However you feel about February 14, one thing is always true: you’re going to need dessert.
So why not indulge in something delicious, decadent and definitely V-Day appropriate?
Think rich caramel, salty pistachios, smooth cream, tangy berries and of course, sinfully good chocolate.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Chocolate and dulce de leche puddings
These heavenly chocolate and dulce de leche puddings are the perfect way to end a meal! Sweet, rich, and easy to prepare – what more could you want!
Molten chocolate lava cakes
Oozing with chocolate goodness.
How to make crème brûlée
Crack through the burnt toffee to the creamy custard underneath! Silky smooth and sweet custard beneath a beautiful burnt topping. Translated literally, “crème brûlée” simply means “burned cream”. And while that might be technically what’s happening, we can’t help but think this humble dessert benefited greatly from having a name with a little French flair. […]
Classic recipe for chocolate mousse
Rich and delicious.
Persian love cake
What’s not to love about cake?
Lavender heart cookies
Spread some love.
Sprinkle (funfetti) blondies
The funfetti we used contained multicoloured star confetti and coloured sprinkles.
Cherry Ripe choc cheesecake
Rich and indulgent.
White chocolate and raspberry mud cake
A classic combo.
One-bowl chocolate velvet cake
It’s simply delicious!
Vanilla and hazelnut strawberry galette
The perfect sweet treat for your next brunch or morning tea!
Chocolate and smoked almond ice-cream sandwiches
These indulgent treats are perfect for people who love to make things from scratch.
Waffle honeycomb ice-cream sandwiches
The ice-cream melts quickly so work with one sandwich at a time and serve immediately.
Vanilla ice-cream
If you’ve never tried homemade ice-cream, then you are in for a real treat.
Decadent Black Forest trifle
A decadent twist on a classic trifle.
Chocolate, honey and red berry parfait
The ideal summer treat.
Hot chocolate souffles
Souffle has a reputation for being a difficult dish to tackle, but these individual hot chocolate souffles are certainly worth the effort, especially topped with Irish cream liqueur and ice-cream.
Salted pistachio truffles
This delicious chocolate truffles recipe is perfect for creating edible food gifts, or to add to a decadent dessert spread, or decorate a cake.
Staggeringly easy blueberry custard pastries
Sweet, smooth custard and delicate blueberries sandwiches between layers of tender puff pastry make an impressive, yet jaw-dropping simple dessert.
Roasted rhubarb custard tart
The rich redness of the rhubarb manages to make this dish look both striking and sophisticated. Few will be able to resist the charms of the deliciously tart topping hiding a rich creamy custard filling.
Sugar-free chocolate cherry hazelnut bark
This sweet and creamy chocolate ‘bark’ is studded with crunchy hazelnuts and chewy dried cherries to create a delicious, healthy treat for after dinner. It’s easy to make, and refined sugar-free – bonus!
Julie Goodwin’s dark chocolate and marmalade tart
This tart is simply divine. Rich, sweet and indulgent, it makes the perfect weekend dessert or sweet treat!
Sugar-free salted coconut and passionfruit semifreddo
This divine dessert is the perfect finish to a summer barbeque. Sugar-free and dairy-free too, it will hit the spot!
Berries and cream with white chocolate strawberries
This sublime berry and cream meringue, decadently topped with white chocolate-capped strawberries, is pleasing to the eye and palette. Grace the table with it it to mark any special celebration.
Chocolate pistachio puddings with chocolate fudge sauce
Chocoholics beware – you are sure to go nuts over these indulgent puddings sprinkled with wholesome pistachios and showered in a rich chocolate fudge sauce.
Chocolate roulade with coffee cream
Heaven comes in the shape of a log with this chocolate roulade. Mixed with a thick coffee cream this only takes 30 minutes to bake and even less time to eat!
Chocolate roulade with coffee cream
This recipe has chocolate, raspberries, coffee cream and hazelnut and takes just 30 minutes to make. If that doesn’t make your mouth water then absolutely nothing will.
Chocolate panna cotta with strawberry salsa
It is important to combine gelatine and yoghurt mixtures at similar temperatures to avoid lumps forming. Note
Chocolate love pots
With a name like chocolate love pots, you can’t go past these little pots of chocolately goodness when planning a romantic dinner.
Chocolate fondants with mascarpone coffee ice-cream
Warm chocolate pudding cakes with a molten chocolate core served with mascarpone coffee ice-cream make an elegant yet indulgent dessert.
Marbled chocolate thins
This pretty marbled chocolate thins are easier to make than you’d expect, marbling the chocolate can be almost therapeutic once you get the hang of it. Avoid rapid cooling and don’t put the sheets in the fridge to set, you want the chocolate to be set firm but not brittle when you’re ready to use the cutters.
Praline rocky road ice-cream
Just a few extra ingredients and about half an hour in the kitchen and you can turn regular chocolate ice-cream into a delicious and very sophisticated dessert.
Heart cake
You will have about 1 cup of the cake mixture left over. Note
Chocolate éclairs
Assemble and serve éclairs as close to serving time as possible. Note
Ice-cream affogato
Affogato is a popular Italian dessert that often combines coffee with ice-cream and often, a splash of booze. We’ve used Irish cream here, but you could substitute your favourite liqueur.
Mud cake hearts
Paper hearts can be bought at newsagents, or you can place a smaller heartshaped cutter, covered with plastic wrap, on each cake before dusting. Dust hearts with icing sugar. Pour mixture evenly into prepared pan. Use a cutter to cut hearts. Note
Vietnamese coffee crème caramel
Sweet and delicious Vietnamese coffee crème caramel tart from Australian Women’s Weekly.
Hugs and kisses cupcakes
These romantic cupcakes are ideal for an engagement party or baby shower.
Tiramisu cake with berries
Rich, chocolatey tiramisu cake with mascarpone cream and plump, fresh raspberries makes a fine end to a special dinner.
White chocolate and raspberry mille-feuilles
Not only do these white chocolate and raspberry mille-feuilles look amazing, they taste just as good. They are surprisingly quick and easy to make so you don’t need an excuse to whip up a batch and surprise your loved ones.
Chocolate fondue
You can dip just about any fruit that takes your fancy into chocolate fondue, bananas would be a good addition, as would marshmallows.
Pink velvet butterfly cakes
Cut a small round from the top of each cake; cut round in half to make two wings (step 7). Note
Related stories
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
Native ad body.
Sponsored by %%sponsor_name%%
