Do any of you go out on Valentine’s day? We gave that up a few years ago… the wait, weeknights, finding babysitters… it just wasn’t worth it. These days, we typically make a special meal at home and try to get out alone over the weekend.
I completely forgot about Valentine’s day when I was putting together my meal plan, but picked up steak this week for a special treat. (Shh- don’t tell him!) Now I just need to remember what to do with it…
This also means Valentine’s treats don’t have to be tied to Valentine’s day! I came across some delicious ideas for tomorrow, or anytime this weekend.
These are a mix of “healthified” and full sugar goodies. Enjoy!
Sugar Free Mom’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles
Melissa’s Dark Chocolate dipped Strawberries
Melanie’s Chocolate Covered Heart Popsicles
Whole New Mom’s No Bake Coconut Delights and her dozens of other Valentine ideas
Ari’s Cookie Butter Cookie Dough Bars
Start your lazy weekend with Heather’s Coconut Cauliflower Pancakes with Pomegranate Cream
Chocolate Covered Katie’s Homemade Peanut Butter Oreos
For heart-shaped, cutesie kids ideas, check out this post with 50 Valentines ideas for kids.
We still have to decide what we’ll be making. L’s voting for the marshmallow pops, so those will probably make an appearance at some point! I’m also linking up with Jenn to see what everyone else is eating.
What are your Valentine’s Day traditions? Favorite treats?
Now that we have teenies and don’t need a sitter, we go out to dinner. It’s a nice chance to play dress up
I’m jealous! Have fun tomorrow night!
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
We gave it up years ago too. Just not worth it. Great round u of tummies. Tomorrow the kids and I will probably do a few valentines type crafts and just have a low key dinner in. Ron and I celebrated our valentines day a couple of weeks ago – a day off from work, with no kids for a date day. It was fun!
A date day would be so fun! We’re going to try to get out Friday night. Have fun making some crafts tomorrow!
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
Those all look so yummy!!! I gave up sweets for Lent.
Natalie recently posted..CORE Foods
I usually give up sweets, too… didn’t this year.
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
YUM!! I’m trying out those No Bake Coconut Delights! We don’t typically go out for Valentine’s Day either. I’m the same way, I will try to make a nice meal for the family and a sweet treat and call it good!
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I want to make the Coconut ones, too. Enjoy your Vday at home tomorrow!
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
We never go out on Valentine’s day. Such a rip off in restaurants. I usually make chocolate fondue for dessert at home. Although this year with it being a Thursday, that’s our craziest day of the week, so I don’t think we’re doing much of anything. My husband has to go to the school board meeting, so he won’t even be home. Bummer.
YUMMY treats!!!
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Chocolate fondue is a fun tradition. We dipped fruit in chocolate today for tomorrow’s dessert… L had a blast!
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What a great spread of yummy goodness! I’m very interested in trying a few of those.
We pretty much don’t even mark V-day around here, other than a card. Since having kids, I’ve kind of turned it into their day, giving them each a card and treat. Kids change the whole picture, don’t they?
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Kids definitely change everything! And thanks for the reminder to get working on a card…
Strawberries in white chocolate would be my special treat. I kind of want the center out of those PB oreos!
Heather (Where’s the Beach) recently posted..HIIT Bike & Full Body Workout
Oh, me too… don’t they look good?! Chocolate dipped strawberries sound delicious… we dipped bananas and pears today- a fun, messy project with L.
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
Yummmmmmy! My daughter and I are heading to the Dominican Republic on Friday so our Valentine’s treat will be going to get pedicures on Thursday!
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Aw, enjoy the pedicure date and have a great trip!
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
oooooh, the cookie butter cookie dough bars looks delicious! I’m a huge fan of chocolate covered strawberries though (since I tend to be baking-challenged).
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You can’t go wrong with chocolate dipped fruit. That’s what we decided on today!
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
I can’t WAIT to try some of these!! My other half is on the opposite side so go V-day haha
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Hope you get to try some!
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
All of those treats look yummy! Especially the peanut butter oreos! I forgot that it was Valentine’s Day this week too. I doubt we will go out to dinner. I might pick up some fancy steaks for dinner or something. Nothing too fancy!
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I know, I really need to try those pb oreos!
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
Drooling.
I am actually working the night of Valentine’s until midnight so we aren’t doing anything the day of, but I did get us tickets to a huge musical brunch at House of Blues in Orlando for Sunday after. Last year we didn’t do anything special, made dinner at home and watched a movie. Thanks for the no bake coconut delights! The bf loves coconut and I’m definitely going to try making these tomorrow morning for a nice surprise when he gets home from work
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Oh wow, that will be an awesome way to celebrate Vday! Hope you enjoy the coconut bites, too… they’re on my list to try next!
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
Oh goodness, all of those recipes look delicious!
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Thanks so much for including me amongst so many awesome looking treats!
Ari @ Ari’s Menu recently posted..Pretzel M&M Peanut Butter Cookies
Thanks for always creating such yummy eats, Ari!!
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
We don’t go out, because my husband always has to work, and my food allergies take some of the fun out of eating at restaurants. Instead, I make heart-shaped food for my husband. One year, it was heart-shaped bison burgers, another year it was pancakes… this year, he’s getting a sweet potato pie with a heart drawn on top– shh, don’t tell him, it’s a secret!
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I love that! You just reminded me to pull out my heart shaped cookie cutter. I did a heart egg in toast for my daughter last year, need to use it again for something tomorrow.
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
We don’t go out on Valentine’s day – not worth the wait!!! I usually try to make a festive family dinner. We usually end it with fondue (dipping fruit!!).
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Love the fondue idea! That would be a fun family tradition.
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
Those all look so yummy! I make keep it simple and make heart shaped rice krispy treats.
Katie @momslrb recently posted..Traditions that Transcend
That’s a great idea! I just pulled out my heart shaped cookie cutter for whatever I can come up with tomorrow… L’s pancakes or pb sandwich or something…
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
Oh my gosh, all of these things look FANTASTIC! We’re going out to dinner on Valentine’s for the first year in a very long time! Normally we don’t and wait it out for the weekend also, but this year we decided to be cheesey and just go with it.
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Drooling looking at all these yummy treats! Thanks for sharing them!
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Growing up my mom always had a trinket of some sort for us on valentine’s day, so I am starting that tradition this year with B.
For the hubs, we never went out on valentine’s day unless it is on the weekend. We usually do a dinner either the weekend before or after if we can get a babysitter. Frankly, I don’t really care that much, the times we have been out on valentine’s day the food is sub-par and made in large batches and service is rushed. No thanks haha.
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I feel the same way- I definitely don’t “have to” get out this weekend, but we’re aiming for Friday. I love the tradition with B, so sweet!
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
OMG I shouldn’t have looked at this page while I was hungry!
Sarah (Shh…Fit Happens) recently posted..Ban on Soda: Government vs. Personal Trainer
Ditto what Sarah said! Fasting for Ash Wednesday and now I just want to eat all of these! Thanks for sharing my marshmallows!
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Oh, oops! Bad timing for those fasting… and/or those who gave up sweets.
Thanks for creating so many yummy recipes!
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
Nice yummy round up! Happy Valentines day! This year I am making a healthy strawberry milk, almost like a agua fresca but made with almond milk, yummy!
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Oh, that sounds delicious! Are you planning to post a recipe…??
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
Stopping in from FFA. I LOVE chocolate covered strawberries. So nice to have a decadent snack that is also healthy.
Yes, we decided on chocolate dipped fruit today- went with dipped bananas and pears… strawberries aren’t great yet.
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
Oh yum! These all look so good! Thank you for sharing!
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Th PB Oreos look yummy. And sometimes I get really frustrated with holidays that try to force us to do something. I feel this way about New Year’s and Valentine’s. But, we are going to sushi tomorrow, so it works out. I just hope it isn’t too too busy.
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I feel the same way about the holiday “have to’s” – but sushi sounds awesome. Enjoy it!
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
My kids would be all over the marshmallow pops as well! We don’t have any real traditions, beyond decorating the ‘mailboxes’ and valentines for school. Schools aren’t allowing food treats anymore. Kind of bummed about that but I understand.
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Oh, really? They won’t do any parties? Or they just don’t allow kids to bring in extra? The school I used to work in went nuts… a little too much sugar actually.
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
My mom makes PB bars that look just like the ones listed here and taste better than a Reese’s. I never thought to use Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter until now. I bet it would work the same, but taste even more like heaven.
Like you I don’t go out. It is just me so I am being my own Valentine and making myself a kick butt weeknight dinner of pork lion and roasted potatoes. Excited. Usually I have fast, boring meals on weeknights.
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Your dinner plan sounds so good! I still haven’t tried TJ cookie butter but that recipe makes me want to pick some up.
Laura recently posted..Valentine’s Day Treats Round Up
Oh wow – I feel like I need to run for 2 hours after reading that post. It all looks amazing and I wouldn’t know where to start but there are plenty there that I will HAVE to try!!
First Valentine’s with the little guy for us and besides a nice cooked breakfast I don’t think we will do anything else. I want for nothing more than to be with my family tonight. Enjoy your day and whatever you treats you get to making…mmmmm
Jenelle @ MummyLovesToRun recently posted..9 weeks – Canberra Marathon
We don’t go out on V-day either — it’s too hard after work, and too crowded. We keep things pretty simple with cards but not gifts, although my husband usually gets me flowers.
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ohmygoodness these all look amazing! We gave up Valentine’s Day a while ago. Too much work and pressure! To tell you the truth, I’m not even sure if we exchange gifts anymore. Thanks for sharing these delicious treats!
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Mmm! I will sample ALL of those
My valentines goodies are usually just whatever I can bake up. Chocolate somethings…My mom made a really great strawberry glace pie today, half sugar and half splenda- she’s diabetic. It was tasty!
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All of those treats look so delicious! We don’t go out anymore either. Too much of a hassle. Plus, I like to celebrate with the kids. Have a great evening Laura!
Jo
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Making chocolate-covered strawberries for us tonight : )
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