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 with all the ingredients that sing with love, like strawberries, raspberries, figs; chocolate is a given. Persian love cakes? We have two recipes for those.
Fall head over heels for these Valentine's Day desserts
Looking for some sweets for your sweetheart? Come February 14, set hearts aflutter with these desserts.
![**[Chocolate mousse with white chocolate and corn flake crumble](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/chocolate-mousse-crumble-recipe-17176|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2021/02/09/17176/web_chocolatemousse.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Chocolate mousse with white chocolate and corn flake crumble
Photo: Mikkel Vang![**[O Tama Carey's love cake](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/o-tama-careys-love-cake-8598|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2020/01/29/8598/web_lovecake.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Ben Dearnley
![**[Crushed strawberry and pistachio éclairs](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/crushed-strawberry-and-pistachio-eclairs-12606|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/03/12606/web_strawberryeclairs.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Crushed strawberry and pistachio éclairs
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Jaclyn Koludrovic's gluten-free lemon verbena, white chocolate and fig tart](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/fig-tart-18931|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2020/12/21/18931/web_figtart.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Jaclyn Koludrovic's gluten-free lemon verbena, white chocolate and fig tart
Photo: James Moffatt![**[10 William St's tiramisù](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/tiramisu-8244|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/11/27/8244/web_tiramisu1-williamst.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Ben Dearnley
![**[Triple chocolate praline tart](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/triple-chocolate-praline-tart-10486|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2013/05/09/11579/0609choctart-628.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: William Meppem
![**[Berry and pistachio stacked pavlova](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/berry-and-pistachio-stacked-pavlova-12960|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/03/12960/web_strawberrypavlova.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Berry and pistachio stacked pavlova
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Chocolate and raspberry sponge fingers](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/chocolate-and-raspberry-sponge-fingers-12378|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2015/11/03/37156/1115GT-sponge-fingers.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Chocolate and raspberry sponge fingers
Photo: William Meppem![**[Guillaume Brahimi's salted caramel and chocolate ganache tart](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/salted-caramel-chocolate-ganache-tart-17342|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/18/17342/WEB_saltedcaramelchocganachetart.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Guillaume Brahimi's salted caramel and chocolate ganache tart
Photo: Alicia Taylor![**[Chocolate soufflés](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/chocolate-souffles-12751|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/07/16/12751/hero-chocolate-souffles-recipe.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Mikkel Vang
![**[Raspberry and vanilla jubes with lime sugar](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/raspberry-and-vanilla-jubes-with-lime-sugar-11799|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2020/01/29/11799/web_jubes.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Raspberry and vanilla jubes with lime sugar
Photo: Chris Chen![**[Chocolate truffles](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/chocolate-truffles-7144|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2013/05/08/5407/0807choctruff-628.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: William Meppem
![**[Curtis Stone's yoghurt panna cotta with strawberries and rosewater](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/curtis-stones-yoghurt-panna-cotta-with-strawberries-and-rosewater-8550|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2020/01/29/8550/web_panna.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Curtis Stone's yoghurt panna cotta with strawberries and rosewater
Photo: William Meppem![**[Rhubarb and strawberry tart with candied pistachio and fennel seeds](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/rhubarb-and-strawberry-tart-with-candied-pistachio-and-fennel-seeds-12107|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2014/10/28/32007/1114GT-party-dessert-recipes-rhubarb-tart.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Rhubarb and strawberry tart with candied pistachio and fennel seeds
Photo: William Meppem![**[Chocolate and hazelnut cake with espresso ganache](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/chocolate-and-hazelnut-cake-with-espresso-ganache-13918|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2020/01/29/13918/web_hazlenut.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Chocolate and hazelnut cake with espresso ganache
Photo: William Meppem![**[Soft-centred chocolate budini with milk ice-cream](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/soft-centred-chocolate-budini-with-milk-ice-cream-9034|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/07/12/9034/web_chocolate_budino.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Soft-centred chocolate budini with milk ice-cream
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Chocolate, strawberries and cream](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/chocolate-strawberries-and-cream-9099|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2020/01/29/9099/web_choc.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Chocolate, strawberries and cream
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Emma McCaskill's white peaches with rosewater, honey and fromage blanc](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/white-peaches-with-rosewater-honey-and-fromage-blanc-15800|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/05/21/15800/hero-white-peaches-fromage-blanc.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Emma McCaskill's white peaches with rosewater, honey and fromage blanc
Photo: Andrew Finlayson![[Bert's passionfruit and elderflower pavlova](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/passionfruit-and-elderflower-pavlova-16591|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2020/12/14/16591/web_Passionfruit_and_elderflower_pavlovaA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Bert's passionfruit and elderflower pavlova
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Panna cotta with blood orange and juniper syrup](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/panna-cotta-with-blood-orange-and-juniper-syrup-12941|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2017/11/30/51467/GT1711_That-s_the_Spirit_GT1711_Panna_cotta_with_blood_orange_and_juniper_syrup_03A.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Panna cotta with blood orange and juniper syrup
Photo: Chris Chen![**[Fig and raspberry crostata](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/fig-and-raspberry-crostata-8852|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2020/02/05/8852/web_raspberry.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Ben Dearnley
![**[Strawberry, cherry and raspberry salad with raspberry sorbet](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/strawberry-cherry-and-raspberry-salad-with-raspberry-sorbet-12949|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/03/12949/web_strawberrycherry.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Strawberry, cherry and raspberry salad with raspberry sorbet
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Chocolate whiskey soufflé](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/chocolate-whiskey-souffle-11705|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2020/01/29/11705/web_souffle.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Ben Dearnley
![**[Curtis Stone's dark chocolate and strawberry tart](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/curtis-stones-dark-chocolate-and-strawberry-tart-8546|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/03/8546/web_strawberrycake.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Curtis Stone's dark chocolate and strawberry tart
Photo: William Meppem![**[Passionfruit soufflés with vanilla Anglaise](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/passionfruit-souffles-with-vanilla-anglaise-8313|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/10/08/8313/web_souffle.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
![**[Salted chocolate layer cake with whipped ganache](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/salted-chocolate-layer-cake-with-whipped-ganache-15940|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/05/23/15940/GT1805_Take_the_cake_Salted_chocolate_layer_cake_with_whipped_ganacheA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Salted chocolate layer cake with whipped ganache
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Strawberry crème fraiche cheesecake](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/strawberry-creme-fraiche-cheesecake-16733|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/12/12/16733/GT1812_Good_to_go_Strawberry_cr-me_fraiche_cheesecakeA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Strawberry crème fraiche cheesecake
Photo: Chris Chen![**[Chocolate, pistachio and orange-blossom truffles](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/chocolate-pistachio-and-orange-blossom-truffles-10851|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2013/05/09/11125/0210gtvdaytruffles-628.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Chocolate, pistachio and orange-blossom truffles
Photo: William Meppem![**[Dutch waffle ice-cream sandwiches with crushed raspberries](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/dutch-waffle-ice-cream-sandwiches-with-crushed-raspberries-13438|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2020/01/14/13438/web_waffle_sandwich.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Dutch waffle ice-cream sandwiches with crushed raspberries
Photo: John Paul Urizar![**[Christine Manfield's chocolate mousse cakes](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/chocolate-mousse-cakes-7841|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2013/06/13/23009/061213-christine-manfield-gourmet-institute-chocolate-cake-628.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
![**[Raspberry and vanilla vacherin](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/raspberry-and-vanilla-vacherin-7941|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2013/12/11/25794/vacherin.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Raspberry and vanilla vacherin
Photo: William Meppem![**[Chocolate marquise with lime and coconut sorbet](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/chocolate-marquise-with-lime-and-coconut-sorbet-9071|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2014/02/13/26860/Marquise.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Chocolate marquise with lime and coconut sorbet
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Stephanie Alexander's raspberry and rose-geranium sorbet with honey wafers, raspberries and cream](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/stephanie-alexanders-raspberry-and-rose-geranium-sorbet-with-honey-wafers-raspberries-and-cream-8535|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2020/08/11/8535/web-Raspberry-and-rose-geranium-sorbet-with-honey-wafers--raspberries-and-cream.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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![**[Chocolate tart](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/chocolate-tart-9082|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/12/10/9082/web_chocolatetart.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Ben Dearnley
![**[Persian love cake](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/persian-love-cake-8867|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2013/05/09/6144/0908FEcake2-628.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Chris Chen
![**[White chocolate and raspberry ice-cream choux stack](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/white-chocolate-and-raspberry-ice-cream-choux-stack-12956|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/03/19/12956/white-choc-raspberry-ice-cream-choux-stack.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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White chocolate and raspberry ice-cream choux stack
Photo: Chris Chen![**[Cardamom nut cake](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/cardamom-nut-cake-16240|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/07/30/16240/GT1807_Go_nuts_Cardamom_nut_cakeA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Ben Dearnley
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