How to Make a Stunning Valentine Dessert Board in Minutes!

Create a beautiful Valentine dessert board for that special someone or for a Valentine’s Day party with these easy steps!

Want to impress your loved one and friends and family this Valentine’s Day?

Try creating a decadent Valentine dessert charcuterie board in just minutes with these simple steps.

Make and add this easy Valentine’s Day candy bouquet to add height and fun to your platter!

What is a Valentine’s Day Candy Charcuterie Board?

A Valentine’s candy board is a beautiful and fun way to serve treats to those you love!

It’s a great way to provide a big variety of desserts, so there will always be something that every party guest will be excited about eating.

A dessert platter is so simple to assemble because you can use store-bought ingredients.

This means there is very little prep time and no baking required.

Can I get an amen?!

My chocolate no bake cookies are also no bake and would be a tasty addition to any dessert platter!

How to Make a Valentine’s Dessert Board in Minutes

With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, I whipped up this pretty pink, white, and red Valentine’s Day treat.

Here are the steps to make a beautiful dessert platter for any occasion!

Decide on a Theme

Your Valentine dessert board needs to have a cohesive look to it, so decide on a color scheme and theme, then build on it.

Base your theme on a specific holiday like I did, different colors (red, white, and blue for the Fourth of July, red and green for Christmas, all pink, etc.), or even on a specific ingredient (like a chocolate dessert platter or a candy platter).

My candy charcuterie board theme was hearts and pink, white, and red (with a little bit of orange and yellow) for Valentine’s Day.

Once you choose a theme or have a main idea for your platter, it will be much easier to select sweets to use that look and taste great together.

Make flower lollipops made with real edible flowers with my fun tutorial!

All About that Base

Next, it’s time to decide what your dessert platter will sit on.

Do you have a long wood charcuterie board you want to use? Or a marble cheese plate?

I just bought a gorgeous marble heart platter from Willams Sonoma, so that’s what I used for the base of my platter.

Make sure your base matches the theme or color scheme of your desserts for a cohesive look.

Finding the Perfect Valentine’s Dessert Board Treats

Now for the fun part- it’s time to go shopping!

Hit up your favorite stores for desserts, candy, and baked goods that all match your chosen theme colors, holiday, or ingredient.

You’ll want a variety of colors, sizes, and textures, so keep that in mind when shopping.

Feel free to add fresh sliced fruit to your Valentine dessert board to include some healthy choices for those who limit their sugar intake.

Valentine’s Day Dessert Ideas

Need some ideas for your Valentine’s Day dessert charcuterie board?

Here’s a big list of sweet treats to choose from!

cookies
cake
wafers
fresh sliced fruit
marshmallows
chocolate-covered nuts
donuts
assorted candy
truffles
chocolate-covered pretzels
macarons
churros
chocolate bars
fruit dip
chocolate sauce
hot fudge
caramel dip
Nutella
edible flowers

There are SO many options!

You’ll want a nice variety, so buy small amounts of lots of different things so guests can get small tastes of a variety of desserts and treats.

Don’t forget to hit up the bulk bins at your local Sprouts, Smart & Final, or natural foods store.

That way you can buy small amounts of candy and treats, without having to pay or lots of big packages of items.

Your local dollar store can also be a great place to start, then you can add in other specialty items (like macarons, expensive chocolate, fresh flowers, etc) for the wow factor.

How to Assemble a Valentine Dessert Charcuterie Board

Follow these simple steps to start assembling your dessert board in minutes.

Start Big

Always add your larger desserts first to your tray or board.

These sweets take up more real estate on your base, so be sure to add them first.

The heart sugar cookies were the biggest things on my dessert grazing board, so I placed them down first.

Corral the Candies

Place small candies and treats inside white paper candy cups or in a small dish or ramekin.

This will ensure that they stay together and don’t roll around the tray.

Place Like Sweets Together

Keep the treats together in small piles so your Valentine’s Day candy charcuterie board has a nice cohesive look.

If you have a lot of a certain dessert, it’s okay to have a few different piles of that same item.

Mix it Up

To make your Valentine dessert board look its’ best, be sure to mix up the colors, textures, and sizes of sweets.

You don’t want all the pink colored candy next to the other pink candy, or all the big desserts on one side, etc.

Mixing it up allows the different colors, sizes, and textures to be dispersed throughout the tray.

This ensures that your Valentine’s candy board looks more appealing and interesting!

Add Fresh Flowers

Adding fresh florals is a wonderful way to add more texture, color, and beauty to your dessert platter.

Buy organic flowers when possible, since they will be sitting next to food.

Go Off Grid

Don’t be afraid to venture off the platter.

My marble heart platter was way too small for all the desserts I bought, so I scattered some off of the heart platter.

I just love how it looks!

My Valentines dessert board still looks great and full, and now it will feed even more people!

Time to Serve

When its party time, set out the dessert platter in a central location.

Be sure to provide small plates, napkins, drinks, and utensils, and let the guests serve themselves.

If you have a large platter and leftovers at the end of the party, you can also give guests small clear bags and ribbon to bring some treats home with them.

Giving them a fun party favor is a great way to thank them for coming!

A Valentine’s Day dessert charcuterie board is a simple, elegant, and trendy way to serve desserts for Valentine’s Day.

You can also serve dessert boards for birthdays, baby showers, graduations, anniversaries, weddings and receptions, and holiday parties.

Just scale your dessert tray up or down depending on your party size and how many guests you’ll be serving.