Disney Valentines Day Recipes

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and for us that means treats! We come from a large Italian family, so everything is a party for us. And for us, parties mean food! Valentine’s Day is about love, and for us we show love through food. See where I’m going with this? Since we can’t be at Disney for Valentine’s Day to try all of their treats, we decided to create a bit of magic at home, with some fun Disney-inspired treats perfect for Valentine’s Day. Our Disney Valentines Day Recipes lineup includes plenty of chocolate, pink and of course our main mouse, Mickey!

If you’re hosting a Valentines Day Party, or just settling in with the kids for a special day at home, there are a few things you absolutely need! Some Disney Valentines Day Movies and Shows to help the set the mood and food! So of course, you’ll need fun Disney Valentine’s Day Recipes. As such, we’ve pulled together 5 of our favorite treats to have on hand to help honor the holiday. Complete with a milkshake and surprise cupcakes, there are plenty of options of Valentine’s Day Recipes here no matter your mood! 

Mickey Chocolate and Strawberry Candy Filled Cupcake

If you’ve followed us for any amount of time, you will know that we love good cupcakes. They’re portable, and cute and the flavor combinations are endless. So we created this M&M-filled chocolate cupcake with strawberry buttercream and piped chocolate, complete with Mickey ears. For this recipe, you will need a batch of chocolate cupcakes, strawberry buttercream frosting, M&M’s, dark melting chocolate wafers, and Oreos. We prefer Oreo thins because they are a little easier for the frosting to hold onto, but any kind will work!

Any chocolate cupcake recipe will do but we’ll share ours below. We love this strawberry buttercream but if making your own frosting intimidates you, feel free to substitute with any frosting you like. If you’ve never filled a cupcake before, never fear. It’s actually much simpler than it looks! After your cupcakes have cooled, just cut out a small circle in the middle of the cupcake and fill it with whatever you’re filling it with. In this case, M&M’s! After you’ve filled the center 3/4 of the way, cut off the bottom of the removed piece of cupcake and close up the hole. And that’s it!

Ingredients for Cupcakes

We adapted this from Sally’s Baking Addiction, but you’re welcome to use a box mix if that’s easier. 

• 3/4 cup (94g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)
• 1/2 cup (41g) unsweetened natural cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon espresso powder or instant espresso ( optional)
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup (100g) packed light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup (80ml) vegetable or canola oil (or melted coconut oil)
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup (120ml) buttermilk, at room temperature
• chocolate buttercream and sprinkles for decorating

Instructions for Cupcakes

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners. Line a second pan with 2 liners—this recipe makes about 14 cupcakes. Set aside.
2. Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar, oil, and vanilla together until completely smooth. Pour half of the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Then half of the buttermilk. Gently whisk for a few seconds. Repeat with the remaining wet ingredients and buttermilk.
4. Stir until just combined; do not overmix. The batter will be thin.
5. Pour or spoon the batter into the liners. Fill only halfway to avoid spilling over the sides or sinking.
6. Bake for 18-21 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
7. Allow to cool completely before frosting.

Make Chocolate Accents

1. While cupcakes are cooling, melt chocolate wafers in double boiler or in microwave
2. Once melted, spoon melted chocolate into piping bag or parchment paper cone and pipe hearts, mickey heads or other shapes onto parchment paper.
3. Allow chocolate to cool and harden completely. Place in refrigerator if needed to help set

Fill Cupcakes with M&M’s

1. After cupcakes have cooled, using a spoon or butter knife, cut a circle in the middle of the cupcake.
2. Remove circle and fill with M&M’s.
3. Cut bottom off of removed cake piece and place “top” over M&M’s

Strawberry Buttercream Frosting 

• 1 cup (about 25g) freeze-dried strawberries
• 1 cup (16 Tbsp; 226g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 4 cups (480g) confectioners’ sugar
• 1/4 cup (60ml) heavy cream or whole milk, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Using a food processor or blender, process the freeze-dried strawberries into a powdery crumb. You should have around 1/2 cup. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the butter on medium-high speed until creamy, about 2 minutes.
3. Add confectioners’ sugar, strawberry powder, heavy cream/milk, and vanilla.
4. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds, then switch to high speed and beat for 2 minutes.
5. Add 1–2 more Tablespoons of heavy cream/milk if needed to thin out, if desired.
6. Add a pinch of salt if frosting is too sweet.

Assembly

1. Using a piping bag, frost cupcakes
2. Add an Oreo thin to each side for ears
3. Add piped chocolate pieces however you choose to decorate and voila

Mickey Ears Chocolate and Strawberry Shake

One of the easiest Disney Valentine’s Day Recipes. We recently were able to visit Beaches and Cream and had one of their new shakes. Not only was it absolutely adorable, but so delicious and totally inspired us to re-create them at home. Since we are firm believers that chocolate and strawberry is the perfect Valentine’s flavor combo, we decided to try making them with a Valentine’s Day twist! These were so fun to make and so delicious, we will likely be making more variations on them again soon. For this you’ll need a mason jar (or similar shaped glass), strawberry ice cream, milk, white and dark melting chocolate and one of our Mickey Chocolate and Strawberry Cupcakes. See recipe card below for full instructions!

Ingredients

• 1/2 Pint Strawberry Ice Cream
• 1/4 c.- 1/2 c. milk 
• Melted Dark Chocolate Wafers  (12 oz)
• Melted White Chocolate Wafers ( 12 oz)
• Red Food color, 1- 2 drops
• Mickey Cupcake for topper. Recipe above. 
• Mason Jar for shakes
• Paper Straw 

Instructions

1. Melt dark chocolate in double boiler or microwave
2. After melted, spoon melted chocolate into piping bag or parchment paper cone and pipe chocolate along sides of glass
3. Put Mason Jar in freezer to set chocolate while you melt white chocolate using the same method as the dark chocolate
4. Once white chocolate is melted, add a small amount of red dye to achieve the desired color of pink that will coat outside of mason jar, creating the “drip” effect
5. Spoon into piping bag or parchment paper cone and pipe drips along the outer rim of masor jar.
6. Cover with sprinkles and put masor jar in freezer while making milkshake to help chocolate set
7. In a small blender, or by hand, blend ice cream and milk together until achieving the desired thickness and consistency
8. Take mason jar out of freezer and fill with milkshake
9. Top with Mickey cupcake and enjoy!

Mickey Heart Shaped Shortbread

We love tea time. Any excuse to have tea is good enough for us. So what is better to have with a Valentine’s Day tea than a Jammie Dodger? We decided to create this Jammie Dodger-type cookie with a simple shortbread, strawberry jam, and a sprinkle of powdered sugar. Simple and delicious. Raspberry jam would work well also, but feel free to make whatever flavor combinations your heart desires! 

For this recipe, you’ll need shortbread (we use this recipe), strawberry jam, and powdered sugar. We used a heart-shaped cookie cutter and a miniature Mickey head cookie cutter(we used the smallest one in this set) to get this design but you can mix it up any way you like. The perfect Disney Valentine’s Day Recipes if you’re doing something fancier, like a tea with your mom or daughter. This recipe is adapted The Spruce Eats. 

Instructions

• 8 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup caster sugar, or superfine sugar, more as needed
• 1 pinch kosher salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, more as needed
• 3 1/2 ounces cornstarch

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 F. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and salt until light, fluffy, and pale in color, either by hand or with an electric mixer. 
3. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour and cornstarch.
4. Sift the dry ingredients into the bowl with the butter and sugar.
5. Mix quickly and thoroughly to bring all the ingredients together but do not overmix. If worked too much, the dough will warm up and the shortbread will have a poor crumb.
6. Pour the mixture onto a cold and lightly floured work surface. Knead lightly and quickly to form a loose dough.
7. Roll out the dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper to 1/4 inch thick.
8. Cut into heart shapes
9. Then use your Mickey head cookie cutter to cut the shape from the center. This makes about 12 heart shaped shortbreads, so 6 will need the mickey head cutout. 
10. Place the shortbreads onto the prepared baking sheet, and bake for 25 minutes, or until pale brown and crisp.
11. Once Cookies have cooled slightly spread strawberry jam onto bottom cookie.
12. Top with the cutout piece and sprinkle the warm shortbreads with superfine sugar and let cool completely on a wire rack.

Mickey Shaped Brownies

Chocolate is essential for any Valentine’s celebration, so why not add a magical twist to it? And let’s be real, who doesn’t love brownies? This is one  of the Disney Valentine’s Day Recipes on this list that is super easy to make and turn out just darling! Perfect for work or school parties, or just for you to enjoy at home, these are so easy to decorate and so fun to eat. For this recipe, you’ll need brownies, a mickey cookie cutter and white chocolate. Super simple! Of course you can always use boxed brownies if you’re in a time crunch.

Ingredients

• Brownie Recipe of your choice. Our favorite is Sally’s Brownie Recipe
• White Melting Chocolate Wafers
• Red food coloring;Mickey Cookie Cutter

Instructions

1. Make Brownie Batter of your choice and pour into parchment paper lined pan(we recommend 13 x 9 size, but whatever size your recipe calls for is fine)
2. When Brownies have cooled, lift out parchment paper and place on large cutting board or sturdy surface
3. Cut out Mickey shapes and place on clean parchment lined pan
4. Freeze Mickey Brownie Heads for 10-15 mins to give them more stability
5. While Mickey Brownies are in freezer, melt white chocolate wafers in double broilers or in microwave
6. Once melted, take a small portion out and add in red food coloring to achieve desired pink color
7. Take brownies out of freezer and dip half of Mickey brownie in white chocolate, placing back on parchment paper to set
8. Once white chocolate has started to set, spoon pink white chocolate into piping bag or parchment paper cone and drizzle over top of entire brownie
9. Allow to cool and enjoy!

Mickey Nutella Pop Tarts

If you haven’t figured it out yet, we are really loving chocolate and strawberry for Valentine’s Day. And if you’re not a Nutella fan….well then I’m not sure I know you.(Just kidding, well maybe…) These pop tarts are filled with Nutella and Strawberry Jam, and topped with icing for a perfect poptart look. We added fun Valentine’s Day sprinkles to the top and Nutella drizzle(because more Nutella is never a bad thing) to complete the look! As one of the Disney Valentine’s Day Recipes that looks a bit harder than is, just follow the recipe below and you’ll be fine!

Ingredients

• Pie Crust (any recipe or store bought)
• Nutella, Strawberry or Raspberry Jam
• Egg Wash (egg + small amount of water)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Roll out pie crust onto floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick
3. Cut out Mickey Shapes-be sure to make an even number since you will need two for each poptart
4. Brush egg wash over cut pie crust shapes-this will help the sides stick together!
5. Fill Mickey head and each ear with a small spoonful of strawberry jam, followed by a small spoonful of Nutella on half of Mickey Heads
6. Place other half on top of pop tart base and using a fork, seal edges of poptart. Using water or egg wash, be sure that edges are sealed so filling won’t run out
7. Brush remaining egg wash on tops of pop tarts to help them crisp in oven
8. Poke a few holes with fork into the top of poptart to allow air to escape
9. Bake for 25-30 mins. Allow pop tarts to cool

For the Icing

• 1 c. Powdered Sugar
• 2-3 TBSP heavy cream
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• Red food coloring
• Valentine’s Day sprinkles

Instructions

1. Mix powdered sugar, vanilla and 1 TBS heavy cream together until smooth.
2. Adding a 1/2 TBSP at a time, continue to mix and add heavy cream until you get desired consistency
3. Add red food coloring to achieve desired color
4. Spread icing on pop tarts, add sprinkles before icing sets.
5. If desired, melt small amount of Nutella and drizzle on top of icing. Enjoy!

A Disney Valentines Day Recipes for a Party at Home

We had so much fun creating these Disney Valentine’s Day Recipes for you and hope you love them too.  Feel free to use these recipes as inspiration and create your own versions of them at home! And be sure to check out all the things to do for a Disney Valentines Day, from what to watch, to valentines day cards, and more, there are plenty of ways to add a little extra magic to your V-day. Have fun with it, get creative and remember the most important ingredient in baking is love:)