Planning a romantic, candle-lit dinner for two this Valentine’s Day? Finish off your loved-up 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.
Looking for more Valentine’s Day desserts? Indulge in decadent chocolate lava cakes, get a little boozy with 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.
Chilli chocolate lava cake
Chocoholics delight, because this chocolate lava cake is all things spiced, gooey and delicious.
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.
Soft-centred chocolate budini with milk ice-cream
In the mood for chocolatey oozy goodness? Look no further.
Eton mess
Whether the Eton mess was created by a happy accident or divine design, this thoroughly English dessert is heaven in a bowl.
Triple chocolate praline tart
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for triple chocolate praline tart.
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.
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.
Gianduja and affogato mousse cake
Topped with roasted hazelnuts and toffee shards.
Vanilla-roasted strawberries with a mascarpone cream and pistachio crunch
Strawberries and cream gets a luxe upgrade.
Chocolate Negroni cannoli
Double the batch.
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.
Pistachio and rose roulade with lychees and raspberries
This elegant dessert combines a light, pistachio-flecked sponge with a decadent chocolate-cream filling.
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.
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.
10 William St’s tiramisù
The classic Italian dessert you know and love.
Chocolate, strawberries and cream
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for chocolate, strawberries and cream.
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 chocolate truffles
A recipe for chocolate truffles laced with lush raspberry and a cacao crunch.
Jaclyn Koludrovic’s gluten-free lemon verbena, white chocolate and fig tart
A contemporary trio of flavours in a dietary-friendly tart.
Fried date pastries
“Imqaret are a legacy from the Arab rule in Malta,” says cookbook author Julia Busuttil Nishimura.
Chocolate and hazelnut cake with espresso ganache
This fudgy, meringue-based cake is the perfect finale to a sophisticated dinner party.
Emma McCaskill’s white peaches with rosewater, honey and fromage blanc
The sweet flesh of ripe peaches takes centre-stage in this simple recipe.
Fig and raspberry crostata
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for fig and raspberry crostata by Catherine Adams from Rockpool.
Chocolate whiskey soufflé
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for chocolate whiskey soufflé.
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 tart
A perfect specimen of a dessert.
Gerard Yaxley’s Persian love cake
With a kiss of nutmeg.
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