Valentine's Day DIY: Healthy Dessert Table

When you think of Valentine's Day, you tend to think of three things.. 

Chocolate, Flowers and the fact you're getting neither.

I kid, I kid.

V-Day doesn't have to be about what you're getting from whom. What if you chose to do things differently and make it into a celebration with all of your loved ones instead - not just them romantic ones.

How?

Make a dessert table!

As you may know, it's one of my #YearOfFirsts goals to create a dessert table. I've been gathering inspiration everywhere. Mainly from pinterest. Okay only from pinterest.

I love the idea of taking something traditional and adding a different spin on it. Hence this healthy dessert table DIY. If you're feeling all kinda lonesome or low on ideas for V-Day, and you're not overdosing on cat puns, you HAVE to give this dessert table a shot. Here's how..

• Melon Heart Pops: Use a heart shaped cookie cutter or cut the outline with a sharp knife.


• Carved Heart Apples: Carve a little heart shape into the skin of the apple, then squirt with lemon juice to keep from browning.


• Dark Choc Dipped Wine Biscuits: These are just plain biscuits/cookies you get from the supermarket, get some dark melting choc to heat and then dip your wines into the mix and leave to set on a baking paper sheet.


• Strawberry Parfaits: Get your favourite berries mine are blueberries, strawberries & raspberries - then layer with muesli and then plain yoghurt.


• Cereal Bites: Make this a treat by serving it in a creative way, like out of a cone or small box. Mix with dried cranberries or raisins for a little more interest. Quaker just came out with a cereal, Whole Hearts, shaped like hearts that is packed with fiber and protein; it makes for a great little snack food addition to the dessert table.


• Fruit Smoothies: Throw a handful of strawberries, natural yogurt and some ice in the blender and puree. Serve out of milk bottles.

What would your Valentine's Day dessert table snack be?

xo Elise

Images via Project Nursery