Looking to share the sourdough love this Valentine's Day? Then this collection of the best sourdough recipes for Valentine's Day is for you!
Whether you want to spoil your loved ones with heart shaped sourdough sugar cookies, a giant sourdough chocolate chip cookie to share or a sourdough star bread filled with chocolate, there's sure to be something here to show your sweetheart how much you love them!
To successfully make delicious Valentine's Day sourdough treats, you'll need to make a sourdough starter and make sure it's ready to bake with before you start.
Why Bake Sourdough on Valentine's Day?
Showing your love on Valentine's Day could not be easier with sourdough! Gifting something you've made with sourdough is extra special because sourdough takes more time, effort and thought to bake, given the natural fermentation times. Even something simple like sharing a glass of wine and a plate of your favorite cheese and sourdough crackers can be a truly heartfelt sentiment.
If you want to take your sourdough to the next level on Valentine's Day, you could pair it some special homemade cultured butter. Even just simple homemade butter is a gift straight from the heart.
What is the Significance of Valentine's Day?
Valentine's Day, celebrated annually on February 14th, is a cultural and commercial holiday dedicated to love and affection. It is a day when people express their feelings of love, appreciation, and friendship to those dear to them, often through the exchange of cards, gifts, flowers, and romantic gestures.
The origins of Valentine's Day are somewhat obscure and have roots in both Christian and ancient Roman traditions. One popular legend suggests that Valentine's Day is named after Saint Valentine, a Christian martyr who lived during the Roman Empire. According to the story, Saint Valentine defied Emperor Claudius II's decree forbidding soldiers to marry and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret.
While the true historical origins remain uncertain, Valentine's Day has evolved over the centuries and gained widespread popularity as a day to celebrate love and affection in various cultures around the world. Today, it is characterized by expressions of love, the exchange of romantic greetings, and the celebration of relationships.
Best Sourdough Recipes for Valentine's Day
This special selection of sourdough recipes have been hand picked just for Valentine's Day and are sure to impress all that are lucky enough to taste them! From heart shaped sourdough waffles to chocolate sourdough bread and sourdough strawberry cake, there's sure to be something to tickle your tastebuds this Valentine's Day.
Heart Shaped Sourdough Bread
Surprise your Valentine with a heart shaped sourdough bread loaf! You don't need anything special to create this heart shaped loaf - just a round banneton, or even a bowl!
Heart Shaped Sourdough Bread
A gorgeous, crusty heart shaped sourdough bread sure to set hearts on fire this Valentine's Day! This recipe shows you how to create and bake a heart shaped sourdough bread without a heart shaped banneton.
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Heart Shaped Sourdough Waffles
These quick and easy sourdough waffles require no fermentation time and make the perfect way to spoil your Valentine at breakfast time!
Sourdough Discard Waffles Recipe
No wait sourdough discard waffles are so simple to mix together! You'll be eating waffles in under 10 minutes with no compromise on that sourdough flavor you love!
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Sourdough Strawberry Shortcakes
These delicious sourdough strawberry shortcakes will rock your world! Flaky, buttery sourdough biscuits made with cream and sugar and filled with fresh strawberries and vanilla whipped cream.
Sourdough Strawberry Shortcakes
Buttery and flaky sourdough biscuits, topped with vanilla whipped cream and fresh strawberries. These are perfect for an afternoon tea treat or special get together with friends.
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Sourdough Skillet Cookie
This is the perfect sourdough dessert recipe to share on Valentine's Day. Topped with vanilla ice cream, it's the perfect shareable dessert for 2, 4 or even 6 people! I've even added a tonne of different flavor combinations if you want something a little different than chocolate chips!
Sourdough Skillet Cookie
Indulge yourself in this Sourdough Cookie Skillet Recipe! A rich symphony of flavors as a gooey, perfectly baked sourdough cookie meets the rustic charm of a cast iron skillet – creating an irresistible treat that's crispy at the edges and delightfully chewy at the center.
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Sourdough Butter Candle
Spoil the light of your life with a homemade butter candle nestled in their favorite sourdough bread! Bread and butter totally counts as dinner ... especially when it looks this pretty!
How To Make a Butter Candle
Make this delicious butter candle to sit inside a loaf of sourdough bread. As the butter candle melts, you can tear off the sourdough bread and dip it into the melted butter.
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Sourdough Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Chocolate is the way to everyone's hearts, right? Well, then these sourdough chocolate crinkle cookies are going to be loved by your Valentine for sure!
Sourdough Choclate Crinkle Cookies
Sourdough chocolate crinkle cookies have a velvety, soft centre surrounded by crinkly, crackly chocolate shell decorated in white powdered sugar.
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Sourdough Chocolate Star Bread
A special treat for any occasion, this sourdough chocolate star bread will be the superstar of your Valentine's Day! It's so much easier than it looks and will show your loved ones just how much you care!
Sourdough Chocolate Star Bread
A beautiful sourdough brioche dough filled with chocolate and shaped into a festive star. Perfect tear and share dessert for your Christmas table.
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Sourdough Chocolate Mug Cake
This quick and easy sourdough chocolate mug cake is the perfect way to spoil your Valentine without a lot of time or effort.
Sourdough Discard Mug Cake
This quick and easy sourdough discard chocolate mug make is perfect for a quick dessert or a little mid morning treat. Add some jam or peanut butter to amp up the flavor!
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Chocolate Sourdough Bread
You could choose to make a special chocolate sourdough bread or even a chocolate sourdough discard bread for your loved one this Valentine's Day.
Chocolate Sourdough Bread
Sourdough Chocolate Bread is a delectable fusion of tangy sourdough and sweet chocolate, offering a delightful contrast of flavors and textures. This versatile treat can be enjoyed for breakfast or dessert, making it an irresistible indulgence for all occasions.
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Heart Shaped Sourdough Sugar Cookies
Make these special sourdough sugar cookies into heart shaped delights, perfect to spoil your loved one with on Valentine's Day. You can easily use a heart shaped cookie cutter to create hearts with this dough. Then you can frost them with your favorite butter icing or pink fondant. Whatever you choose, these are sure to share the sourdough love on Valentine's Day.
Sourdough Sugar Coookies
Easy recipe for sourdough sugar cookies that can be iced or decorated. Use up your sourdough discard to create these special sourdough sugar cookies that are perfect for holiday gifting.
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Sourdough Strawberry Cake
This sweet sourdough strawberry cake is sure to say I love you this Valentine's Day!
Sourdough Strawberry Cake
A delightfully simple and sweet strawberry cake made with sourdough starter, fresh strawberries and simple pantry ingredients. It makes a delicious dessert served warm from the oven or as an afternoon treat dusted with icing sugar.
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Sweet Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls
Nothing says I love you like sweet, soft sourdough cinnamon rolls slathered in vanilla cream cheese frosting! Seriously, nothing compares to these sourdough cinnamon buns!
Fluffy Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls
The fluffiest and easiest sourdough cinnamon rolls around ... plus an option to use sourdough discard. It doesn't get any better than this!
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Sourdough Carrot Cake
Sourdough Carrot Cake is such a special treat! I think I would love eating this above chocolate (yep, I admitted it - I'm a huge carrot cake fan). I actually developed this recipe for my husband who absolutely loves carrot cake. This one is especially moist and can be fermented overnight, providing superior flavor and texture.
Sourdough Carrot Cake
Delightfully moist carrot cake made using sourdough starter. It makes a gorgeous centrepiece for your next brunch or afternoon tea, as well as a stunning dessert. You can ferment the batter overnight or bake straight away depending on your timeline.
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Sourdough Thumbprint Cookies with Strawberry Jam
Sourdough Thumbprint Cookies
Sweet sourdough cookies with a jammy centre - perfect to fill the cookie jar with or gift at Christmas time. Use whatever jam you prefer - strawberry is my favorite!
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Frosted Strawberry Sourdough Pop Tarts
Frosted strawberry sourdough pop tarts make the ultimate sweet Valentine's Day Breakfast for your sweetheart! Made with golden, flaky sourdough crust, these strawberry hand pies feature a pretty pink frosting, perfect for saying I love you!
Sourdough Pop Tarts Recipe
Embark on a delightful journey of homemade goodness with these sourdough Pop-Tarts. Encased in a golden, flaky sourdough crust, these handcrafted pastries are generously filled with either brown sugar cinnamon or strawberry jam and topped with your favorite frosting.
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Sourdough Chocolate Chai Sourdough Loaf Cake
Chocolate Chai Sourdough Loaf Cake
This chocolate chai sourdough loaf cake is a quick bread recipe that will delight your senses. Finished with the most delicious chai spiced vanilla cream cheese frosting, it's the perfect loaf cake to finish a special brunch or even take to a potluck event.
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Sourdough Chocolate Waffles
What makes sourdough waffles better? Chocolate! These would make the perfect chocolate treat on Valentine's Day morning, served with whipped cream and fresh strawberries.
Sourdough Chocolate Waffles
The fluffiest chocolate sourdough waffles you'll ever eat! Use your sourdough starter or sourdough discard to make this chocolate treat!
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Chocolate Chip Sourdough Bread
What makes sourdough bread even better? Chocolate! This Valentine's Day treat is a lovely way to share your love of sourdough with the people you care about. This chocolate chip sourdough bread is delicious served with homemade cultured butter or whipped honey cinnamon butter.
Chocolate Chip Sourdough Bread
A delicious sweet sourdough treat! Chocolate chip sourdough bread gives you the sweetness of chocolate chips combined with the tanginess of a crunchy sourdough loaf. What could be more lovely?
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Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies
Who doesn't love sourdough chocolate chip cookies with their soft, chewy centres and slightly crunchy edges? Make these Valentine's Day worth by adding some freeze dried strawberries or raspberries along with your favorite chocolate chips.
Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies
These are the soft + chewy Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies of your dreams! Use your sourdough starter to create these tangy sourdough cookies!
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Sourdough Bread with Coffee & Maple Infused Dates
This sourdough bread with coffee and maple infused dates is one of the original recipes published on the Pantry Mama website. This unique flavor combination stands the test of time and will be loved by your coffee loving sweetheart on Valentine's Day.
Sourdough Bread with Coffee & Maple Infused Dates
This meant to be flavour combination will take your sourdough to a whole new level. Sweet, coffee infused dates nestled in sweet, airy sourdough - you'll be hooked!
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Baked Chocolate Sourdough Brioche Donut Balls
These are the ultimate Valentine's Day treat, filled with chocolate and dusted with cinnamon sugar. No one will blame you if you don't want to share!
Baked Sourdough Brioche Donut Balls [with chocolate filling]
These delightful chocolate filled sourdough brioche donut balls will have you coming back for seconds and thirds! Eat them alone or serve with vanilla icecream for the perfect dessert.
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Sourdough Chocolate Cake
Nothing says I love you like rich sourdough chocolate cake covered in chocolate ganache! Let's get baking!
Sourdough Chocolate Cake Recipe
This easy sourdough chocolate cake recipe allows the flour to be fermented overnight, making it much better on your gut! You're going to love this moist, chocolatey cake that's perfect for any occasion!
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Wishing you sourdough success this Valentine's Day! May all the sourdough love be with you.
