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12 Fresh Fruit Desserts For Valentine's Day Inspired By Edible Arrangements
While Edible Arrangements may be one of the most amazing Valentine's Day gifts out there — they are a pretty cool bouquet-food combo — there are so many other dessert options that make fresh fruit taste equally as delicious. Topping your fruit with a sweet syrup, chocolate, or any other number of ingredients transforms it from a tasty yet simple snack into a delicious, healthy Valentine's Day dessert. Now that's something we can all appreciate.
Whether you're a sucker for strawberries or crave a more tropical taste, try out these 12 fruit desserts to add some sweetness to your Valentine's Day.
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Rainbow Fruit Kebabs With Creamy Cherry Pie Dip
Putting fruit on skewers makes it easy to eat and pretty to look at. But that doesn’t mean you should stop there: Oh She Glows’ vegan cherry pie dip adds some delicious creaminess to a fresh snack.
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Sugared Cranberries
For day-long snacking or a sweet and tart treat, Damn Delicious’ sugared cranberries always hit the spot.
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Wine-ey Peaches & Cream
It may not be wine-infused ice cream, but Love and Lemons’ peaches and cream is the wine-soaked dessert of our dreams. Your sangria just got even better.
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Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
This may be the most classic of all Valentine’s Day desserts. The Kitchn shows us how to do chocolate-covered strawberries the right way.
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Berries & Coconut Cream
Coconut milk and powdered sugar are whipped into perfectly light cream, making a delicious topping for fresh berries. Love and Lemons always satisfies our sweet tooth.
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Coconut Fruit Sticks
Kebabs don’t have to be boring. Green Kitchen Stories uses shredded coconut and dark chocolate to give tropical fruit some extra oomph.
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Poached Pears With Black Pepper & Lemon Sabayon
Poached pears may seem like an intimidating dish, but A Cozy Kitchen breaks it down for you. Lemon sabayon adds a complimentary citrus touch.
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Cheesecake-Stuffed Strawberries
We love fruit on our cheesecake, but we never even considered just how mind-blowingly good it would be to put cheesecake in our fruit. Thanks, Mel’s Kitchen Cafe!
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Tropical Fruit Salad With Creamy Lime Sauce
Instead of throwing some chopped fruit in a bowl and calling it a day, try out The Kitchn’s creamy lime sauce. The extra effort will definitely be worth it.
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Chocolate-Dipped Fruit on a Stick
Putting berries on a stick seems elementary, but with added chocolate and sprinkles, Family Fresh Cooking makes a beautiful and decadent dessert.
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Sweet Pickled Strawberries & Shortcake
Did you know you could pickle fruit? This sweet dish by A Beautiful Mess makes for an elegant V-Day treat, especially when topped with a scoop of ice cream.
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Tuxedo-Style Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
To really go above and beyond, make your chocolate-covered strawberries adhere to a white-tie dress code. Mel’s Kitchen Cafe shows you how.
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