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The best gift you can give your loved ones this Valentine's Day is something homemade and delicious. It shows you spent time picking out just the right recipe and personalizing it. Trying something new on Vday may sound like a daunting task, but we have lots of super easy recipes that look completely adorable and will melt hearts. Try 11 tasty Valentine's Day dessert recipes that are a pleasure to make, plate, and share.
Strawberry Heart Bark
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Swirls of semi-sweet and white chocolate are studded with conversation hearts, candy sprinkles, and freeze-dried strawberries to make this colorful Valentine's Day bark. Break it into pieces to package up for easy gifting.
Chocolate Truffle Cookies
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"These are unbelievable!" raves KatieN. "If you like chocolate, you will love these. I am very grateful to the reviewer who recommended dipping your hands in cold water (and keeping them wet) when handling the dough- makes things much easier!"
Home Made Top Tarts!
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Start with this easy recipe (it uses refrigerated pie crust for a shortcut) and cut out mini tarts. Place a popsicle stick on the bottom cut-out, add a dab of filling to the center (not too much!) and wet the edges before positioning the top cut-out. Seal the edges with a fork and bake until golden brown. Cool and frost as desired – so adorable!
Stuffed Strawberries
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If your loved one adores strawberry cheesecake but you're short on time, these stuffed strawberries will do the trick. They're a cinch to make, and look lusciously fancy. To stuff the strawberries, cut off the stem ends to create a level surface so the fruit can stand up.
White Chocolate Fondue
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"Rich creamy white chocolate fondue, made with real cream!" says recipe creator RusticJoyfylFood. "Perfect for a party or a romantic night in. Assemble tasty things to dip like pretzel rods, brownies, marshmallows and assorted fruits. Enjoy!"
Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bites
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So easy! Simply chill the peanut butter and cream cheese mixture before dipping it in white chocolate. Home cook Christina pressed the mixture into heart-shaped candy molds before chilling and dipping for decorative flair.
Valentine's Day Strawberry Muffins
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Topped with a heart-shaped slice of strawberry, these muffins make a fun Valentine's Day breakfast bite or snack. "Wow, these are delicious!" raves flammaefata. "Just the right amount of sweet and sour — the lemon offsets the strawberries very, very well."
Easy Oreo Truffles
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Valentine's Slice-and-Bake Cinnamon Heart Shortbread Cookies
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You can slice this sweet and spicy cookie dough into disks or roll it out to cut with a heart-shaped cookie cutter. Decorate beautifully by dipping cooled cookies into melted dark or white chocolate or just drizzle them.
Strawberry Napoleons
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This fancy looking desserts is ridiculously easy to make, thanks to frozen puff pastry dough and vanilla pudding.
Cake Balls
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It takes only three simple ingredients to make these lovely little cake balls. Well, four, if you add a decorative drizzle. The recipe calls for chocolate cake mix, but Dianne used strawberry cake mix and strawberry frosting to get that pretty pink center. She dipped the balls in semi-sweet chocolate and drizzled them with pink icing.
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