Heart-Healthy Recipes for a Sweet Valentine’s Day

Spread the love this Valentine’s Day by making your sweetheart a delicious meal that is good for their heart. Featuring elegant presentation, lush flavors, and plenty of strawberries (nature’s heart candy!), these Valentine’s Day recipes are sure to delight. 

Set the tone for a lovely day with these sweet vegan breakfast recipes. Chocolate and fruit are a match made in heaven.

Light and fluffy vanilla pancakes, strawberry-cherry nice cream, and a warm chocolate drizzle: This triply delicious breakfast will score major points with your sweetie.

A mixture including almond milk and vinegar creates buttermilk for these luscious double-chocolate pancakes.

Tofu is the secret ingredient for the creamy chocolate base in these picturesque parfaits.

For a romantic close to the day, opt for a hearty pasta  or a vibrant strawberry-centric dish.

A tangy homemade strawberry vinaigrette dials up the wow factor in this stunning dish.

Pistachios add a note of richness to this fresh, flavorful salad.

Pasta is a candlelit-dinner classic, and this creamy pesto dish is healthful enough to not leave you feeling stuffed.

Sweet and savory make the perfect couple in this Indian-inspired dish.

Pour your heart into these divine desserts, which will satisfy any sweet tooth.  

Strawberry cupcakes taste good at any time of year, but the colors and flavors are just perfect for Valentine’s Day… and you can have a lot of fun decorating them! View our Strawberry Cupcakes Recipe.

Forget chalky candy hearts and try these delightful strawberry candy hearts made from only two ingredients. Making (and eating!) them is a fun and delicious activity for all ages. View the tutorial on The Vegan 8.

You can whip up this luscious, creamy chocolate dip in no time and it’s delicious with apples, strawberries, cantaloupe, pears, and bananas. View our Raw Chocolate Caramel Dip Recipe.

How to do it: Cut a grape tomato in half on a diagonal and then rotate one side so that the two sides form a heart. Secure with a toothpick.

Cool down after a hot date with this simple and sweet ice "cream" dish. Be sure to add strawberries cut into hearts as a love-ly topping! View our 2-Ingredient Chocolate Banana Ice Cream recipe. 

These dense, fudgy brownies have loads and loads of melt-in-your-mouth raspberry yumminess. Frozen berries actually will work better here because the dough is very stiff, and frozen berries are easier to fold in. View our Raspberry Truffle Brownies Recipe.

Simple but so sweet: Add a loving touch to any dessert recipe by arranging your fruit toppings into a heart!

Adorn the top of any dessert or festive dish with these festive cards (attach them to toothpicks!). Print the FOK Valentines Exclusive PDF.