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20 Elegant Valentine’s Day Recipes

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These 20 elegant Valentine’s Day recipes are romantic, colorful, decadent and perfect for a night in with someone special, or a party with friends you love. You’ll find appetizers, desserts and cocktails that will enchant and surprise. Show someone you love them with one of these recipes!

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I love Valentine’s Day! It’s a day to make something sweet and share it with someone you love (or a whole bunch of people that you love!) Sending pretty valentines and texts full of heart emojis make me so happy!

I also love a fun “Gal-entine’s day” or even a “Pal-entine’s Day” (for the guys or mixed company… and yes, I think I came up with that), so whether you’re planning a nice party for friends, or a romantic evening for 2, you’ll find some delicious recipes below that say “I love you for being you.”

1. Fig & Bacon Jam Crostini

7 fig and bacon jam crostini on paper.
Fig and Bacon Jam Crostini
This fig and bacon jam crostini is smeared with goat cheese, topped with sliced figs and bacon jam, and then drizzled with honey, fresh thyme, and sprinkled with black pepper.
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7 fig and bacon jam crostini on paper.

2. White Rosemary Rose Cocktail

A cocktail in a martini glass on a black table, garnished with a few small spray roses.
The White Rosemary Rose Coconut Cocktail
This White Rosemary Rose coconut cocktail tastes like winter white magic! With coconut milk, white rum, honey and rosewater, it’s not too sweet and not too floral. It’s delicate, dreamy and makes such an elegant, rosy cocktail!
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A cocktail in a martini glass, garnished with red spray roses on a black table.

3. Vegan Cranberry Cream Cheese Bites

12 Cranberry puff bites in a mini-cupcake tin.
Vegan Cranberry Cream Cheese Bites
These vegan cranberry bites are fabulous for entertaining during the holidays or all year round! Layer vegan cream cheese, cranberry sauce, hazelnuts, and rosemary in puff pastry for irresistible bites that nobody can resist.
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12 Cranberry puff bites in a mini-cupcake tin.

4. Romantic Valentine’s Day Deviled Eggs

A red deviled egg, garnished with flowers and radishes on a marble slate.
Romantic Valentines Day Deviled Eggs
Want to create the prettiest Valentine’s Day deviled eggs? All you need is some mustard, mayo, creamy horseradish and a little drop of dye or all-natural beet juice color. They’re so pretty, they’ll make cupid’s wing flutter!
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A deviled egg with red filling on a marble plate, garnished with small flowers, thyme and 2 slices of radish.

5. Cranberry Maple Bourbon Smash Cocktail

A maple cranberry smash cocktail on a table beside garnishes.
Cranberry Maple Bourbon Smash Cocktail
This Cranberry Maple Bourbon Smash Cocktail is the perfect fall cocktail. Whip up a batch of maple-cranberry simple syrup in just 5-minutes. Then combine it with bourbon and cranberry juice, top it with a rosemary sprig and enjoy!
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A maple cranberry smash cocktail on a table beside garnishes.

6. How to Make a Bacon Rose Bouquet

A “bouquet” of bacon roses with leaves and dry, yellow spray roses in a glass vase on a table.
How to Make Bacon Roses
Nothing says “I love you” like a perfectly crispy bacon rose! Learn how to make exquisitely crispy, lifelike bacon roses and arrange them perfectly in a beautiful bouquet!
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A “bouquet” of bacon roses in a vase with leaves and yellow spray roses.

7. Pink Vodka Lemonade

2 pink cocktails on a white table, garnished with thyme and lime slices.
Pink Vodka Lemonade
Pink vodka lemonade is the perfect tasty adult beverage for any time you are looking for something easy and delicious! It uses just 5 ingredients and has such a light and pretty pink color.
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2 pink cocktails on a white table, garnished with thyme and lime slices.

8. Beet Napoleons with Prosciutto Roses

6 beet napoleons, with prosciutto roses on top, garnished with cilantro leaves on a plate.
Beet Napoleons with Prosciutto Roses
No, they’re not red velvet, they’re beautiful beet napoleon appetizers with chive cream cheese and tiny prosciutto roses on top! They're earthy, creamy, and perfectly bite-size!
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A small beet napoleon, with a prosciutto rose on top, on a white plate.

9. Fillet Mignon Bites with Creamy Horseradish Sauce

Filet mignon bites, wrapped in bacon and stuck with toothpicks, beside a sauce on a metal plate.
Filet Mignon Bites with Creamy Horseradish Sauce
Filet Mignon Bites with creamy horseradish sauce are the perfect elegant appetizer. Mini filet mignons are wrapped in bacon and served with a thick and tangy dipping sauce. 
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Filet mignon bites, wrapped in bacon and stuck with toothpicks, beside a sauce on a metal plate.

10. The Divine Damiana Valentine Cocktail

A cocktail on a dark table garnished with raspberries and small flowers, with a few raspberries and flowers at its base.
The Damiana Valentine Cocktail
If you’re looking for a cocktail to really put you in the mood, this Damiana tea and sake cocktail is a divine Valentine aphrodisiac. Cold steep your tea over night for the sweetest flavor.
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A cocktail on a table garnished with raspberries and small flowers, with small flowers and berries at its base.

11. Cherry Cheesecake Cupcakes

a cherry cheesecake in paper wrapping, topped with cherries on a gingham table cloth.
Cherry Cheesecake Cupcakes
A sweet and buttery graham cracker crust topped with creamy cheesecake filling and mouth-watering cherries.
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a cherry cheesecake in paper wrapping, topped with cherries on a gingham table cloth.

12. The Pink Cherry Blossom Maraschino Liqueur Cocktail

A pink cocktail, garnished with a cherry and small cherry blossoms on a black table.
The Pink Cherry Blossom Maraschino Liqueur Cocktail
Lightly sweet, citrusy and with a hint of cherry, it's a perfect cocktail for Easter, Mother's Day, a feminine bridal shower or celebration of April's cherry blossom season!
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A pink cocktail, garnished with a cherry and small cherry blossoms on a black table.

13. Chocolate-Covered-Strawberries

11 ornately decorated chocolate-covered strawberries.
Chocolate-Covered Strawberries Recipe
If you don’t have a Valentine this year, there’s no need to fret — Chocolate-Covered Strawberries are a love story in-and-of themselves. This gorgeous confection is surprisingly easy to make at home, takes only 20 minutes to make, and costs a fraction of what you’d pay at the store!
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11 ornately decorated chocolate-covered strawberries.

14. Crostini with Balsamic Strawberries and Ricotta

10 balsamic strawberry crostini, garnished with small flowers, on a marble plate.
Crostini with Balsamic Strawberries and Ricotta
These crostini with balsamic strawberries and ricotta are sweet, tart, creamy and perhaps the prettiest appetizers you can serve at your next fancy picnic, Mother’s Day brunch or bridal shower.
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A balsamic strawberry crostini, garnished with a few small flowers, surrounded by others on a marble plate.

15. The Sparkling Kir Royale Cocktail

2 Kir Royale cocktails in champagne flutes on a table, garnished with raspberries.
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A Kir Royale cocktail is perfect for any celebration – from New Year’s Eve to Valentines Day or even a proposal – because of its gorgeous color and sparkling personality.
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2 Kir Royale cocktails in champagne flutes on a table, garnished with raspberries.

16. Pretty Pink Gin & Tonics

3 pink gin and tonic cocktails on a lace table cloth garnished with and surrounded by floral greenery and thyme, beside an egg in an egg cup.
Pink Gin & Tonic Cocktail
What pretty pink cocktails! These gin and tonics are so feminine, so gently spiced, delicately herbal and lightly floral. They’re perfect for Easter, a baby shower, bridal shower or elegant brunch.
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3 pink cocktails, garnished with flowers and rosemary on a lace cloth, beside an egg in an egg cup, tied with flowers.

17. Grilled Oysters

8 grilled oysters on a plate beside a grilled lemon slice.
Grilled Oysters with White Wine Butter Sauce
Grilled Oysters make for an awesome appetizer and decadent treat for your favorite friends. This grilled oyster recipe highlights what oysters are best for, grilling, and a simple butter sauce with a secret ingredient, white wine.
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8 grilled oysters on a plate beside a grilled lemon slice.

18. White Chocolate Cheesecake Mousse with Raspberry Compote

3 glasses of white chocolate mousse with raspberry compote swirls on a black table with a few roses and spoons at their base.
White Chocolate Cheesecake Mousse with Raspberry Compote
This no-bake, creamy, decadent white chocolate cheesecake mousse recipe is ribboned with raspberry-rosemary compote. It’s gluten-free, silky and sweet, tart and delicately hinted with rosemary essence.
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3 glasses of white chocolate mousse with raspberry compote swirls on a black table with a few roses and spoons at their base.

19. The Pretty Pink Gin Martini

A pink martini, garnished with a pink spray rose and a sprig of thistle on a black table.
The Pretty Pink Gin Martini
This pink gin martini is made with Gin Lane 1751 and has such an enchanting, feminine air. More complex than a traditional martini, this cocktail includes a delicate herbal spice, perfect for a baby shower, Easter or any lady-like affair!
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A pink cocktail on a table, garnished with a rose and thistle, with roses at its base.

20. Deviled Eggs with Bacon Roses

3 deviled eggs garnished with tiny bacon roses, oregano leaves and a sprinkle of poppy seeds.
Deviled Eggs with Bacon Roses
This deviled egg recipe is creamy and smooth with just a touch of Old Bay seasoning, and when topped with precious bacon roses, they’ll be the prettiest, most impressive crowd-pleasers at your next party!
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A deviled egg, garnished with a small bacon rose and a few tiny thyme leaves on a marble plate, in front of 2 other eggs.

I hope you love these Valentine’s Day recipes as much as I do! Wishing you a loving, happy day, from my heart to yours.

For more inspiration, follow me on INSTAGRAM, on PINTEREST, TIKTOK and FACEBOOK! And if you ever make any of my tasty drinks or treats, take a picture and tag me. I want to see!

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