Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and restaurants and bakeries are rolling out heart-shaped treats to celebrate love and affection. Exploring options from both major chains and local favorites reveals how food can be the perfect token for this special occasion.
For pizza lovers, several dining chains are showcasing their heart-shaped creations. California Pizza Kitchen is enticing couples with its "Sweet Deal for Two," which starts at $55, featuring heart-shaped pizzas among other delicious items. This offer is available for dine-in and takeout from February 10 to 16. Mountain Mike’s also joins the trend, offering customizable heart-shaped pizzas starting at $26.99. Customers can sweeten the deal by adding their Sweetheart Cherry Pie Dessert Pizza for just $5.99.
If you're craving something classic, both Papa John’s and Pizza Hut are serving heart-shaped pizzas priced at $11.99 until February 16 and 17, respectively. On the more unconventional side, DiGiorno is selling its quirky heartichoke pizza online for $2.14, with limited quantities available on February 13. For more home-takeaway options, Papa Murphy's is bringing back its popular HeartBaker Pizza, available from February 1 to 14.
For those who want to play with pasta shapes, Bellita Pasta is selling gluten-free, heart-shaped pasta called Valentino, priced at $10.95, along with Barilla's special edition Barilla Love available across select stores. Even culinary enthusiasts will find their heart’s desires fulfilled at Panera Bread, with the restaurant running several tempting promotions. From February 13 to 14, customers can enjoy BOGO Asiago Bagel Stack sandwiches using the baggage code. Some locations will even give away free heart-shaped Cinnamon Crunch Bagels.
Heart-shaped desserts are also at the forefront this Valentine’s Day. At Baskin-Robbins, the "Crazy for You Cake," which combines ice cream and cake, starts at $21.99. The chain is also offering Love Potion 31 ice cream, filled with chocolate hearts and chocolate chips, enticing every sweet tooth. Dairy Queen is getting festive with its Valentine’s Day specials, including the enchanting Red Velvet Cake Blizzard Treat.
Dunkin’ Donuts has rolled out its sweet lineup for Valentine's Day, featuring Cupid’s Choice—a strawberry doughnut filled with Bavarian Kreme and brown butter batter, along with classic heart-shaped doughnuts adorned with pink, red, and white sprinkles. Also, available are special drinks like the Pink Velvet Macchiato.
Not to be left out, Krispy Kreme's "Hearts in Bloom" collection introduces four new heart-shaped doughnuts, available at their locations and select supermarkets. This season, Bojangles is sweetening the pot with its heart-shaped Bo-Berry Biscuits, perfect for biscuit lovers, available from the second week of February.
Looking at more local options, the El Paso area features several bakeries and restaurants running unique Valentine's promotions. Bowie Bakery is serving heart-shaped conchas for $1.85 each, along with pink dessert tamales filled with fresh strawberries and sweet cream cheese—a delightful twist for dessert lovers.
Peter Piper Pizza is also participating through the end of February by offering heart-shaped pizzas, promising to donate part of the proceeds to the El Paso Children’s Hospital Foundation. Chief marketing officer Genaro Perez stated, "Last year, this fundraiser generated $25,000 for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, and we’re determined to build on our success for this year—to make it even greater!"
La Madeleine restaurant is aiming for the hearts of diners as well, featuring several charming heart-shaped treats including Linzer Hearts for $3.59, individual cheesecakes with conversation heart candies on top, and chocolate-covered strawberries.
Meanwhile, if you’re passionate about making your own heart-shaped offerings, the Texas Culinary Institute is hosting heart-shaped pizza-making classes for kids on February 22. For $65, kids will learn how to craft their own pizzas, adding red velvet cookies to the mix—a fun activity for families to explore creatively.
With so many delicious heart-shaped offerings and exciting promotions, this Valentine’s Day, both loved ones and oneself can indulge without skimping on flavor and joy. Whether dining out or buying sweet treats from local bakeries, there’s no shortage of ways to share love this festive season.