Valentine's Day Treats & Snacks {Fruits}

This roundup of Valentine's Day treats has every fruit snack your heart desires- Beautiful cakes, cupcakes, cookies, candies that are homemade with simple ingredients!

I made these Valentine's Day fruits with messages after seeing some fruits on the web that had adorable printables attached to them.  Since making printables is too much work and I am kinda lazy, I took the easier route, grabbed my edible markers, and simply wrote on the fruits! You can add these fruits into your kids lunch boxes or even hubby's lunch bag. Can you imagine the looks on their faces when they open their lunch boxes and see these cute fruits? I live for those moments. For more inspired treats, have fun perusing this roundup of Pink Desserts {Valentine’s Day Desserts} as well as these Easy Breakfast In Bed Ideas (Recipes).

How to Prepare Healthy Valentine’s Day Fruits? 

1. Wash all your fruits- Pat dry with paper towels.
2. Write messages- Using a black edible marker.
3. Add hearts- Use a red edible marker. Enjoy!

My Favorite Healthy Fruit Snacks

1. Wash all your fruits (2 Apples, 2 Bananas, 2 Oranges, 2 Pears) and pat them dry with paper towels.
2. Use a black edible marker to write your messages.On the oranges, write: "Orange you glad we are together?"On the pears, write: "We make a great pear."On the bananas, write: "I am bananas for you."On the apples, write: "You are the apple of my eyes."
3. Use a red edible marker to draw little hearts around your messages.
4. Leftovers can be stored at room temperature for 2-3 days. Enjoy!

Edible Markers

Do not fear! I did not use sharpies on these fruits because that would be toxic and then the fruit would be contaminated, making them no longer edible. I do not like wasting food either so that would go against every fiber of my being! Edible markers are the magic here. You can find these online at Amazon or Wilton. You can also find them at Walmart, Hobby Lobby, Party City, Joann, or Michaels. Just check your local stores to see if they are in stock, and have fun creating.

Tips and Techniques 

• My favorite fruits were these pears- They were not as waxy as the other fruits. So, writing on them was very easy.
• Bananas are easy to write on the skin- Because they are also not as waxy. I think the message on them is the cutest!
• Invite your kids to make some for friends or family- My little one had a blast writing on them too. Well, more like scribbling. It kept him busy for a full 15 minutes and that's a miracle!
• Oranges are more difficult to write on the peel- Because they are covered in a nasty waxy substance. Even after washing them a few times, I couldn't get rid of all that icky wax.
• Use yellow or green apples, if possible- When I bought these red apples, I didn't realize I was going to use a black edible marker to write my messages. Turns out that red and black don't complement each other too well, making it difficult to read the message. So, if you will be writing messages on apples, I suggest you get yellow or green apples and use those as your Valentine's Day fruits.
• Use other foods and phrases- Such as a dill pickle, and write, "You're kind of a big dill!" This is a stretch, but some kids like to eat tomatoes like apples so you could write on one, "I love you from my head tomatoes!" This would also be super cute to put in hubby's lunch with a knife so he could freshly slice the tomatoes for a sandwich or something like that. You could also fill a bag with berries, and write "You're berry cool!" on the bag, since the berries are too small and bumpy to write on individually. Another orange option is, "Well, orange you cute?!" For a kiwi, you could write "You hold the kiwi to my heart," on a little note, tape it to a toothpick, and stick it into the kiwi.
• Wash and pat dry fruit before writing- Because the fruit must be dry for the edible markers to work on the fruit, and they need to be washed in order to be eaten safely.

More Easy Fruity Valentine Treat Ideas

Red and pink fruits are quite popular for this holiday as well as berries, especially raspberries and strawberries. Some other fruits of choice can be cherries, apples, pomegranate, cranberries or watermelon. I have rounded up some of the best fruity recipes from the site and put them together below. Please note that some of these recipes are healthy and others are indulgent but can be made "healthier" through necessary substitutions and modifications.

• Chocolate Covered Raspberries- Super easy to make and kids can help too.
• Chocolate Covered Strawberries-A delicious dessert or snack and a wonderful edible homemade gift.
• Chocolate Fruit Kabobs- Each fruit skewer is packed with fresh juicy strawberries and chocolate brownies.
• Watermelon Ice Cream- Made with just 2 ingredients.
• Watermelon Cake- Made with fresh watermelon and edible flowers.
• Chocolate Fondue- Rich, creamy and great for dipping fresh fruits.
• Chocolate Coconut Bars- Also known as macaroon bars. Topped with fresh strawberries.
• Strawberry Cookies- Soft, chewy and full of fresh berries, shredded coconut, walnuts and oats.
• Chocolate Covered Cherries- Cover in coconut, nuts, sprinkles or anything else your heart desires.
• No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes- These are mini sized and so cute.
• Orange Fruit Salad- Packed with oranges, bananas, strawberries and yogurt. 
• Coconut Macaroons- Perfectly chewy and topped with chocolate and fresh strawberries.
• Rose Cookies- These piped cookies are crispy, rich and buttery.
• Linzer Cookies- Vanilla and almond flavored shortbread cookie sandwiches are filled with raspberry jam.
• Chocolate Cherry Cookies- Also known as black forest cookies and bursting with cherry flavor.
• Gooey Brownies- Fudgy and topped with chocolate ganache and cherry pie filling.
• Cherry Turnovers- Made with puff pastry and a cherry pie filling.
• Strawberry Cupcakes- Made from scratch and paired with strawberry buttercream frosting.
• Valentine's Day Cupcakes- These chocolate strawberry cupcakes are perfect for the day of love.
• Easy Sugared Cranberries- Also known as candied cranberries.
• Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes- Filled with maraschino cherry truffles and topped with fudgy chocolate frosting.
• Mini Pavlova- Paired with whipped cream and lots of fresh berries and jam.
• Icebox Cake- Easy old fashioned no bake recipe with multiple layers.
• Strawberry Shortcake Cake- This layer cake is composed of soft and moist vanilla cake, sweet and juicy fresh strawberry filling and fluffy whipped cream.
• Strawberry Shortcake- Starts off with Bisquick mix. Filled with sweetened strawberries and whipped cream. 
• Easy Strawberry Strudels- Made with just 3 simple ingredients.
• Raspberry Mousse- Light, fluffy, airy and melts in your mouth.

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