lemon Poppy Seed Snacking Cake

from The Candid Appetite

This fluffy lemon poppy seed snack cake is filled with tart raspberry jam and topped with a raspberry buttercream. Cut it however you’d like, but try not going back for more!

46. Strawberry Eton Mess

from Emma Duckworth Bakes

This dreamy, classic British dessert features crisp, sweet layers of meringue combined with light mint whipped cream and roasted strawberries.

Bubbly Sips & Treats

Champagne—c’est si bon, no? And it’s not just for drinking, but we do suggest you sip some fine bubbly while you sneak it into these effervescent recipes. Santé!

47. Grapefruit Gin Spritz

from A Pinch of Parsley

This grapefruit gin spritz is made with fresh grapefruit juice, gin, prosecco, club soda, and rosemary, and is the light and refreshing, and made extra elegant served in a coupe glass.

48. Pink Champagne Cake with Champagne Buttercream

from Curly Girl Kitchen

This pretty pink champagne layer cake is the perfect dessert to celebrate this lovely holiday with. Soft, moist and light, it’s flavored with pink champagne and vanilla and adorned with sparkly sugar.

49. Clover Club Cocktail

from Home Speakeasy

This classic prohibition-era cocktail is just as pretty to sip on as it is to look at. Lightly sweet and tart, it’s made with gin, lemon juice, raspberry syrup, and egg white, for a creamy, foamy top.

50. Lychee Rose Mimosas

from Kitchen Confidante

This mimosa champagne cocktail is made with sparkling rosé, sweet lychee syrup, and rosewater for the prettiest color and fragrant, fruity flavor.

51. Champagne Chocolate Truffles

from Simply Recipes

If you really wanna fancy it up, these super luxe champagne and dark chocolate truffles topped with gold leaf are the way.

52. Strawberry & Rose Sorbet Champagne Cocktail

from Sugar & Cloth

A strawberry and rose petal-infused sorbet mingles with bubbly champagne and gin or vodka in this fun and festive cocktail.

53. Rosé Sangria

from A Couple Cooks

This rosé sangria would be the perfect thing to serve when hosting your best girls for a Galentine’s Day celebration. Light and refreshing, it has a delicate, nuanced flavor and is made the authentic Spanish way, so it’s not too sweet.

54. Elderflower Guava Mimosa

from A Sassy Spoon

Perfect for sipping with your galentine’s or your significant other, this pretty pink mimosa made with guava nectar, elderflower liqueur, and champagne is a wonderfully fruity and bubbly treat.

55. Raspberry Champagne Cake

from The Cake Blog

This champagne-infused cake is layered with a lucious raspberry champagne buttercream, drizzled with a bright raspberry drip glaze and served with fresh raspberries, and whipped cream. It’s a showstopper for sure.

If you make this recipe, please let me know! Leave a  rating on this recipe below and leave a comment, take a photo and tag me on Instagram with #foodiecrusheats.

We send good emails. Subscribe to FoodieCrush and have each post plus exclusive content only for our subscribers delivered straight to your e-mail box.

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter for more FoodieCrush inspiration.

As always, thank you for reading and for supporting companies I partner with, which allows me to create more unique content and recipes for you. All opinions are always my own.