Planning a squishy, romantic, candle-lit dinner for two? Finish off your Valentine’s Day meal right with a sweet dessert for your sweetheart. We have recipes featuring all the ingredients that sing with love—strawberries, raspberries, figs, and of course, chocolate is a given. Persian love cakes? We have two recipes for those!
Looking for more Valentine’s Day desserts? Indulge in decadent chocolate lava cakes, get a little boozy with vincotto berry and amaretto trifles, or try your hand at Curtis Stone’s yoghurt panna cotta with syrupy strawberries. Whether you’re baking or opting for easy no-bake Valentine’s desserts, these sweet treats will make your night unforgettable. Find the best Valentine’s Day dessert recipes and end your evening on a deliciously romantic note.
Want more? Check out our best rose recipes for Valentine’s Day.
Vincotto berry and amaretto cream trifles
Supersize me: For an impressive festive dessert, simply assemble in a large trifle dish and dress with extra summer berries.
Limoncello tiramisù
This not-so-traditional version of the layered Italian coffee dessert swaps coffee and fortified wine for zesty limoncello – a worthy adaptation in our eyes.
Sean Moran’s goat’s cheese tart with strawberries
This tart hits the perfect balance between sweet and savoury flavours, topped off with a jammy glaze.
Vanilla-roasted strawberries with a mascarpone cream and pistachio crunch
Strawberries and cream gets a luxe upgrade.
Fried date pastries
“Imqaret are a legacy from the Arab rule in Malta,” says cookbook author Julia Busuttil Nishimura.
Nectarine Sangria granita Spritz
The flavours of Sangria inspired this boozy granita dessert-cocktail hybrid.
Shiraz gin and pear brioche cake with gin ice-cream
This recipe calls for a pear poaching syrup made with shiraz gin that flavours and colours the pears, but doubles as the base for the accompanying ice-cream.
Gianduja and affogato mousse cake
Topped with roasted hazelnuts and toffee shards.
Pistachio and rose roulade with lychees and raspberries
This elegant dessert combines a light, pistachio-flecked sponge with a decadent chocolate-cream filling.
Burnt honey panna cotta with chamomile strawberries
Sink your spoon into these super smooth, silky panna cottas that make for perfect spring desserts.
Chocolate mousse with white chocolate and corn flake crumble
This recipe by Leonardo’s Pizza Palace in Melbourne uses a classic technique that produces flawless mousses and parfaits.
O Tama Carey’s love cake
This rich love cake recipe, fragrant with spices, made with semolina, cashew nuts and rosewater, has a fudge-like centre and lasts a good few weeks, getting better with age. What’s not to love?
Crushed strawberry and pistachio éclairs
Chocolate is hard to go past, but wait ’til you tried this strawberry version.
Jaclyn Koludrovic’s gluten-free lemon verbena, white chocolate and fig tart
A contemporary trio of flavours in a dietary-friendly tart.
10 William St’s tiramisù
The classic Italian dessert you know and love.
Triple chocolate praline tart
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for triple chocolate praline tart.
Berry and pistachio stacked pavlova
This three-tiered berry and pistachio pavlova is a real showstopper.
Chocolate and raspberry sponge fingers
Rodney Dunn recipe for chocolate and raspberry sponge fingers.
Guillaume Brahimi’s salted caramel and chocolate ganache tart
It doesn’t get much better than praise-worthy dessert.
Milk chocolate and date soufflés with caramelised walnut ice-cream
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for milk chocolate and date soufflés with caramelised walnut ice-cream.
Raspberry and vanilla jubes with lime sugar
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Raspberry chocolate truffles
A recipe for chocolate truffles laced with lush raspberry and a cacao crunch.
Curtis Stone’s yoghurt panna cotta with strawberries and rosewater
“Draining yoghurt turns it into labne, and its creamy thickness makes for the best panna cotta in this easy-as dessert – a beautiful match for rose-scented strawberries,” says Curtis Stone.
Rhubarb and strawberry tart with candied pistachio and fennel seeds
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for rhubarb and strawberry tart with candied pistachio and fennel seeds.
Chocolate and hazelnut cake with espresso ganache
This fudgy, meringue-based cake is the perfect finale to a sophisticated dinner party.
Soft-centred chocolate budini with milk ice-cream
In the mood for chocolatey oozy goodness? Look no further.
Emma McCaskill’s white peaches with rosewater, honey and fromage blanc
The sweet flesh of ripe peaches takes centre-stage in this simple recipe.
Chocolate, strawberries and cream
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for chocolate, strawberries and cream.
Panna cotta with blood orange and juniper syrup
When searching for warm-weather desserts, it’s hard to go past the lightness of a panna cotta. This one also makes the most of blood orange’s slightly bitter notes for a finale that’s not too heavy.
Fig and raspberry crostata
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for fig and raspberry crostata by Catherine Adams from Rockpool.
Strawberry, cherry and raspberry salad with raspberry sorbet
Double-down on the vibrant flavours of summer berries with a simple sorbet to go with your fruit salad.
Chocolate whiskey soufflé
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for chocolate whiskey soufflé.
Curtis Stone’s no-bake dark chocolate and strawberry tart
No need to turn on the oven for this beauty.
Guillaume Brahimi’s passionfruit soufflés with vanilla anglaise
Guillaume Brahimi recipe for passionfruit soufflés with vanilla anglaise.
Salted chocolate layer cake with whipped ganache
This is the chocolate cake to save for a special occasion.
A no-bake strawberry crème fraîche cheesecake
The best bit? There’s no need to turn on the oven.
Chocolate, pistachio and orange-blossom truffles
Australian Gourmet Traveller Valentine’s Day recipe for chocolate, pistachio and orange-blossom truffles.
Dutch waffle ice-cream sandwiches with crushed raspberries
Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for Dutch waffle ice-cream sandwiches with crushed raspberries.
Chocolate mousse cakes
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Christine Manfield’s chocolate mousse cakes.
Raspberry and vanilla vacherin
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for raspberry and vanilla vacherin from La Colombe d’Or in France.
Chocolate marquise with lime and coconut sorbet
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for chocolate marquise with lime and coconut sorbet by Public restaurant in Brisbane.
Stephanie Alexander’s raspberry and rose-geranium sorbet with honey wafers, raspberries and cream
The flavour of ripe raspberries dominates this refreshing sorbet, but the rose-scented geranium adds a haunting after-note that’s not at all cloying.
Chocolate tart
A perfect specimen of a dessert.
Gerard Yaxley’s Persian love cake
With a kiss of nutmeg.
White chocolate and raspberry ice-cream choux stack
A tower of pastry and ice-cream, crowned with fresh and freeze-dried raspberries? Now that sounds fun.
Cardamom nut cake
Fragrant, nutty and beautiful to boot.
Chilli chocolate lava cake
Chocoholics delight, because this chocolate lava cake is all things spiced, gooey and delicious.
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