Don’t get me improper—I’ll by no means flip down a candy deal with on Valentine’s Day. However with a little bit of creativity, you may simply step exterior the (chocolate) field and bask in guilt-free indulgences. These wholesome Valentine’s Day desserts nonetheless really feel simply as heartfelt, and plenty of fall into the gluten and dairy-free classes, proving you don’t must sacrifice style to savor a candy.
Whereas we’re on the subject of wholesome recipes, utilizing extra complete components that nourish my physique is one in all my 2025 targets. By making these wholesome Valentine’s Day desserts at residence, you not solely can management what goes into the treats you’re crafting but additionally present family members your appreciation for them by means of a considerate and punctiliously crafted reward. Many of those desserts may also be custom-made to fulfill dietary wants or preferences, providing a private contact that can imply a lot to anybody in your life with dietary wants.
Dive into our favourite wholesome Valentine’s desserts beneath, and tell us within the feedback what you’re making this February 14th!
Featured Picture by Michelle Nash.
Shaved Sumo Oranges with Dairy Free Yogurt
Seasonal components can elevate any dessert simply from taste alone. As we’re nonetheless within the full swing of winter in lots of components of the world, it’s the time to shine for citruses. This gentle deal with with dairy-free yogurt could be custom-made with varied candy toppings, together with nuts, granola, and different contemporary fruits.
Mini Pavlovas with Whipped Cream & Berries
Mini pavlovas are the right stability of crispy and lightweight. With a delicate marshmallow-like inside, it’s a low-effort (and low-ingredient) technique to throw collectively a wholesome dessert that everybody is certain to like. Plus, this dessert was virtually meant to be topped with contemporary berries and fruits, including a kick of vitamins to your plate.
Gluten-Free Citrus Cake with Strawberries and Cardamom Coconut Cream
With shiny, zesty flavors and a contact of spice, this moist, citrus-infused deal with is shockingly gluten-free (and discovering the right gluten-free dessert is not any simple feat). Cardamom coconut cream provides an fragrant richness that enhances the tart sweetness of contemporary strawberries.
Pluot Galette
Camilla Marcus’s pluot galette is a type of recipes that can persist with you ceaselessly. This rustic and stylish dessert completely balances candy and tart flavors—made with ripe, juicy pluots layered over a flaky, buttery crust. Completed with a sprinkle of sugar, it’s a recipe that doesn’t depart you feeling stuffed however slightly nourished and happy.
Gluten-Free Salted Chocolate Cake
I do know what you’re considering—how can a chocolate cake be included in a listing of wholesome desserts!? A lot to the shock of most, this salted chocolate cake incorporates healthful components like almond flour and Greek yogurt, providing a more healthy different to the copious quantities of flour and preservatives usually included in store-bought cake mixes. Belief us on this one—you’ll by no means return.
Raspberry & Pistachio Cake with Lemon Glaze
The beautiful look of this raspberry & pistachio cake would win me over even when it weren’t wholesome. Nevertheless, with the addition of nutrient-rich components like pistachios and contemporary raspberries excessive in nutritional vitamins and fiber, it depends on easy components, making it a implausible alternative for a extra healthful dessert.
Lemon Raspberry Almond Cake
This wholesome dessert choice leans on almond flour as its hero ingredient, wealthy in protein and wholesome fats. The pure sweetness of raspberries and honey packs this cake with antioxidants and vibrant citrus taste, making it an all-around winner to indulge on this V-day.
Gluten-Free, Vegan Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Carrot cake lovers, rejoice! Full of fiber, wholesome fat, and freed from refined sugars, these gluten-free cupcakes are a guilt-free deal with that satisfies your candy tooth whereas supporting a balanced eating regimen.
Vegan and Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcakes
These shortcakes are a love letter to your style buds and your well being, mixing fluffy almond flour biscuits with strawberries and coconut cream. Plus, particular person desserts like these are an awesome baking choice should you’re internet hosting a big crowd or desire a extra private dessert expertise.
5-Ingredient Fruit Sorbet
It doesn’t get simpler than this no-churn fruit sorbet. By way of shade and staying true to the pinks and reds of Valentine’s Day, go for the strawberry sorbet that may be served with a non-alcoholic bubbly or loved by itself.
Rhubarb Meringue Cake
That includes the tangy goodness of rhubarb paired with a light-weight, ethereal meringue, Aran Goyoaga’s recipe is good for appreciating in-season components and all kinds of wholesome sweetener alternate options like honey and coconut cream.
Wholesome Oatmeal Cookies
It’s laborious to imagine these oatmeal cookies are good for you! Full of protein (an often-times troubling nutrient to get sufficient of) and a restricted quantity of sugar, these cookies are the most effective grab-and-go choice to share on Valentine’s Day.
Grilled Peaches with Ice Cream
Grilled fruit is a extremely underrated dessert choice, however one which’s excellent should you’re in a metropolis like Austin that sees hotter climate very often round mid-February. With a drizzle of honey and a scoop of ice cream, this pairing will make anybody fall in love.
Summer season Fruit Idiot
Don’t let the “summer” title idiot you—I whip up these fruit fools year-round. They’re easy, with solely 4 components, and festive sufficient to convey to any celebration.
Gluten-Free, Vegan Brownies
My roommates and I used to make this brownie recipe in a heart-shaped pan all through the week—for sure, these by no means get outdated. They’re a delicate, melt-in-your-mouth deal with that gained’t depart you feeling full of additional sugar.
