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Heart-Shaped Dessert Recipes For Valentine's Day (PHOTOS)

They may sound too cute to eat, but we assure you that is not the case.
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Instead of heart-shaped boxes filled with so-so chocolates or a reservation at a restaurant crowded with the worst kind of couples, give your Valentine a gift with a little more personality: Homemade, heart-shaped desserts.

Cookie cutters, stencils and specially-shaped pans can transform ordinary desserts into treats that are unique to the occasion. Make your desserts heart-shaped may take a little extra effort, but the results are completely adorable.

Heart-shaped cookies, pies, pancakes and cakes may sound too cute to eat, but we assure you that is not the case. See for yourself -- check out these 20 lovely Valentine's Day desserts:

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Lavender-Infused Caramels
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2
Cherry Cordial Cupcakes
Lemon Sugar
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3
Peppermint Hearts
A Chow Life
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4
Sugar Hearts
The Domestic Rebel
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5
Chocolate Peanut Butter Heart Chip Cookies
The Domestic Rebel
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6
Heart-Shaped Sugar Cookies
Foodie Crush
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7
S'more Chocolate Pots
Rasberri Cupcakes
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8
Chocolate Souffle and Lava Cake
Knitty Baker
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9
Surprise Heart Cake
I Am Baker
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10
Chocolate Shortbread Heart Cookies
Two Peas & Their Pod
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11
Brown Sugar Sandwich Cookies
Buttered Up
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12
Heart Cake
Every Cake You Bake
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13
Strawberry Pancakes
Celebrating Everyday Life
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14
Heart Shaped Chocolate Raspberry Cream Cakes
Zoe Bakes
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15
Heart Shaped Cranberry Pomegranate Mini Pies
Little Leopard Book
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16
Heart Brownies
Make Fabulous Cakes
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17
Valentine’s Sugar Cookies with Poured Royal Icing
Baker's Royale
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18
Caramel Pot de Creme
Baker's Royale
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19
Chocolate Nutella Alfajores
6 Bittersweets
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20
Sprinkled Strawberry Scones
How Sweet It Is
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Dark Chocolate Frosted Yellow Cake(01 of29)
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Salted Dark Chocolate Truffle Cookies(02 of29)
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Mexican Spiced Dark Chocolate Tarts(03 of29)
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Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookies(04 of29)
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Dark Chocolate Orange Pudding(05 of29)
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Chocolate Espresso Bundt Cake With Dark Chocolate Cinnamon Glaze(06 of29)
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Dark Chocolate Muffin Top Pan Cookies(07 of29)
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Double Dark Chocolate Cookies(08 of29)
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Velvety Dark Chocolate Pudding With Candied Orange Peel(09 of29)
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Chocolate-Pear Tea Bread(10 of29)
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Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes(11 of29)
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Molten Chocolate Cakes(12 of29)
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Dark Chocolate Macarons(13 of29)
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Chocolate, Almond, Olive Oil And Whole Wheat Biscotti(14 of29)
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Dark Chocolate Chip And Hazelnut Cookies With Sea Salt(15 of29)
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Three-Ingredient Chocolate Mousse(16 of29)
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Chocolate Bundt Cake With Snicker Chocolate Glaze(17 of29)
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Dark Chocolate Souffles(18 of29)
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Dark Chocolate Ice Cream(19 of29)
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Cookies(20 of29)
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Lavender-Honey-Cardamom-Lemon Dark Chocolate Tart(21 of29)
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Dark Chocolate Truffle Tart(22 of29)
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Dark Chocolate Truffles(23 of29)
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Dark Chocolate Bread Parfaits(24 of29)
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Dark Chocolate Egg Cream(25 of29)
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Double Dark Chocolate Cake(26 of29)
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Espresso Cake(27 of29)
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Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Tart(28 of29)
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Sticky Dark Chocolate Cake(29 of29)
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