The Best Valentine’s Day Coffee Recipes | 2025

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One of the most beautiful things about coffee is how it brings people together—it’s almost like a love language of its own. That’s what makes coffee the perfect for Valentine’s Day, or love in general.

Planning a first date? Coffee. Surprising your spouse with a gourmet breakfast in bed? Coffee. Hosting a fun Galentine’s gathering? Coffee. Always coffee.

This Valentine’s Day, let’s celebrate love through the love language of coffee. We’ve collected some delicious Valentine’s Day coffee recipes to help you brew up some love.

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“True love is not found in the grand gestures, but in the daily acts of kindness and compassion we show to one another.” – St. Valentine

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Ingredients:

• 1 shot of espresso (or ½ cup strong brewed coffee)
• 1 cup milk of choice
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp rose syrup
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• Whipped cream and dried rose petals for garnish

Instructions:

1. Heat or steam the milk and whisk in cocoa powder until smooth.
2. Brew espresso and mix it with the rose syrup and vanilla extract.
3. Pour the chocolate milk over the espresso mixture and stir well.
4. Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with dried rose petals.
5. Serve in a Valentine’s mug and enjoy!

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Ingredients:

• 1 shot of espresso
• 1 cup milk of choice
• 2 tbsp strawberry purée (or 2 pumps strawberry syrup)
• 1 tbsp honey or sweetener of choice
• Whipped cream and fresh heart-shaped strawberry slices for garnish

Instructions:

1. Hot latte: steam the milk and blend in the strawberry purée and honey. Iced latte: Drizzle strawberry purée around a glass for extra effect and fill with heart-shaped ice. Mix the milk, strawberry purée, and honey until well combined and pour over ice.
2. Hot latte: Brew your espresso and pour it into a serving cup. Iced latte: Brew your espresso and pour it over your iced milk.
3. Hot latte: Slowly add the strawberry-infused milk to create a smooth layer.
4. Top with whipped cream and garnish with fresh, heart-shaped strawberry slices and enjoy!

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Ingredients:

• 1 scoop raspberry gelato or ice cream
• 1 shot of hot espresso
• 1 tbsp dark chocolate shavings
• Fresh raspberries for garnish

Instructions:

1. Place a scoop of raspberry gelato in a small Valentine’s serving glass.
2. Brew your espresso and immediately pour the hot espresso over the gelato.
3. Sprinkle with dark chocolate shavings and garnish with fresh raspberries.
4. Serve immediately and enjoy the delightful contrast of hot espresso and cold gelato in a traditional affogato.

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Click Here to Read: St. Patrick’s Day Coffee Recipes

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Ingredients:

• 1 shot of espresso
• 1 cup milk
• Red/pink food coloring or red/pink food coloring powder (optional but recommended for pink effect!)
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ tsp ground cardamom
• Honey or sugar to taste (optional)
• Cinnamon for garnish

Instructions:

1. Brew your espresso and stir in vanilla extract, ground cardamom, and an optional addition of honey or sugar to taste.
2. Combine food coloring or food coloring powder with milk and froth the milk until light and airy. A traditional cappuccino should have equal parts espresso, steamed milk, and foam, so that ratio is your aim when steaming.
3. Gently pour the pink frothed milk over the espresso.
4. Sprinkle cinnamon on top for a garnish and enjoy!

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup cold brew coffee
• 2 tbsp cherry syrup
• 1 tbsp amaretto (or almond extract for a non-alcoholic version)
• Heart-shaped ice cubes
• Pink cold foam ( 1/4 cup milk, 1 tbsp. sugar, red food coloring )
• Dark chocolate shavings for garnish

Instructions:

1. Pour the cold brew coffee into a glass and stir in the cherry syrup and amaretto.
2. Add festive heart-shaped ice cubes, leaving room for the pink cold foam.
3. Froth milk, sugar, and red food coloring together with a hand frother or french press until you have a thick pink cold foam.
4. Top the cold brew with pink cold foam and dark chocolate shavings and enjoy!

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For heart-shaped ice cubes, click HERE

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Valentine’s Day is all about love, and what better way to express it than through a lovingly crafted coffee? Try one (or all!) of these Valentine’s Day coffees and let us know which recipe you loved most. Tag us on Instagram @the.coffee.collect to get featured and show the coffee community your creation! Happy Valentine’s Day coffee lovers!

-the coffee collect.