Here are some sweet treats for you and your Valentine from The Messy Apron archives, mostly based on seasonal ingredients...and chocolate.
Cookies and Candy
Apricot and Almond Cookies with White Chocolate
Bittersweet Almond Amaretto Truffles (You can’t go wrong with chocolate!)
Brownies
Caramel Corn
Chai Spice Cashew Butter Cookies
Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal Cookies with Black Walnuts
Chocolate Cinnamon Hazelnut Cookies
Milk Chocolate Chip and M&M Cookies (Make them for Valentine’s Day with seasonally colored M&Ms)
Mint Chocolate Cookies (If you cannot find Andes Peppermint Crunch Baking Chips this time of year, you could chop up the larger Andes Mints)
Desserts
Apple and Cranberry Crisp
Apple Turnovers with Dried Fruit
Butterscotch Pudding
Cranberry Bars (Quite tart, in case you or your Valentine don’t have much of a sweet tooth.)
Cranberry Swirl Cheesecake with Chocolate Crust (Yum!!)
Layered Brownie Ice Cream Dessert
Lime Bars with Graham Cracker Crust (also, less sweet)
Rich Chocolate Ice Cream
Breads and Quick Breads
Chocolate Orange Bread
Coconut Cranberry Quick Bread
Pain au Chocolate
Stout Bread with Chocolate and Cherries
