Valentine’s Day Picnic Recipes
Whether you are planning a romantic date, a galentine’s gathering or a family afternoon. A Valentine’s day picnic is a great idea!
A picnic is a such a wonderful way to spend time with all of your loved ones.
- Choose a location – A spot with sun, shade and positive atmosphere. Whether its your backyard, a park with a playground for the kids or a beautiful scenic lookout, pick somewhere that works for you and your guests.
- Plan a menu – Something sweet, something savory and something to drink. Try some of these recipes to get you started!
- Gather your supplies – A picnic blanket, plates and cutlery are your basics. You can absolutely add a cute picnic basket some flowers or some themed decor to level up your picnic if you like!
- Go out and enjoy!
Strawberry Cake
Fresh strawberries shine in this delightful, heart shaped strawberry cake. This is a simple, moist vanilla cake that is speckled with beautiful bursts of pink strawberries. Cakes are the perfect centerpiece for a valentine’s day picnic, this strawberry cake is a wonderful option.
Bacon Heart Bites
With a decadently flaky cream cheese pastry and a thick layer of bacon, these heart shaped morsels are absolutely divine. Make your bacon heart bites ahead of time and they will be the perfect savory snack to take along to your picnic.
Pink Lemonade
A delightful pink drink to go with all of your lovely picnic treats. Fresh strawberries give this refreshing drink its pink hue. Perfect for those long, hot summer days, pink lemonade is a simple drink that uses only 4 ingredients and is guaranteed to brighten up your day this long sunny season.
Strawberry Shortbread Hearts
Buttery strawberry shortbread biscuits that are speckled with chewy dried strawberries and dipped in white chocolate. These heart shaped cookies are perfect for valentine’s day picnics but be warned, they are so good you may not want to share them at all!
Tomato Heart Skewers
With just a slice and a twist, you can turn cherry tomatoes into these adorable little hearts. Place them on a skewer along with some other simple ingredients and you have these amazing tomato heart skewers. The heart shape makes them perfect for valentines day, but they are delicious and simple enough to make any time.
Vanilla Sweetheart Pie
White chocolate, cream cheese and a crisp pastry combine with loads of vanilla to make a pie that is truly divine!
You can decorate this pie to suit any occasion but it really does make for a wonderful Valentine’s day dessert. This vanilla sweetheart pie may be a labor of love, but it is worth every small bit of effort.
Plum Shortcake Scones
Sweet scones that are colored and flavored with plum jam. These are so easy to make and taste super delicious and buttery. You can shape the plum shortcake scones into a heart shape for extra Valentine’s day flair. These are great served warm, but you can transport them really easily and they are also great when made ahead and served cold too.
Try these other great Valentine’s day picnic recipes!
Thank you so much for taking the time to read through my Valentine’s day picnic recipes. I hope you enjoy trying this out for yourself. Please feel free to add any questions or comments below. I am happy to help out wherever possible and I would love to hear how this recipe worked out for you.
