Easy And Healthy Valentine’s Day Recipes
Posted on February 13 2019
A round-up of my favourite Easy And Healthy Valentine’s Day Recipes to spoil your love (or loved ones) and make them feel truly special! From scrumptious pancakes and homemade strawberry jam for breakfast, to chocolate brownies, bumble berry crisp, summer fruit bake and a wonderful vanilla pudding, to name a few!
Valentine’s Days of years gone past have not been my favourite day of the year. This will be the first Valentine’s Day that I actually feel at peace with my life, at peace with myself, and fully loved.
It’s a really good feeling. In order to get to this place, I had to take the first steps towards loving and accepting myself before I was able to better love others. It’s a work in progress, I think it always will be. Taking those first few steps is really powerful and can shift the course of your whole life!
So here is my wish for you:
You are beautiful
not because you are better than others
but because there is only you who can smile like that.
May you fall in love with your unique self.
– Haemin Sunim
Without wasting another minute, (I’m a little excited about this delicious round-up) let’s jump into my Easy And Healthy Valentine’s Day Recipes!
Buckle up, here we go:
1. Healthy Oatmeal Bran Banana Pancakes
SUCH a favourite around here! These Healthy Oatmeal Bran Banana Pancakes will knock your socks off. They’re simply delicious all on their own, and even more so paired with some fresh fruit of your choice – maybe go with some red berries for Valentine’s? And a drizzle of honey or maple syrup. Yum YUM. OR you could serve these with the delicious homemade strawberry chia seed jam below…
2. Sugar Free Strawberry Chia Seed Jam
OMG this JAMMMMM. Words just aren’t enough to describe this amazingly easy, flavoursome, power-house-healthy Sugar Free Strawberry Chia Seed Jam! You’re just going to have to try it. Because WOW. So good. Pair this jam with whatever you like, the pancakes above, muffins, toast (gotta love me some toast, I don’t care what the occasion!), crumpets, scones…I could go on and on.
This Sugar Free Strawberry Chia Seed Jam is also a lovely gift for a girlfriend or your mom…Valentine’s isn’t just about couple love ya know.
3. Layered Chocolate Yoghurt Chia Seed Cups
Now we’re talking. A little chocolate deliciousness says Valentine’s Day like nothing else can. Top these bad boys with some strawberries, raspberries or mulberries for more of a Valentine’sey feel – these are great for breakfast, but they can also morph into a dessert very easily, they’re that delish!
4. Amazing Sugar Free Flourless Chocolate Brownies
Here’s where we get to the evening portion of our Easy And Healthy Valentine’s Day Recipes! Seeing as it’s falling on a Thursday, I would assume a dinner date will be your go-to. So make these Amazing Sugar Free Flourless Chocolate Brownies for dessert and never look back.
5. Rustic Bumble Berry Crumble Crisp
One of my most favourite dessert recipes EVER. This Rustic Bumble Berry Crumble Crisp is a cinch to throw together, and while it bakes the berries get all juicy and sticky and unbelievably divine, while the crumble crisp gets crunchy and golden on top, and stays kind of cake-y towards the berries. It’s unlike any other dessert I’ve ever made and it’s an absolute delight. Have it with whipped cream for real decadence.
6. Strawberry Topped Vanilla Pudding
Healthy creamy-coconut-custard pudding topped generously with a sweet, chunky berry glaze anyone? It’s to die-for if you’re a fruit dessert type like me. My mouth is watering and I think I need to go make this immediately.
7. Rhubarb Apple Brown Butter Caramel Crumble
Ok, it’s clear I have a lot of favourite desserts, but this one is WAY up there!! The rhubarb and apple are sweetened with prunes which gives this dessert a unique and unforgettable flavour…If you and your boo love rhubarb and apple desserts, give this recipe a go! Also, if you don’t like or can’t get rhubarb, just add more apples and make it an apple crumble, still soooo yummy.
8. Super Food Chocolate Orange Pecan Bark
If you’re really pushed for prep-time, this is the recipe for you! It’s healthy, really chocolatey and nutty, with a slight orange peel infusion (you can nix this if you like), quick and easy to throw together and it keeps in the fridge or freezer if you have leftovers so you can enjoy it all through the weekend.
Another cute gift for girlfriends or moms, put the bark into little baggies and tie them up with pretty ribbon. And you have yourself a gorgeous, thoughtful gift!
9. Honey Vanilla Nutmeg Summer Fruit Bake
This delicious dessert is EASY. And super good for you if that’s what you’re looking for. It’s served with a Greek yoghurt and honey sauce. You could even serve this for breakfast – utterly scrumptious, and it will feel like such a special treat.
10. Completely Healthy Banana Bread
So this could be served for breakfast, coffee or tea-time, mid afternoon snack, or as a dessert after dinner. It’s so good, and so healthy you can have it anytime you like. It’s also really quick and easy to throw together and then it bakes to perfection while you do other stuff. Sounds good to me!
I hope you loved my Easy And Healthy Valentine’s Day Recipes, and I really hope you try some of them out!
While this is a Valentine’s Day post, these recipes are perfect for any occasion, so bookmark this post and get sampling this healthy deliciousness!!
I can’t wait to hear how these Easy And Healthy Valentine’s Day Recipes turn out for you, be sure to let me know in the comments below.
Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day you lovely human you. Wherever you are in your life, know that loving yourself is where all the good stuff stems from. You are exactly where you need to be, start there.
