HEART-SHAPED MEALS

I heart food… I mean, you. And heart-shaped food. If you’re looking for a simple way to be festive on Valentine’s Day without doing a whole bunch of extra work, here are a few meal ideas (and desserts—always desserts) to inspire your cooking. Whether you have a heart-shaped kitchen product or not, you’re bound to find something you love that you can make.

Heart-shaped Pan:

– Pizza (You can also cut the pepperoni into hearts if you don’t have a heart pan!)

– Cake (Any flavor will do… although pink certainly adds to the ambience. Feel free to ice it and coat it with red, pink, and white sprinkles.)

Heart-shaped Cookie Cutters:

– Shortbread cookies

– Sugar cookies

– Cheese blocks

– Egg-in-a-heart (Cook an egg inside a slice of bread that you’ve punched a heart out of)

– Rice Krispie treats

Heart-shaped Bundt Pan:

– Bundt cake

– Lasagna (No, really!)

No pan? No problem! 

Here are a few ideas that don’t require heart-shaped tools:

– Red velvet pancakes (Regular flavored ones will also do! Delish!)

– Cinnamon twists

– Heart toast (Make a heart by cutting it diagonally and flipping one side, then pushing together) 

 

You can find recipes for many of these ideas and more on foodnetwork.com. If you’re looking for an easier route though…

 

Baskin-Robbins Vintage Cherry Cake
Krispy Kreme’s New Donuts
Tyson’s Frozen Nuggets of Love

RESTAURANTS SERVING HEART-SHAPED FOOD

If you’re wanting a special treat without having to cook, stop by one of these restaurants on Valentine’s Day.

  • Chick-fil-A is serving up their classic goods in heart-shaped trays (including chicken nuggets, minis, strips, chocolate chunk cookies, and fudge brownie halves)
  • Baskin-Robbins is selling new Vintage Heart Cakes & Vintage Cherry Cakes.
  • Hardee’s brought back their heart-shaped biscuits just for the occasion, as did Bojangles with their bo-berry biscuits.
  • Dunkin’ Donuts will have heart-shaped filled donuts, including the Brownie Batter Classic Donut and the Cupid’s Choice Classic Donut.
  • Krispy Kreme is selling their new strawberry-frosted You’re Berry Sweet doughnut.
  • Papa Murphy’s will be serving their HeartBaker pizzas.
  • Loads of places have heart-shaped cookies, including Chicken Salad Chick and Panera. 
  • Insomnia and the Great American Cookie Company both sell entire cookie cakes!
  • Walmart sells Tyson’s heart-shaped frozen chicken nuggets.

Einstein Bros. Bagels will be baking heart-shaped bagels on V-Day.