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25 Cute Valentine’s Day Desserts

These 25 cute Valentine’s Day desserts are all about hearts, pink and red sprinkles, chocolate, and easy shortcuts.

From heart-shaped brownies and cookie sandwiches to mini cheesecakes and pink hot cocoa bombs, there’s a sweet idea here for every Valentine.

1. Heart-Shaped Strawberry Crunch Brownies

Five heart-shaped brownies with white frosting and red sprinkles are arranged on a white oval plate, with a heart-patterned cloth nearby.

Turn fudgy brownies into cute desserts by cutting them into hearts and topping them with a trending strawberry crunch.

They look bakery-level, but start with your favorite boxed brownie mix.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper and coat with nonstick spray. Prepare the brownie mix according to the box and bake. Cool completely.
  2. Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut brownies into hearts, gently pressing scraps together to make extra hearts if needed.
  3. Crush freeze-dried strawberries and golden sandwich cookies in a bag, then stir in a little melted butter to form a crunchy topping.
  4. Spread a thin layer of vanilla frosting over the top of each brownie heart and immediately press into the strawberry crunch mixture.
  5. Arrange the finished strawberry crunch brownie hearts on a platter and chill slightly so the topping sets before serving.

2. Pink Velvet Sheet Cake Bars

Rectangular pink cake slices with white frosting and heart-shaped sprinkles are arranged neatly on a white plate.

Use a simple vanilla cake mix and pink food coloring to make trendy pink velvet sheet cake bars, then top them with fluffy cream cheese frosting and Valentine sprinkles.

They’re soft, pretty, and perfect for parties or school treats.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Spray a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray. Prepare the vanilla cake mix as directed, then add a few drops of pink gel food coloring until you get a soft pink batter.
  2. Pour the batter into the pan, spread evenly, and bake until just done. Let the cake cool completely in the pan.
  3. Spread a thick layer of cream cheese frosting over the cooled cake using an offset spatula.
  4. Top with plenty of Valentine’s sprinkles, pressing them gently into the frosting.
  5. Use a bench scraper or large knife to cut the cake into neat bars or squares.

3. Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Hearts

A plate of chocolate-covered strawberries decorated with white and pink icing and heart-shaped sprinkles, next to a white towel with a red heart design.

Combine two Valentine’s Day classics—chocolate-covered strawberries and heart-shaped desserts—by cutting strawberries into hearts and dipping them in chocolate.

Pair them with extra drizzles and sprinkles for a beautiful, simple treat.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Line a tray with parchment paper. Slice the tops off the strawberries at an angle to create a heart shape, or press a small heart cutter into thick slices.
  2. In separate microwave-safe bowls, melt dark chocolate wafers and white chocolate wafers according to the package directions.
  3. Dip each strawberry heart into dark or white chocolate and place on the prepared tray.
  4. Use a spoon or piping bag to drizzle contrasting chocolate over the tops and add Valentine sprinkles while the chocolate is still wet.
  5. Chill until set, then arrange the chocolate-covered strawberry hearts on a platter.
A plate of square sugar cookie bars with pink frosting and red, white, and pink heart-shaped sprinkles, set in front of a red and white plaid cloth.

Skip rolling and cutting individual cookies and bake soft sugar cookie bars in a pan instead.

Top with pink frosting and heart sprinkles for a classic, crowd-pleasing Valentine’s Day dessert.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick spray. Prepare the sugar cookie mix as directed and press evenly into the pan.
  2. Bake until the edges are lightly golden but the center is still soft. Cool completely.
  3. Tint vanilla frosting pale pink with gel food coloring and spread over the cooled cookie base with a small offset spatula.
  4. Sprinkle generously with heart sprinkles, then chill briefly to help the frosting set.
  5. Cut into squares or rectangles and serve as cute, handheld Valentine’s Day desserts.

5. Red Velvet Cheesecake Swirl Brownies

A white plate with nine red velvet cheesecake swirl brownies, each with a marbled red and cream pattern, sits on a marble surface next to a white napkin with red hearts.

Red velvet and cheesecake are a dreamy Valentine’s Day pair. Use a brownie or red velvet cake mix and swirl in a simple cheesecake layer for a marbled, romantic dessert bar.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Prepare the red velvet cake mix or brownie mix as directed and spread most of the batter into a greased 9x9 pan.
  2. Beat softened cream cheese, sugar, one egg, and vanilla with a hand mixer until smooth.
  3. Pour the cheesecake mixture over the batter, then spoon remaining red batter on top in dollops. Swirl gently with a toothpick.
  4. Bake until set around the edges and slightly jiggly in the center. Cool completely, then cut into squares.

6. Heart Candy Bark

Tray with pieces of pink and white swirled bark topped with red and pink heart candies, next to a folded red napkin on a marble surface.

Make cute, colorful Valentine’s Day candy bark by swirling pink and white chocolate together and decorating with hearts and sprinkles.

It’s no-bake, easy, and perfect to break into shards for gifting.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Melt white chocolate wafers and pink candy melts in separate bowls.
  3. Pour the white chocolate onto the tray and spread into a rectangle, then drizzle the pink on top and swirl with a knife.
  4. While still wet, sprinkle with conversation hearts and Valentine sprinkles.
  5. Let set at room temperature or chill briefly, then break into pieces.

7. Cupid’s Mini Cheesecake Jars

Four jars filled with pink mousse on a graham cracker crust, topped with whipped cream and a red heart-shaped candy, arranged on a white tray.

Serve your desserts in cute little jars with layers of pink cheesecake filling, cookie crust, and whipped cream.

These no-bake mini cheesecakes look fancy but are incredibly easy to assemble.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Stir graham cracker crumbs with melted butter and press into the bottoms of mini mason jars.
  2. Beat softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and a bit of strawberry jam with a hand mixer until smooth, then fold in softly whipped heavy cream.
  3. Tint the mixture pale pink with pink gel color and pipe or spoon over the crust layer.
  4. Top with an extra swirl of whipped cream and a spoonful of jam or fresh berries if you like.
  5. Chill for at least an hour before serving.

8. Heart-Shaped Oreo Truffles

A plate of heart-shaped desserts coated in pink and white icing, decorated with colorful heart and sprinkle toppings. A white cloth with red and pink hearts is in the background.

These heart-shaped Oreo truffles are ultra rich and chocolatey, dipped in pink and white candy melts.

They’re ideal to gift in little boxes or serve on a dessert board for Valentine’s Day.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Pulse chocolate sandwich cookies in a food processor until fine crumbs form.
  2. Mix in softened cream cheese until it forms a soft dough.
  3. Press the mixture firmly into a heart-shaped silicone mold and freeze until firm.
  4. Melt white and pink candy melts and dip each truffle heart, then place on parchment.
  5. Add Valentine sprinkles before the coating sets.

9. Raspberry Champagne Cupcakes

Five vanilla cupcakes with pink raspberry frosting and fresh raspberries on top are displayed on a white cake stand, with extra raspberries and a red striped cloth nearby.

These light, bubbly cupcakes feel extra special for Valentine’s Day date night.

Use a white cake mix and flavor the batter with champagne and raspberry, then finish with pink frosting and fresh raspberries.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Line a cupcake pan with pink liners.
  2. Prepare the white cake mix using champagne instead of water and add a few drops of raspberry extract.
  3. Bake as directed and cool completely.
  4. Tint buttercream frosting a soft pink with gel food coloring and pipe tall swirls using a large star tip.
  5. Top each cupcake with a single fresh raspberry.

10. Strawberry Shortcake Trifle Cups

Three glass cups filled with cubes of yellow cake, strawberry slices, and pink whipped topping, each garnished with a halved strawberry on top.

Layer cubes of pound cake, pink-tinted whipped cream, and strawberries in clear cups for a pretty Valentine’s Day trifle.

These are easy to assemble but look so cute in individual portions.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cut the pound cake into small cubes and slice the strawberries.
  2. Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar using a hand mixer, then tint pale pink with pink gel color.
  3. Layer cake cubes, strawberries, and pink whipped cream in clear cups, repeating layers.
  4. Finish with a dollop of cream and a strawberry slice on top.

11. Heart-Shaped Rice Krispies Pops

Three heart-shaped pink cake pops with red and white sprinkles on sticks are arranged on a rectangular white plate on a marble surface.

Make classic marshmallow cereal treats and cut them into hearts, then dip in pink candy melts and add sprinkles. Stick a lollipop stick in each one for easy Valentine’s Day pops.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Melt butter and marshmallows in a large pot, then stir in crispy rice cereal.
  2. Press the mixture into a greased pan and let cool slightly, then cut out shapes with a heart cookie cutter.
  3. Insert lollipop sticks into each heart.
  4. Melt pink candy melts and dip the hearts halfway, then place on parchment.
  5. Sprinkle with Valentine sprinkles and let set.

12. Red & Pink Marble Fudge

Rows of square, red and white swirled dessert bars are arranged neatly on a white rectangular tray atop a marble surface.

This easy microwave fudge gets a Valentine’s Day glow-up with red and pink swirls. Cut it into hearts or squares for a pretty treat that travels well.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Line an 8x8 pan with parchment.
  2. Melt white chocolate chips with sweetened condensed milk, then stir in vanilla.
  3. Pour most of the mixture into the pan. Tint the remaining fudge red and pink with gel colors and dollop on top.
  4. Swirl colors together with a toothpick, then chill until firm.
  5. Cut into squares or press out hearts with a small heart cutter.

13. Baked Heart-Shaped Donuts

A plate of heart-shaped donuts topped with pink and white icing and red, pink, and white sprinkles.

Use a heart-shaped donut pan and a cake mix to bake adorable Valentine’s donuts. Glaze them in pink and white and finish with sprinkles for a fun breakfast or dessert.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Spray the heart-shaped donut pan with nonstick spray.
  2. Prepare the strawberry cake mix as directed and pipe into the pan using a piping bag.
  3. Bake until lightly golden and springy, then cool.
  4. Whisk powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla into a glaze. Tint some pink with gel color.
  5. Dip donuts in white or pink glaze and garnish with sprinkles.

14. Love Letter Hand Pie Hearts

Heart-shaped hand pies with crimped edges, decorated with white icing lines and a small red heart, arranged on a white tray.

Use pre-made pie crust and jam to make heart-shaped hand pies, then drizzle with icing and draw little “envelope” details for a love letter look.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Preheat oven and line a baking sheet with parchment.
  2. Unroll pie crust and cut hearts with a heart cutter.
  3. Spoon a little jam onto half the hearts, top with another heart, and crimp edges.
  4. Brush with beaten egg and bake until golden.
  5. Whisk powdered sugar and milk to make icing, tinting part of it red with gel color. Drizzle white icing and pipe tiny red “envelope” lines on top.

15. Pink Strawberry Mousse Cups

Four glass cups filled with layered pink strawberry mousse, each topped with a halved fresh strawberry, placed on a white tray next to a pink cloth.

Light, airy strawberry mousse served in mini cups makes a romantic Valentine’s Day dessert that looks fancy but uses just a few simple ingredients.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Dissolve strawberry gelatin in boiling water, then add ice water to cool slightly.
  2. Fold in whipped topping until the mixture is light and creamy.
  3. Spoon or pipe into mini cups and chill until set.
  4. Top each with a slice of strawberry.

16. Heart-Shaped Cinnamon Roll Pull-Apart

A plate of cinnamon rolls topped with pink icing and colorful sprinkles, arranged closely together on a white surface.

Arrange store-bought cinnamon rolls into a giant heart before baking, then drizzle with pink icing and sprinkles. It doubles as breakfast and dessert on Valentine’s morning.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Spray a pizza pan with nonstick spray.
  2. Arrange unbaked cinnamon rolls into a large heart shape, touching slightly.
  3. Bake according to package directions until golden and cooked through.
  4. Mix powdered sugar and milk into a glaze, tinting with pink gel color.
  5. Drizzle over the warm rolls and add sprinkles.

17. Easy Valentine Macaron Glow-Up

A tray of pink, white, and red macarons decorated with heart and drizzle designs sits on a heart-patterned cloth.

Dress up store-bought macarons with drizzles, edible glitter, and tiny hearts to make them look custom-made for Valentine’s Day, no piping required.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Arrange macarons on a tray.
  2. Melt white candy melts and transfer to a small piping bag.
  3. Drizzle over the macarons, then immediately sprinkle with heart sprinkles and a dusting of pink edible glitter.
  4. Let the drizzle set before serving.

18. Red Velvet Cake Pops with Heart Sprinkles

Eight red cake pops with white chocolate coating and pink and red heart sprinkles are displayed upright on a white foam block. A Valentine's-themed cloth is in the background.

Use a red velvet cake mix and frosting to make cake pops dipped in chocolate and covered in heart sprinkles—perfect for gifting or adding to a dessert bouquet.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Bake the red velvet cake mix, cool, then crumble into a bowl.
  2. Mix in a few spoonfuls of vanilla frosting until the mixture holds together.
  3. Roll into balls, insert cake pop sticks, and chill.
  4. Melt white candy melts, dip pops, then sprinkle with heart sprinkles.
  5. Stand pops upright in a styrofoam block to set.

19. Heart-Shaped Ice Cream Sandwiches

Heart-shaped ice cream sandwiches with pink filling and rainbow sprinkles on a white rectangular plate, with a heart-patterned cloth in the background.

Cut soft chocolate cookies or brownies into hearts and sandwich them around pink ice cream for a chilly, romantic Valentine’s dessert.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Press cookie dough into a thin layer on a sheet pan lined with parchment and bake until just set.
  2. Cool, then cut into hearts with a heart cutter.
  3. Soften strawberry ice cream slightly and sandwich between two cookie hearts.
  4. Roll edges in sprinkles and freeze until firm.

20. Pink Hot Cocoa Bombs

Four pink hot chocolate bombs with white and red drizzle and sprinkles are arranged on a white plate, with a striped red and white towel in the background.

Make trendy hot cocoa bombs using pink candy melts and mini marshmallows. When you pour hot milk over them, they burst into a romantic pink drink.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Melt pink candy melts and coat the inside of a silicone mold using a small offset spatula.
  2. Let shells harden, then remove from the mold and fill half with hot cocoa mix and mini marshmallows.
  3. Warm a plate and melt the edge of an empty shell, then press onto a filled shell to seal.
  4. Drizzle extra candy melts on top and add sprinkles.

21. Chocolate-Dipped Valentine Pretzel Rods

A white plate with pretzel sticks dipped in chocolate and decorated with pink, red, and white sprinkles and drizzles, next to a heart-patterned cloth.

Dip pretzel rods in chocolate and dress them up with pink drizzles and heart sprinkles for a salty-sweet Valentine’s Day snack that doubles as a party favor.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Melt white candy melts and dip pretzel rods about ⅔ of the way.
  2. Place on parchment to set slightly.
  3. Melt pink candy melts, transfer to a piping bag, and drizzle over the pretzels.
  4. Immediately add heart sprinkles on top.

22. No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Hearts

Three heart-shaped strawberry cheesecakes with whipped cream and sliced strawberries on top are arranged on a white plate.

Use a heart-shaped mold to set no-bake strawberry cheesecake, then unmold and decorate with whipped cream and berries for a romantic plated dessert.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Mix crumbs with melted butter and press into a heart mold.
  2. Beat cream cheese, jam, and powdered sugar, then fold in whipped topping.
  3. Spoon filling over crusts and chill until firm.
  4. Unmold and garnish with whipped topping and sliced strawberries.

23. Rose Swirl Cupcakes

A white cake stand holds cupcakes decorated with buttercream frosting in the shape of roses in shades of pink, red, and lavender. Scattered rose petals are visible in the background.

Pipe buttercream roses on top of cupcakes in shades of pink and red for a bouquet-inspired Valentine’s dessert that feels romantic and elegant.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Bake vanilla cupcakes in a lined cupcake pan and cool.
  2. Divide buttercream into bowls and tint pale pink, hot pink, and red with gel colors.
  3. Fit a 1M tip into a piping bag and fill with one color.
  4. Pipe roses by starting in the center of each cupcake and spiraling outward. Repeat with other colors for a bouquet effect.
A stack of heart-shaped sandwich cookies with pink cream and red jam filling, arranged on a white plate with a heart-patterned napkin nearby.

Bake heart-shaped sugar cookies and sandwich them around pink frosting or jam for sweet little Valentine’s Day sandwich cookies.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Prepare sugar cookie dough, roll out, and cut hearts with a heart cutter.
  2. Bake on parchment until just golden at the edges; cool completely.
  3. Tint buttercream pink with gel color and fill a piping bag.
  4. Pipe frosting or spread jam onto half the cookies, then top with a second heart.

25. XO Brownie Slab (Hugs & Kisses Brownies)

A tray of brownies cut into squares, decorated with pink and white X and O shapes arranged in a tic-tac-toe pattern.

Bake a brownie slab and decorate the top with piped X’s and O’s in pink and white frosting. Cut into squares for a simple, on-theme Valentine’s Day dessert.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick spray and bake the brownie mix as directed. Cool completely.
  2. Divide buttercream into bowls and tint white, pale pink, and bright pink/red with gel colors.
  3. Place each color in its own piping bag fitted with a small round tip.
  4. Pipe rows of “X” and “O” across the brownie slab, alternating colors to create a pattern.
  5. Let the frosting set slightly, then cut into squares and serve.

FAQ

Can I make these cute Valentine’s Day desserts ahead of time?

Many of these cute Valentine’s Day desserts can be made a day in advance.

Bars, brownies, cookie sandwiches, and candy bark hold up especially well when stored in airtight containers.

For fresh items with whipped cream or ice cream, prep components in advance and assemble shortly before serving.

Do I have to use box mixes for these Valentine’s Day desserts?

You don’t have to, but using cake, brownie, and cookie mixes keeps these cute desserts quick and low-stress.

If you love baking from scratch, you can easily swap in your favorite recipes and still follow the same decorating ideas with heart cutters, pink icing, and sprinkles.

What tools are most helpful for heart-shaped Valentine’s desserts?

Heart-shaped cookie cutters, a heart silicone mold, and a heart donut pan make it simple to give everything a Valentine’s shape.

A basic set of piping bags and tips is also helpful for making roses, swirls, drizzles, and X’s and O’s.

How can I make these Valentine’s Day desserts more kid-friendly?

Kids love helping decorate cute desserts. Let them add sprinkles, place candy hearts, and drizzle melted candy melts using easy squeeze bottles.

Choose simpler ideas like rice krispies hearts, cookie bars, and chocolate-dipped pretzels for little helpers.

What’s the best way to package Valentine’s desserts for gifting?

For gifting, choose sturdy treats like brownies, macarons, fudge, Oreo truffles, and cookie sandwiches.

Line small bakery boxes or treat bags with Valentine treat bags or tissue, then nestle the desserts inside.

Add a handwritten tag or conversation heart label to make them extra sweet.

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