This Valentine’s Day, show your love without spending a lot with one of these sweet homemade heart-shaped treats.  There’s something for everyone – sweet and savory ideas – and even heart-shaped bacon.  Now that’s love.

 

Make heart-shaped pepperoni with mini heart cookie cutters and add it to homemade or store-bought pizza before baking.  Cute idea for a casual family dinner from One Charming Party.

 

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Ice cream sandwiches are an unexpected dessert for a February fete but no-doubt welcome for those who love frozen treats.  Check out this recipe from We Are Not Martha here.

Serve bacon hearts for a brunch treat or try dipping the cooked bacon hearts in chocolate for a sweet-salty snack.  Full recipe from the Paper Mama here.

 

Heart-shaped toast cutouts are a cute idea for breakfast or an after-school snack, courtesy of Make and Takes.
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Even chicken soup can be romantic when made with heart-shaped carrots.  Find the tutorial for making the carrots (and a great soup recipe) from Sophistimom.
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Homemade pop tarts for your valentine are a nice way to start the day.  Your sweeties will “pop” right out of bed for these breakfast treats.  Full recipe from Babble here.

 

And finally, a cute lunch add-in or Valentine’s Day teacher treat idea – heart cutout apples from Vintage Rose Garden.  Use green and red apples and a metal cookie cutter, swapping out the heart cutouts for contrast.

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