Valentine’s Day gifts can be tricky, particularly for those in new(ish) relationships. How much is too much, or too little? What says “I love you” or “I really like you”? Don’t worry, we’ve got you. The truth is, whoever you want to show a bit of appreciation for this Valentine’s, you can’t go wrong with a sweet treat.
Why you should gift dessert this Valentine’s Day
This year, show your love with swoon-worthy vegan sweets. But we’re not talking chalky heart candy or waxy truffles purchased from the convenience store. (For delicious, jaw-dropping vegan Valentine’s Day chocolate, read our guide here.) If you’re gifting desserts, they need to have the “wow” factor.
Our rule of thumb when it comes to gifts: It should be something the recipient would enjoy but likely would never buy for themselves on account of being just a bit too frivolous or self-indulgent. For example, a half-dozen box of six-ounce peanut butter-stuffed vegan cookies fits the bill. And yes, these are called Taylor Chip Cookies and are included in this guide.
The 18 vegan treats below all abide by our gifting guidelines, go way beyond the lackluster box of chocolates found at the grocery store, and ship nationwide.
18 vegan Valentine’s Day treats
From experiential chocolate tastings to beautifully decorated cookie cakes, these goodies are too sweet to pass up.
Erin McKenna’s Bakery
1 Erin McKenna’s Bakery
Remember when there was a Mrs. Fields in virtually every food court? Those giant cookie cakes would always catch our eye, adorned with thick roses of artificially colored buttercream. Erin McKenna’s has given us a taste of sweet nostalgia with these eight-inch, heart-shaped, and gluten-free chocolate chip cookie cakes. The bakery’s Goldbelly site offers this and more—from snackable strawberry jelly-filled doughnut holes to pink-glazed lemon tea cakes. Buy something for your sweetheart and a little something for you.
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Southern Roots Bakery
2Southern Roots Vegan Bakery
It may not be heart-shaped, but what could possibly say “I love you” more than a three-tiered red velvet cake? Or perhaps a four-pack of enormous Volcano Cupcakes with a decadent buttercream core? This Dallas-based bakery is churning out these treats and more. You’ll want to keep them on your radar for all your gifting occasions, not just Valentine’s Day.
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Taylor Chip
3 Taylor Chip Cookies
We’ve come across giant cookies before, but Taylor Chip Cookies are truly the best we’ve ever sunk our teeth into. These cookies are colossal—more than five and a half ounces per cookie—and many are stuffed with gooey, decadent fillings like peanut butter or studded with Oreo pieces. Taylor Chip isn’t an exclusively vegan brand, but they know their way around plant-based baking. Order a half or full dozen box of the vegan collection. It includes loaded peanut butter, Oreos and cream, sugar, brookie, chocolate chip, and double chocolate brownie. Pro tip: a quick zap in the microwave will make your kitchen smell amazing.
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Laderach
4 Laderach
Swiss chocolate has historically been off-limits to those who eschew dairy, as it traditionally contains milk. This generations-old Swiss chocolate company is revolutionizing the category with its assortment of dark and cashew milk-based fine chocolates. We’ve had vegan milk chocolate before, but nothing as deliciously complex as this. In addition to creamy cashew milk, Läderach uses coconut blossom sugar to sweeten its confections, adding a subtly detectable caramel flavor to each bite.
The vegan options range from slabs of caramelized cashew-studded dark chocolate to divinely rich and fruity blackberry-infused dark chocolate. It’s something both familiar and unique that’s bound to gain you some adoration.
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The Very Best Cookie
5 The Very Best Cookie in the Whole Wide World
Humility may not be in this company’s ethos, but it deserves these bragging rights. The cookies aren’t the six-ounce show-stoppers of Taylor Chip, but they are melt-in-your-mouth, swoon-worthy good. The Vegan Cinner flavor is heavily coated in cinnamon sugar, and the super-soft cookie melts in your mouth. No heating or non-dairy milk required, these cookies are perfect all on their own.
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Karma Baker
6Karma Baker
What’s better than a box of vegan chocolates? A box of palm-sized chocolate peanut butter creme sandwich cookies coated in chocolate, shaped like hearts. Karma Baker crafts vegan treats that make your eyes roll back and spark an involuntary “mmm.” Other holiday-specific desserts from this dedicated gluten-free baker include a chocolate raspberry cheesecake with a thick brownie base, a multi-layered chocolate tuxedo cake, chocolate-covered red velvet doughnuts, and more.
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Vegan Treats
7 Vegan Treats
Even the darkest souls need love. This Bethlehem, PA vegan bakery is offering a limited edition Fatally Yours confections box featuring peanut butter-filled white chocolate skulls, blackout brownie bite hearts, and roasted pecan gianduja skulls. Want to go even darker? Check out its Fatally Yours coffin chocolate box.
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Amore Di Mona
8Amore Di Mona
Looking for the ultimate heart-shaped chocolate collection? Amore Di Mona has you covered. Choose from a wide selection of assorted chocolates—from a 16-piece to a generous 33-piece set—with flavors ranging from currant ganache to Caffe. Pro tip: make this gift go the extra mile and turn it into a couple’s chocolate-tasting adventure. Take turns biting into the chocolates to see who can guess the flavor correctly.
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Giselle’s Vegan Kitchen
9Giselle’s Vegan Kitchen
Every order from Giselle’s feels like it’s Valentine’s Day. The sweet, light pink boxes and delicate flower adornments prove that this inclusive baker goes above and beyond to show her customers some love. Send your soulmate the comprehensive Mystical Box that includes your choice of pie along with nine best-selling treats. Or opt for the elegant Cream Tart Cakes decorated with sugar-free frosting, fresh berries, and a variety of flowers.
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Eli’s Cheesecake Company
10Eli’s Cheesecake Company
Be bold this Valentine’s Day. Instead of presenting your lover with an expected box of chocolates, watch their eyes light up as they open the lid and discover these adorable vegan Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake Cuties. The $75.95 box includes 12, one-inch-square sweet and tart cheesecake bites.
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L’artisane Creative Bakery
11 L’artisane Creative Bakery
What’s better than breakfast in bed? A plateful of impossibly flaky, chocolate-filled croissants. One buttery bite, and your significant other won’t even think about all of the pastry shards flying onto the bedcovers. This Florida-based vegan patisserie also ships gluten-free macarons, cookies, madeleines, and palmiers nationwide.
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Sticky Fingers
12 Sticky Fingers
From classic brownies to thick chocolate strawberry sandwich cookies, this DC-based baker has something for every level of love. For the most seasonal treats, opt for the Valentine’s Cookie Assortment, which includes a variety of red velvet crinkles, Mexican chocolate snickerdoodles, Linzer, and rainbow cookies.
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Clementine’s
13 Clementine’s
Named “The Sexiest Ice Cream” by Oprah Magazine’s “The O List,” it’s no surprise this vegan-friendly creamery made this Valentine’s Day roundup. Vegan pints range from supremely decadent vegan coconut fudge to delightfully fruity vegan strawberry crunch. Shipping options come in four packs, so do your best to order a few different flavors and hope your loved one will share.
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Olivia Macaron
14 Olivia Macaron
Level up from the standard box of chocolates with a chic set of vegan Valentine’s macarons. The gift includes your choice of nine, 20, or even 50 plant-based macarons in four delicious flavors, including cassis, raspberry, mango passionfruit, and German chocolate.
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Maya’s Cookies
15 Maya’s Cookies
Maya’s Cookies always offers a stunning (and delicious) offering for Valentine’s Day that is sure to impress the special person in your life. This year, its Valentine’s Collection includes six scrumptious cookies, including its new flavor, Chocolate Covered Strawberry.
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The Naughty Cookie
16 The Naughty Cookie
The Naughty Cookie’s Valentine’s collection is always fun, unique, and utterly delectable. We particularly love the sound of the Love Shack Cookie, which is filled with freeze-dried strawberries and vegan white chocolate chips.
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Lagusta’s Luscious
17Lagusta’s Luscious
Lagusta’s Luscious offers delicious vegan treats all year round, including caramels, bonbons, toffee, and so much more. Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to sample some of these with your partner or with friends. But if you’re not sure which one to buy as a gift, you can also order one of the brand’s gift cards.
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Verón
18Verón
If macarons are your Valentine’s treat of choice, Verón is another great brand to check out. All of the brand’s macarons are 100 percent vegan, and for Valentine’s Day, it’s even offering Rose Chocolate Hearts with a rose macaron shell, edible rose petals, and a chocolate ganache center. Conversation hearts are another option (think sweetheart candy, but in macaron form).
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