Homemade Valentine Gifts

Nothing says I love you like treats made by hand. Valentine’s Day is another holiday like Christmas where the food and treats can be designed to fit the holiday spirit. I love making homemade treats to share with those I love most, it seems much more personable and from the heart, taking the time to create a delightfully, sweet and beautiful treats. Consider some of these sweet treat recipes for that special someone this year for February 14^Th .

Pink Fudge

You Will Need

• 1 ½ cup of white chocolate candy melts
• ½ cup of butter
• 2 cups of sugar
• ¾ cup of evaporated milk
• 1 jar cherries drained, rinsed and chopped
• 1 dash of salt
• Red food coloring

Directions

With your butter grease a square baking dish and set aside. Into a medium sauce pan add your evaporated milk, sugar and dash of salt. Bring mixture to a boil over medium heat stirring occasionally and cook for about ten minutes. Remove mixture form heat and pour into a large mixing bowl and instantly add your white chocolate melts plus half of your chopped cherries and a couple drips of red food coloring. Beat mixture by hand or with mixer for about five minutes, pour mixture into your buttered pan and chill until fudge has set in refrigerator. After the fudge is set you can cut into small squares or using a heavy heart shaped cookie cutter, cut heart shapes into the fudge for a very festive look.

Marshmallow Bites

• 1 bag of marshmallows
• Melted white chocolate
• Red food coloring
• Decorative candies such as sprinkles shaped like hearts

Directions

Melt your white chocolate and color with red food coloring, dip the top of the marshmallow in the melted chocolate and then dip in sprinkles. Place marshmallow on waxed paper to cool and you have a easy, beautifully festive treat.

Chocolate and White Chocolate Covered Pretzels

You Will Need

• 1 big bag of twisted pretzels or heart shaped pretzels which can be found during the Valentines Holiday
• 1 bag of both semi-sweets chocolate and white chocolate chocolates morsels
• Red and white candy sprinkles

Directions

Melt each bag of chocolates separately in microwavable bowl. Add one bag of pretzels to each bowl of melted chocolates and mix gentle, covering all of the pretzels. Lay out cover pretzels on a big piece of wax paper and sprinkle with red and white candy sprinkles.

Place your homemade sweet treats in store bought gift boxes, either boxes that can be bought decorated in the occasion or plain white and decorate yourself. Designing and decorating your own valentine day boxes is a fun activity for both you and your kids. Be creative use white boxes and pink, red, or both colors of tissue paper to line the inside of your gift box. The outside of your treat box can be colored and designed by hand or valentines wrapping paper can be used to wrap up your treats. Again use your imagination and be creative!