Valentine's Day Breakfast Recipes:
Start the day on a lovely note with these special Valentine's Day breakfast recipes:
- Chocolate Cherry Smoothies -- Sweet, refreshing with just a hint of chocolate, these smoothies are surprisingly healthy.
- Chocolate Chip Pancakes -- These pancakes have a secret ingredient that makes them light and fluffy.
- Chocolate French Toast -- If you can't have it on Valentine's Day, when can you have it?
- Cinnamon Rolls -- The perfect sweets for your sweeties!
- Cranberry Mini Muffins -- A wonderful make-ahead recipe for breakfast or a snack.
Valentine's Day Lunch Recipes:
Send the kids to school with something extra special on Valentine's Day this year. Try:
- Chocolate Cherry Peanut Butter and Raspberry Jelly Sandwiches -- Make this gourmet peanut butter in advance (it's really quite easy), then surprise the kids on Valentine's Day with this extraordinary peanut butter sandwich. Cut the sandwich into a heart shape with a cookie cutter to make it even more festive.
- Apple Cheese Sandwiches with Honey and Walnuts -- This is a gourmet recipe that will satisfy kids and adults alike.
- Pizza Cookies -- Buttery and cheesy, these pizza cookies make a great treat any time of day.
Valentine's Day School Party Recipes and Ideas:
Volunteering for the school Valentine's Day party? These recipes are sure to win the kids' hearts:
- Valentine Cookies -- These buttery chocolate heart cookies are perfect for school parties.
- Valentine Rice Crispy Treats -- Bring these heart-shaped rice crispy treats, and the kids will adore you!
- Peppermint Hershey Kiss Cookies -- Peppermint sugar cookies are topped with Hershey kisses.
- Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies -- Everyone loves 'em. Just be sure there are no peanut allergies in the class.
- Chocolate Mint Brownies -- They look great, yet they're amazingly easy to make.
Valentine's Day Dinner Recipes:
Whether you're looking for something casual or something fancy, these Valentine's Day dinner recipes will put everyone in a festive mood.
- Heart Shaped Pizza -- Frozen bread dough makes this pizza a cinch to make.
- Heart Shaped Pasta with tomato cream sauce makes a divine Valentine's Day dinner they won't soon forget!
- Cocktail Meatballs with Jelly -- A kid-pleasing dish that will satisfy the whole family, too.
- Raspberry Cool Whip Jello Recipe -- A sweet and refreshing side dish or dessert.
Valentine's Day Drink Recipes:
These drinks are sweet, soothing and creamy. Enjoy!
- Frozen Hot Chocolate -- The original recipe from Serendipity -- with a few tweaks to make it easier for kids to make by themselves.
- Hot Chocolate with Homemade Chocolate Chip Marshmallows -- So delicious, so worth it! Plan ahead for the marshmallows. You have to make them a day in advance.
- Hot Buttered Cider -- A non-alcoholic version of hot buttered rum for the kids. Soothing and sensational!
Valentine's Day Dessert Recipes:
Naturally, you'll want to have something chocolate for dessert. But what to make? These desserts are among my favorites:
- Raspberry S'mores -- Bursting with raspberry flavor, these smores are outrageously good!
- Rocky Road Brownies -- The flavor of s'mores in a homemade brownie. What could be better?
- Chocolate Tres Leches Cake -- If you want something really special, make this cake. They will LOVE you for it. Shhh -- don't tell them how easy it was.
