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!
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!
2 Ingredient Easy Fudge Recipe
Ingredients
3 cups chocolate chips*
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
2 Tbsp. butter (optional)
Instructions
- Place parchment paper in an 8×8 inch baking pan and spray with cooking spray or grease with butter.
- Pour both ingredients into a microwave safe bowl.
- Melt in 30 second increments. Stir after each 30 seconds.
- When melted, pour into the greased 8×8 inch pan. Let cool in the fridge and then cut into pieces.
- Add Nuts as desired.
Notes
*3 cups of chocolate chips make a firmer fudge. If you would like a softer fudge or if you would like to save money on chocolate, you can use 2 cups chocolate chips. For white chips and other non-chocolate chips, you MUST use 3 cups or it won’t set up.
You can also try these tasty variations for this easy fudge:
- 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
- Chocolate Covered Strawberry: Stir in 2-3 Tbsp. of strawberry jam
- Rocky Road: Stir in 1/2 cup marshmallows and 1/4 cup chopped almonds
- Vanilla Fudge: Use White chips instead
- Candy Cane: Use white chips and stir in crushed candy canes
- M&M: Stir in 1/3 cup of M&M’s
- Spicy Mexican: Add 1 tsp. cinnamon and 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- Caramel: Swirl on top 1/4 cup caramel sauce
- Smore: Layer graham crackers on the bottom then put fudge on top and top with marshmallows or marshmallow cream.
- Coconut Cream Eggs: Add 1 1/2 cup coconut flakes and 1 tsp. coconut extract (optional)
Chocolate Strawberry Fudge Recipe
Ingredients
1 can strawberry frosting
1 bag white chocolate chips or wafers
1/2 oz. freeze dried strawberries, crushed
1 can chocolate fudge frosting
1 bag chocolate chips
Instructions
- Melt strawberry frosting and white chocolate.
- Stir in freeze dried strawberries.
- Pour into greased 8 or 9 inch square pan.
- Melt fudge frosting and chocolate chips.
- Stir until melted.
- Pour into pan with strawberry fudge and swirl.
- Let cool until set up.
- Cut into pieces.
3 Ingredient No Bake Valentine Bark Candy
This 3 ingredient no bake Valentine bark candy is an easy and festive Valentine’s Day candy recipe that is easy to make, starting with just 3 ingredients! It is a perfect Valentine’s Day treat your family and friends will adore!
Ingredients
1 lb. white almond bark (or 1 bag white chocolate chips)
1 (12 oz.) pkg. pink candy wafers
1 (12 oz.) pkg. red candy wafers
candy sprinkles (your choice of white, pink, red or gold)
Jet-Puffed Vanilla Marshmallow Bits (optional)
Instructions
- Melt the almond bark in the microwave according to the package directions.
- Drizzle the melted almond bark onto waxed paper or onto a silicone baking mat on a cookie sheet.
- Spread evenly to about 1/8″ thick.
- Melt the pink candy wafers in the microwave according to the package directions.
- Drizzle melted candy over the top of the first layer.
- Melt the red candy wafers in the microwave according to the package directions.
- Drizzle the melted red candy over the top of the other layers.
- Using a spatula, swirl the layers together to get the desired look.
- Gently shake the baking sheet to work out any bubbles.
- Add candy sprinkles liberally over the swirled candy, as desired.
- Sprinkle marshmallow bits over the top, if desired.
- Let harden. You can put it in the fridge if you prefer to make it harden faster.
- Then break into pieces and serve.
Notes
- The basic recipe calls for almond bark and candy wafers, but you can mix and match almond bark, candy wafers and white chocolate chips.
- If you don’t have colored candy wafers, you can melt almond bark or white chocolate chips in separate batches and add red food coloring until you get the desired shade of red or pink.
- You don’t have to use the exact amount of almond bark and candy wafers called for in the recipe, so if you have more or less of one of the candy ingredients, or if you want to make a partial batch, you can adjust to what you have and it will work out fine.
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!
Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Ingredients
6 oz. melting chocolate or chocolate chips*
15 oz. small pretzels
Instructions
- Melt chocolate in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds. If using chocolate chips, add 2 Tbsp. shortening when melting.
- Dip pretzels in chocolate and let harden on waxed paper or silpat.
Notes
*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!
Strawberry Mousse Recipe
Ingredients
1 egg white*
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup fresh or 5 oz. frozen strawberries thawed**
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
2 cups whipped cream or whipped topping
Instructions
- 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.
Notes
*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!
The VERY Best Homemade Sugar Cookies Recipe!
This homemade sugar cookies recipe makes the best light and fluffy sugar cookies! These sugar cookies are perfect for Christmas, Valentine’s Day or a tasty snack anytime!
- Yield: 4 dozen
Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1 cup shortening
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
6 cups all purpose flour
Instructions
- Cream together the sugar, shortening, eggs and vanilla.
- Add buttermilk. Stir well.
- 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 each cookie and sprinkle with sugar or colored sugar. If you prefer, you can roll out the cookies.
- Chill for 2 hours.
- When ready to make the cookies, preheat the oven to 350°.
- Roll out the dough. The dough will be very sticky.
- Cut with a cookie cutter and place on a cookie sheet.
- Bake for 5-10 minutes, just until golden.
Notes
- This recipe can be easily halved.
- When you make this recipe, make sure to use shortening and not butter. The shortening is what makes the cookies light and fluffy. If you substitute butter, the sugar cookies will turn out flat and crunchy instead of light and fluffy, which is not what you want in a sugar cookie.
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 Recipe
Get ready for pure chocolate bliss! This easy chocolate mousse recipe delivers a rich, creamy dessert that’s perfect for any chocolate lover—ready in just minutes! Light, fluffy, and irresistible on its own, it’s even better topped with a dollop of whipped cream.
Ingredients
1 (3.9 ounce) pkg. chocolate instant pudding mix
2 cups cold milk
1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed
Instructions
- Beat pudding mix and milk, until thickened.
- Fold in whipped topping.
- Chill before serving.
Notes
This recipe can be made with any flavor pudding. You can use:
- white chocolate
- dark chocolate
- mint pudding
- or add 1 tsp. peppermint extract to pudding
You might also try adding cherries, mini chocolate chips or anything that sounds good!
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!
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Ingredients
16 oz. milk chocolate chips, almond bark or chocolate melting wafers
2 Tbsp. shortening
1 lb. fresh strawberries with leaves
Instructions
- Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper or a silpat.
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate and shortening, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth. (If using chocolate melting wafers or almond bark, do not use the shortening.)
- Poke a toothpick into one strawberry.
- Dip the strawberry into the chocolate mixture.
- Place on a silpat or on waxed paper to harden. You can put them in the freezer or fridge to harden faster.
- Repeat to cover all of the strawberries with chocolate.
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!
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Hot Chocolate
- Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients
1 cup milk
2 Tbsp. chocolate syrup
2 Tbsp. strawberry syrup
whipped cream (optional)
Instructions
- Mix milk, chocolate syrup and strawberry syrup together.
- Heat for 1 minute in the microwave until hot.
- Top with whipped cream.
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!
Easy Chocolate Cherry Truffles
- Yield: Makes 15-20 pieces
Ingredients
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
Instructions
- 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. Stir until melted and well blended.
- Stir in liquor, if desired. (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.
Notes
If you like, you can roll truffles the truffles in other things like 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!
Raspberry Cake
Ingredients
1 angel food cake, cubed
1-2 pkgs. raspberries
1 small pkg. instant vanilla pudding
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup sour cream
whipped topping
Instructions
- Place half of the angel food cake cubes into a pan or dish.
- Top with raspberries.
- Place the remaining angel food cake on top.
- In a separate bowl, combine the pudding, milk and sour cream, beating well.
- Pour over the cake.
- Chill for 5 hours or more.
- Serve topped with whipped topping.
This easy gumdrops recipe makes tasty homemade jelly candies in your choice of flavors!
Homemade Gumdrops
- Yield: Makes 64 pieces.
Ingredients
1 cup applesauce*
1 cup sugar
1 sm. pkg. fruit gelatin (3 oz.)
extra sugar for coating
Instructions
- 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.
- After 24 more hours, roll in the sugar a second time.
Notes
*If you prefer, you can puree fruit cocktail, peaches or pears and use them in place of the applesauce
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