6 Simple Treats to Delight Your Loved Ones this Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is all about spreading a little love, and what better way to show your loved ones how much they mean to you than by making special treats for them to enjoy on the day.
If you’re looking for easy Valentine’s Day recipes to make for your partner, family or friends, this article is sure to hit the sweet spot. Read on as we outline six delightful treats that are easy to make and that taste great, too!
1. Valentine’s Day Flapjacks
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For an adorable Valentine’s Day breakie, prepare some flapjacks in the shape of hearts or X’s and O’s.
Simply manipulate the pancake batter to form your shape of choice when you add the batter to a hot skillet. While it’s possible to do this by hand, you can also use a squeeze bottle for better control or an appropriate metal shaped cookie cutter if you have one on hand.
When serving, top with some fresh berries, syrup or sprinkled powdered sugar and a serving of Kerrygold Naturally Softer Irish Salted Butter.
2. Mini Linzer Heart Cookies
Involve your little ones in the Valentine’s Day fun by surprising them with these mini Linzer cookies that come with a peek-a-boo jam centre.
Thin the jam with warm water so that it spreads nicely or, if you’re serving the cookies to adults only, use a little booze to complement the fruit. We recommend using Amaretto for peach jam, Chambord for blackberry jam or Bourbon for apple jelly.
Find the full recipe for our Mini Linzer Heart Cookies here.
3. Raspberry Chocolate Cupcakes
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Valentine’s Day just wouldn’t be complete without a hearty serving (or two) of chocolate.
This recipe for Raspberry Chocolate Cupcakes has a raspberry cream cheese filling that fits snug in-between two layers of rich chocolate ganache and it’s sure to leave your chocolate-crazy loved ones weak at the knees.
4. Valentine’s Pizza
Because nothing says ‘have a happy Valentine’s Day’ like a slice of heart-shaped pizza!
If time is on your side you can make your own pizza base, however most grocery stores also stock a variety of readymade bases which you can always cut into a heart shape at home.
For this treat, you can either make one large pizza to share with your partner or prepare cute, bite-sized mini pizzas for the little ones. Our recipe for Pizza Italiana will guarantee smiles all ’round this Valentine’s Day thanks to the addition of delicious, bubbling Kerrygold cheese.
5. Roasted Heart-Shaped Potatoes
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Staying in for Valentine’s Day dinner? Put these roasted heart-shaped potatoes on the menu!
The perfect accompaniment to your choice of meat and veggies, they’ll taste best when served fresh from the oven with a sprinkling of herbs and lots of real butter.
In Kerrygold country we love potatoes in every form possible, but these crispy heart-shaped spuds might just be our favourite… Click here for the recipe.
6. Raspberry Pink Champagne Float
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This unique float brings fruity and bubbly together in a way that’s sure to delight all your Valentine’s Day guests!
The best part? It only needs 3 ingredients to recreate: 2-3 scoops of raspberry sorbet, 1 cup of pink champagne or sparkling wine, fresh raspberries for garnish and you’re on to a real heart-throbber.
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