Best Valentine's Day gifts for food lovers

Valentine's Day gift ideas

Amara pink heart bowls

• Available from Oliver Bonas (£34.50)

In three sorbet pink shades, these heart-shaped bowls are the perfect nod to romance. Use for dips and crisps, or fill with marshmallows and fruit ready for dipping in chocolate fondue.

Charcuterie selection

• Available from Not On the High Street (£34)

Put together your own charcuterie board and choose a nice bottle of wine for a romantic evening in. Try this flavoured-packed charcuterie from Dorset. The punchy smoked sloe and garlic venison salami is a winner.

Available from:
Not On the High Street (£34)

Where The Pancakes Are Valentine’s Day gift box

• Available from Where the Pancakes Are (£35)

Kick off Valentine’s Day with the ultimate breakfast in bed courtesy of this hamper. This gift box from pancakes experts Where The Pancakes Are has the essentials covered for a romantic brunch: prosecco, maple syrup, flour and even Valentine’s poetry!

Available from:
Where the Pancakes Are (£35)

Fortnum & Mason caramels selection

• Available from Fortnum & Mason (£25)

A classic Valentine’s Day box of chocolates gets a luxe upgrade with this indulgent Fortnum’s caramels selections. The box contains 24 caramels in 12 different flavours, from buttery salted caramel to fruity rhubarb, raspberry or elderflower.

Available from:
Fortnum & Mason (£25)

Nordic Ware heart bundt pan

• Available from Amazon (£38)

This heart-shaped bundt pan makes a great gift for the passionate baker. Nordic Ware tins are built to last and even come with a lifetime guarantee for turning out pristine cakes every time. Perfect for Valentine’s Day, but just as good all year round – check out our bundt cake recipe collection for inspiration to get started.

Available from:
Amazon (£38)

Apple love heart print, £19, Fy!

• Available from Iamfy (£17)

Brighten up walls with this simple and colourful apple heart print that's perfect for hanging in a kitchen. Plus, for an environmentally friendly bonus, Fy! will plant a tree for every print sold.

Available from:
Iamfy (£17)

Inverroche living giving gift pack

• Available from Spirtis Kiosk (£31.95)

A boozy gift with a sustainable heart. One for gin fans, South African gin brand Inverroche have paired a bottle of their delicately floral Verdant gin with a packet of wildflower seeds – a twist on giving a classic bouquet. Plant the wildflower seed bomb to enjoy flowers while creating new habitats for bees to protect the UK’s biodiversity.

Available from:
Spirtis Kiosk (£31.95)

Crosstown Valentine's Dough bites

• Available from Crosstown (£35)

Crosstown fans won't be disappointed with this limited-edition Valentine's doughnut box. Despite being called 'bites', this box contains 15 very generously-sized doughnuts in three fun flavours: passion fruit, 'candy apple' (topped with popping candy) and indulgent chocolate hazelnut. Our favourite was the tangy passion fruit, filled with a smooth passion fruit curd. You can add drinks or your order too for extra gifts. Pre-orders are available from the 28th January.

Available from:
Crosstown (£35)

Dark chocolate florentines

• Available from Melrose and Morgan (£15.95)

Not only is this sleek red tin perfect for Valentine’s Day, but the florentines inside are pretty good too. With a thick layer of dark chocolate on the base, the chewy caramel florentines contain sour cherries, almonds and pistachios. They’re wrapped in pairs so handy for taking out on winter walks or tucking in a back-to-work lunchbox.

Available from:
Melrose and Morgan (£15.95)

Divine milk chocolate hearts

• Available from Ethical Superstore (£3.99)

Chocolate is a Valentine’s Day staple. Pick up a bag of these solid chocolate hearts for a sweet gift for a loved one or Galentine’s present – they're available in milk, dark or white chocolate, so there’s something for all chocolate fans. For more chocolate inspiration, check out our selection of the best chocolate gifts.

Available from:
Ethical Superstore (£3.99)

Luscombe ‘Valentine’s Day Cocktail Edit’

• Available from Luscombe (£38)

The perfect gift for the at-home bartender or cocktail fan. This ‘cocktail edit’ gift set contains everything you need to create two exclusive cocktail recipes: a sparkling Devon Spritz and a fruity elderflower and sloe ‘Rolling Hills’. Arriving in a (plastic free and fully recyclable) gift box, this includes ingredients, a recipe booklet and even two glasses for a perfect Valentine’s activity to do together.

Available from:
Luscombe (£38)

The Sweet Roasting Tin by Rukmini Iyer

• Available from Oliver Bonas (£18.99)

The latest in this successful roasting tin series by Rukmini Iyer gives the premise a sweet twist and is filled with 75 one-tray recipes. A pretty addition to any cookbook collection, it’s got everything from brownies and traybakes, to cookies and crumbles.

Available from:
Oliver Bonas (£18.99)

Ealing gin

• Available from Master of Malt (£43.33)

This elegantly packaged gin has orange and floral notes, with gentle spice and a rounded character. Use this gin to make our Valentine's Day gin cocktail. See the best gin gifts for gin lovers.

Available from:
Master of Malt (£43.33)

Radio lamingtons

• Available from Radio Lamingtons (£20)

These light-as-air cake cubes, inspired by Australian coconut-laced lamingtons, come in a pretty pink box that can be delivered to your favourite person’s door. Delicate sponge cakes are layered with the likes of cream cheese frosting, chocolate ganache and homemade raspberry jam. Our favourite flavour is tiramisu, with a layer of mascarpone doused in Mr Black coffee liqueur and covered in a decadent espresso and chocolate blanket.

Available from:
Radio Lamingtons (£20)

Heart ravioli stamp

• Available from Sous Chef (£6.45)

Ravioli, but make it heart-shaped.

Available from:
Sous Chef (£6.45)

Caramelised white chocolate bar, £7.95, Harvey Nichols

• Available from Harvey Nichols (£7.95)

This satisfyingly chunky, amber-coloured bar is both sweet and salty, with caramelised toffee notes.

Available from:
Harvey Nichols (£7.95)

Rhubarb syrup

• Available from Blossoms Syrup (£6.85)

Add a touch of pink to your Valentine’s cocktails with intense Buckinghamshire-made rhubarb fruit syrup. Great with just water, it’s also delicious in a rhubarb gin sour or drizzled over ice cream.

Available from:
Blossoms Syrup (£6.85)

Want to celebrate Valentine's Day with pink gin?

Click here for the results of our taste test

Flavours include:

• Pinot noir gin
• Pink grapefruit gin
• Rhuabrb gin

Fig tree

• Available from Glut (£38)

Looking for a Valentine's gift that lasts a bit longer than chocolate? There's no better way to symbolise your flourishing love than with a thriving young fig tree. The romantic shape of the fig adds a special touch, and the tree is delivered alongside a jar of the finest fig jam, perfect for breakfast in bed. Make a pretty fig tart with your figs.

Available from:
Glut (£38)

Words by Ellie Edwards, Alex Crossley, Lucy Roxburgh and Rachel Dinsdale