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Quick and easy TikTok Valentine’s Day dessert recipes with five ingredients (or less!)

By PINKY S. ICAMEN Published Feb 12, 2022 5:43 pm

There’s always joy in food, especially desserts, that are homemade with love. 

As Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, the occasion calls for saccharine delights that set one in the mood for love. It’s always easy to choose to spend on ready-made treats but why not make it extra special by making them yourself?

Just like many things nowadays, you can just hop on TikTok to get Valentine’s Day ideas for your special someone or for yourself!

Here are some easy-to-make Valentine’s Day desserts—with five ingredients or less—that you can whip up at home and enjoy this season of hearts.

Chocolate bonbon hearts

There are countless ways to say “I love you” to that special special someone, and decadent chocolates are almost always enough to send the sweet message across.

As chocolates are synonymous with Valentine’s Day, buying these treats is the much easier route for many. But if you want to put a little more dash of special, you can always make them yourself. 

@ninongysh #ROMANTICRECIPE #TIKTOKPUSUANMO #ChocolateHeart #NinongYsh #fypシ Basta mabait ka, Labs Kita ❤️?❤️ #Foodietokph ♬ original sound - Coting - Coting on IG

NinongYsh on TikTok recently shared his simple process of making chocolate bonbon hearts for Valentine’s Day.

Ingredients:

  • Milk chocolate
  • White chocolate

Directions:

  1. Chop up the milk and white chocolate
  2. Melt chocolate separately using a double boiler
  3. Once melted, transfer into a heart-shaped silicone molder and let them cool
  4. After the chocolates are set, they are ready for serving or packaging

No-bake Fudgee Barr cake

Who knew that this snack cake that’s a popular school lunch box staple can be elevated as a sweet treat not just for Valentine’s Day but also for when you want to surrender to a sinful sugary temptation.

Content creator Pinoyfoodie shares his easy-to-make no-bake cake using Fudgee Barr.

@pinoyfoodie No-bake, fudgee bar cake! something sweet para sa sweetheart mo ? #ROMANTICRECIPE #TIKTOKPUSUANMO #pinoyfoodie #foodietok #tiktokph #foryoupage #foodietokph #foryou #fyp #recipe #dessert #cake #baking ♬ original sound - Geoffreview

Ingredients:

  • Fudgee Barr, chocolate flavor
  • 250 ml. all-purpose cream
  • 100 ml. condensed milk
  • Cocoa powder

Directions:

  1. Slice the Fudgee Barr in half horizontally
  2. Layer the Fudgee Barr pieces at the bottom of a container
  3. Make a cream filling using 250 ml. all-purpose cream, whisk until thick and airy
  4. Add 100 ml. condensed milk and whisk again until blended well
  5. Spread the cream on top of the sliced Fudgee Barr, make sure there are no empty spaces
  6. Add another layer of cream mixture
  7. Dust the last layer with cocoa powder
  8. Refrigerate overnight

No-steam leche flan

Who can resist a delicate, velvety smooth leche flan? Its melt-in-the-mouth goodness would be a nice way to conclude a romantic meal, or just an indulgent treat that you deserve.

Too bad whipping up this lip-smacking dessert is such a laborious task! For that concern, Smilingrecipes shares a process that skips one crucial task when making leche flan—steaming.

@smilingrecipes No Steam Leche Flan #romanticrecipe #tiktokpusuanmo #foodietokph #foodtiktok #valentinesday #lecheflan #tiktokfoodieph ♬ original sound - RushVerde31

Ingredients: 

  • 1/4 cup sugar for caramelizing
  • 1/2 cup sugar for egg mixture
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1/2 tbsp. gulaman powder

Directions:

  1. Put 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tbsp. of water in a llanera
  2. Set the llanera on the stove to melt sugar until it caramelizes, set aside
  3. Beat three eggs
  4. Pour 1/2 cup sugar in eggs and mix
  5. Put 1 1/2 cup milk in the eggs mixture, blend well
  6. Dilute 1/2 tbsp. gulaman powder to 1 cup water. Once done, pour in the egg mixture and blend well
  7. Cook the mixture on the stove for 5 to 10 minutes in medium heat
  8. Strain and pour in the llanera
  9. Chill until it sets

Ice cream sandwich

Ice cream is such a versatile dessert that when made at home, one can experiment with endless flavor choices and combinations.

For the season of love, Pinoyfoodie has a quick and easy ice cream sandwich recipe with only four ingredients.

@pinoyfoodie mahilig din ba kayo sa matamis? ? #TIKTOKPUSUANMO #ROMANTICRECIPE #recipe #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #foodietokph #foodietok #pinoyfoodie #icecream #strawberry #dessert ♬ original sound - Geoffreview

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup strawberries, puréed
  • 250 ml. all-purpose cream
  • Condensed milk
  • Graham crackers

Directions:

  1. Whisk 250 ml. all-purpose cream until stiff and airy
  2. Add condensed milk and whip again
  3. Put in the puréed strawberries and blend them well
  4. Layer Graham crackers at the bottom of a container
  5. Pour strawberry mixture over Graham crackers
  6. Put another layer of Graham crackers
  7. Garnish with heart-shaped strawberries
  8. Freeze overnight