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10 Easy Valentine’s Day Candy Recipes And Tasty Treats!

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This raspberry cake recipe makes a light and fluffy cake style dessert with a delicious raspberry flavor and the perfect colors for Valentine's Day! Get this and more Valentine's Day candy recipes and treats here!
These chocolate cherry truffles are one of my husband's favorite Valentine's Day candy recipes! Starting with tasty chocolate and cherry flavors, you can modify this recipe to suit your own taste! You can roll the truffles in coconut, sprinkles, powdered sugar or dip in melted chocolate for a firmer outer shell! Get this and more Valentine's Day treats recipes here!
This chocolate covered strawberry hot chocolate is an easy but delicious variation on hot chocolate perfect for Valentine's Day! Top with colored marshmallows or the pink heart marshmallows for a sweet and warm Valentine's Day treat! Get this and more Valentine's Day candy recipes and treats here!
This chocolate covered strawberries recipe is one of those easy Valentine's Day candy recipes virtually everyone loves! This recipe makes a professional quality Valentine's treat just like the chocolate dipped strawberries at the expensive candy shops, but for a lot less!
This easy chocolate mousse recipe makes a super yummy and creamy mousse dessert perfect for any chocolate lover! Light and fluffy, it's perfect served as-is, but if you like you can top with more whipped cream or swirl it together with the strawberry mousse recipe above! Get this and more Valentine's Day candy recipes and treats here!
This sugar cookies recipe makes the very best Valentine's Day cookies! If your Valentine has a particular love for cookies, this easy Valentine's Day recipe is perfect! Cut into heart shapes, frost with your choice of red, white and pink frosting and be creative with your patterns! Get this and more Valentine's Day candy recipes and treats here!
This easy strawberry mousse recipe makes a super yummy and creamy strawberry flavored mousse! Light and fluffy, it's perfect served as-is, but if you like you can top with more whipped cream or swirl it together with the chocolate mousse recipe below! Get this and more Valentine's Day candy recipes here!
Here are some of our favorite Valentine's Day candy recipes and other tasty treats! Most of these recipes take just a few minutes to make and they are sure to add that special romantic touch for your Valentine!
This easy chocolate covered pretzels recipe makes a wonderful salty and sweet Valentine's Day treat for the special Valentines in your life! You can use white, milk or dark chocolate and sprinkle with Valentine colored candy sprinkles! This recipe is a great way to get candy shop quality, starting with just 2 ingredients! Get this and more Valentine's Day candy recipes here!
Here are some of our favorite Valentine's Day candy recipes and other tasty treats! Most of these recipes take just a few minutes to make and they are all sure to add that special romantic touch for your Valentine!

Here are some of our favorite Valentine’s Day candy recipes and other tasty treats! Most of these recipes take just a few minutes to make and they are all sure to add that special romantic touch for your Valentine!

Here are some of our favorite Valentine's Day candy recipes and other tasty treats! Most of these recipes take just a few minutes to make and they are sure to add that special romantic touch for your Valentine!

10 Easy Valentine’s Day Candy Recipes And Tasty Treats

Our number one treat for virtually any holiday is candy. Here are some of our favorite Valentine’s Day candy recipes along with a few other tasty Valentine’s Day treats. Most of these Valentine’s Day candy recipes take just a few minutes to make, so you’ll have plenty of time to smooch with your honey! ;-)

 

This easy 2 ingredient fudge recipe is one of my favorite Valentine’s Day candy recipes! OK, it’s one of my favorite recipes for ANY holiday! Nothing says I love you like rich, decadent chocolate and this fudge is super easy to make with only 2 ingredients and just a few minutes preparation!

This easy 2 ingredient fudge recipe is one of my favorite Valentine's Day candy recipes! OK, it's one of my favorite recipes for any holiday! Nothing says I love you like rich, decadent chocolate and this fudge is super easy to make with only 2 ingredients and just a few minutes preparation!

2 Ingredient Easy Fudge Recipe

3 cups of chocolate chips*
1 can sweetened condensed milk

Pour both ingredients into a microwave proof bowl. Melt in 30 second increments. Stir after each 30 seconds. When melted, pour into a greased 8×8 inch pan. Let cool in the fridge and then cut into pieces.

Variations:

  • Add Nuts as desired
  • Cherry Mash: Use cherry chips to make to the fudge. Then pour melted chocolate chips on top with peanuts.
  • Peanut Butter: Use peanut butter chips to make to the fudge. Then top with chocolate or don’t, if you prefer not to.
  • Dark Chocolate: Use dark chocolate chips
  • Mint- Use mint chips, mint pieces or 1 tsp. mint flavoring

 

This easy chocolate covered pretzels recipe makes a wonderful salty and sweet Valentine’s Day treat for the special Valentines in your life! You can use white, milk or dark chocolate and sprinkle with Valentine colored candy sprinkles! This recipe is a great way to get candy shop quality, starting with just 2 ingredients!

This easy chocolate covered pretzels recipe makes a wonderful salty and sweet Valentine's Day treat for the special Valentines in your life! You can use white, milk or dark chocolate and sprinkle with Valentine colored candy sprinkles! This recipe is a great way to get candy shop quality, starting with just 2 ingredients! Get this and more Valentine's Day candy recipes here!

Chocolate Covered Pretzels

6 oz. melting chocolate or chocolate chips*
15 oz. small pretzels

Melt chocolate chips in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds. Dip pretzels in chocolate and let harden on waxed paper or silpat.

*If using chocolate chips, add 2 Tbsp. shortening when melting. You can use white chocolate or flavored melting chips also.

 

This easy strawberry mousse recipe makes a super yummy and creamy strawberry flavored mousse! Light and fluffy, it’s perfect served as-is, but if you like you can top with more whipped cream or swirl it together with the chocolate mousse recipe below!

This easy strawberry mousse recipe makes a super yummy and creamy strawberry flavored mousse! Light and fluffy, it's perfect served as-is, but if you like you can top with more whipped cream or swirl it together with the chocolate mousse recipe below! Get this and more Valentine's Day candy recipes and treats here!

Strawberry Mousse

1 egg white*
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup fresh or 5 oz. frozen strawberries thawed**
2 cups whipped cream or whipped topping
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

In a deep bowl, stir together the egg white, sugar, strawberries, and lemon juice. Whip with an electric mixer at high speed for 10 minutes.

Fold the whipped cream into the strawberry mixture.  Freeze for 6 hours or overnight before serving.

*Substitute 1/4 cup pasteurized liquid egg whites for the raw egg whites, if you prefer. Pasteurized whites take longer to whip, but will work just fine.

**If using frozen strawberries, decrease sugar to 1/3 cup.

 

This sugar cookies recipe makes the very best Valentine’s Day cookies! If your Valentine has a particular love for cookies, this easy Valentine’s Day recipe is perfect! Cut into heart shapes, frost with your choice of red, white and pink frosting and be creative with your patterns!

This sugar cookies recipe makes the very best Valentine's Day cookies! If your Valentine has a particular love for cookies, this easy Valentine's Day recipe is perfect! Cut into heart shapes, frost with your choice of red, white and pink frosting and be creative with your patterns! Get this and more Valentine's Day candy recipes and treats here!

The VERY Best Sugar Cookies!

2 cups sugar
1 cup shortening
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
6 cups flour

Cream together the sugar, shortening, eggs and vanilla. Add buttermilk. Stir well. Then add the dry ingredients. Mix until smooth.

Roll into balls and drop about 3 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet or silpat. Wet the tips of your fingers, smash down a cookie and sprinkle with sugar or colored sugar.

If you prefer, you can roll out the cookies. Chill for 2 hours and then roll out. The dough will be very sticky. Cut and place on a cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 5-10 minutes, just until golden. Makes 4 dozen.

*This recipe can be easily halved.

 

This easy chocolate mousse recipe makes a super yummy and creamy mousse dessert perfect for any chocolate lover! Light and fluffy, it’s perfect served as-is, but if you like you can top with more whipped cream or swirl it together with the strawberry mousse recipe above! Get this and more Valentine’s Day candy recipes and treats here!

This easy chocolate mousse recipe makes a super yummy and creamy mousse dessert perfect for any chocolate lover! Light and fluffy, it's perfect served as-is, but if you like you can top with more whipped cream or swirl it together with the strawberry mousse recipe above! Get this and more Valentine's Day candy recipes and treats here!

Easy Chocolate Mousse

This recipe can be made with any flavor pudding. You can use white chocolate, dark chocolate or mint pudding, if you like (or add 1 tsp. peppermint extract to pudding). You might also try adding cherries, mini chocolate chips or anything that sounds good!

1 (3.9 ounce) package chocolate instant pudding mix
2 cups cold milk
1 cup thawed frozen whipped topping

Beat pudding mix and milk until thickened. Fold in whipped topping. Chill before serving.

 

This chocolate covered strawberries recipe is one of those easy Valentine’s Day candy recipes virtually everyone loves! This recipe makes a professional quality Valentine’s treat just like the chocolate dipped strawberries at the expensive candy shops, but for a lot less!

Dip in white chocolate, milk chocolate or dark chocolate or a combination of your favorite ones! If you like, you can add red food coloring to some white chocolate to make red or pink chocolate and pipe it onto the dipped strawberries for more creative patterns!

This chocolate covered strawberries recipe is one of those easy Valentine's Day candy recipes virtually everyone loves! This recipe makes a professional quality Valentine's treat just like the chocolate dipped strawberries at the expensive candy shops, but for a lot less!

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

16 ounces milk chocolate chips, almond bark or chocolate melting wafers*
2 tablespoons shortening
1 pound fresh strawberries with leaves

Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper or silpat. In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate and shortening, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth. Holding the strawberries by a toothpick, dip the strawberries into the chocolate mixture. Place on silpat or waxed paper to harden. You can put them in the freezer or fridge to harden faster.

*If using chocolate melting wafters or almond bark, do not use the shortening.

 

This chocolate covered strawberry hot chocolate is an easy but delicious variation on hot chocolate perfect for Valentine’s Day! Top with colored marshmallows or the pink heart marshmallows for a sweet and warm Valentine’s Day treat!

This chocolate covered strawberry hot chocolate is an easy but delicious variation on hot chocolate perfect for Valentine's Day! Top with colored marshmallows or the pink heart marshmallows for a sweet and warm Valentine's Day treat! Get this and more Valentine's Day candy recipes and treats here!

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Hot Chocolate

1 cup milk
2 Tbsp. chocolate syrup
2 Tbsp. strawberry syrup
whipped cream (optional)

Mix ingredients together and heat for 1 minute in the microwave until hot.  Top with whipped cream. Serves 1.

 

These chocolate cherry truffles are one of my husband’s favorite Valentine’s Day candy recipes! Starting with tasty chocolate and cherry flavors, you can modify this recipe to suit your own taste! You can roll the truffles in coconut, sprinkles, powdered sugar or dip in melted chocolate for a firmer outer shell!

These chocolate cherry truffles are one of my husband's favorite Valentine's Day candy recipes! Starting with tasty chocolate and cherry flavors, you can modify this recipe to suit your own taste! You can roll the truffles in coconut, sprinkles, powdered sugar or dip in melted chocolate for a firmer outer shell! Get this and more Valentine's Day treats recipes here!

Easy Chocolate Cherry Truffles

1 Tbsp. sugar
1/4 cup whipping cream
2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
2 Tbsp. cherry flavoring or desired liquor (optional) – (brandy, amaretto, kahlua, rum etc.) or any flavoring (orange, mint, raspberry, coffee)
1/2 cup nuts, finely chopped
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder*

Combine the sugar, whipping cream and butter in a 1 quart saucepan. Cook and stir until the butter is melted and the mixture is very hot but not burned. Remove from heat.

Stir in semi-sweet chocolate until melted and well blended. Stir in liquor. (If desired, halve the batch at this point and stir 1 Tbsp. of 2 different liquors into each portion.)

Cover and chill 1 hour or until mixture is completely cool, stirring often. Drop mixture from a rounded teaspoon onto a baking sheet lined with waxed paper. Chill 30 minutes or until firm. Roll balls into nuts or unsweetened cocoa powder. Store in a cool, dry location. Makes 15-20 pieces.

*You can roll truffles in coconut, sprinkles, powdered sugar or dip in melted white, dark or milk chocolate.

 

This raspberry cake recipe makes a light and fluffy cake style dessert with a delicious raspberry flavor and the perfect colors for Valentine’s Day!

This raspberry cake recipe makes a light and fluffy cake style dessert with a delicious raspberry flavor and the perfect colors for Valentine's Day! Get this and more Valentine's Day candy recipes and treats here!

Raspberry Cake

1 angel food cake, cubed
1-2 packages raspberries
1 small pkg. instant vanilla pudding
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup sour cream
Whipped topping

Place half of the angel food cake cubes into a pan or dish. Top with raspberries. Place remaining angel food cake on top. In a separate bowl, combine pudding, milk and sour cream, beating well. Pour over cake. Chill for 5 hours or more and served topped with whipped topping.

 

This easy gumdrops recipe makes tasty homemade jelly candies in your choice of flavors!

This easy gumdrops recipe makes tasty homemade jelly candies in your choice of flavors! Get this and more Valentine's Day candy recipes and treats here!

Homemade Gumdrops

1 cup applesauce*
1 cup sugar
1 sm. pkg. fruit gelatin (3 oz.)
extra sugar for coating

Combine the applesauce and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook 2 minutes.  Dissolve the gelatin in the applesauce mixture. Pour into an 8×8 inch pan. After 24 hours, cut into 1 inch squares and roll in sugar. Roll in the sugar a second time 24 hours later. Makes 64 pieces.

*You can puree fruit cocktail, peaches or pears instead of applesauce

 

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  1. Magdalen

    January 28, 2015 at 2:47 am

    But… but you’ve only just finished baking for Christmas! They do look delicious though!

    Reply
    • Jill

      January 28, 2015 at 6:12 am

      I know what you mean Magdalen. I sat last night thinking “I need to start making or buying my Valentines already ( I have to mail most of mine)” I can’t believe I have to get started on that all ready.

      Reply
      • Elodie

        February 10, 2023 at 12:30 am

        Jill!

        Is that picture new or old? Short hair? Not bad looking but I have always admired your beautiful long hair with the bangs.

        The Lord bless you,
        Elodie(el-uh-dee)

        Reply
        • Jill

          February 10, 2023 at 4:06 pm

          It is an older picture. I have had short hair once in awhile over the years but mostly I keep my hair long although years ago for many year I wore it much longer than I do now.

          Reply
  2. Magdalen

    January 28, 2015 at 2:49 am

    ……and I did want a recipe for strawberry mousse!

    Reply
  3. Debbie

    June 15, 2015 at 6:02 pm

    What temp do you bake the sugar cookies at?

    Reply
    • Jill

      June 15, 2015 at 9:00 pm

      Sorry about that Debbie it is 350 degrees.

      Reply
  4. karen

    January 31, 2019 at 8:52 am

    Does the gumdrops need to be refrigerated of left out

    Reply
    • Jill

      January 31, 2019 at 5:54 pm

      No they don’t need to be refrigerated just stored in an air tight container

      Reply
  5. rachelle Rice

    February 9, 2023 at 1:35 pm

    You’re recipes always look fabulous

    Reply
    • Jill

      February 10, 2023 at 3:58 pm

      Thank you so much Rachelle!

      Reply
  6. Amy

    February 9, 2023 at 2:01 pm

    God bless you all. I really appreciate all of the recipes. To say the least. Lord knows our hearts.

    Reply
    • Jill

      February 10, 2023 at 3:59 pm

      Amy thank you so much for letting us know.

      Reply
  7. Joanne

    February 9, 2023 at 3:26 pm

    Am thinking of making the gum drops and wondered whether other canned fruit would work as well i.e. cherries, raspberries? If I decided to use fresh fruit ie strawberries, oranges, I think I would need some liquid. What would you suggest?

    Reply
    • Jill

      February 10, 2023 at 4:03 pm

      Yes you can use canned fruit but you need to puree it before you use it. As far as needing extra liquid for fresh fruit I would think if when it is puree if it is the same consistency as applesauce you probably wouldn’t need to add extra liquid. If you are unsure just make a half of the recipe and see what happens.

      Reply
  8. Josephine De

    February 10, 2023 at 5:46 am

    I wanted a recipe for chocolate and white covered strawberries. Love them but didn’t want to pay 12.00 at my groceries store

    Reply

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