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Festive Food Floof! Hearts!

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I am looking to put together a fun Valentine basket of treats for work since I am working on Valentines Day this year. I was perusing the internet, trying to find fun heart shaped foods. Lots of candy of course, which is fine but I was looking for other snacky things too! I came across this, and it made me smile. I am not going to get it, as I am not sure how people will share it and also because its outrageously priced. but it made me happy to see it.

https://www.amazon.com/DAmour-Salami-Pillers-Shaped-Sausage/dp/B07Z7BRF2N/ref=sr_1_98?keywords=Heart+Shaped+Food&qid=1675641321&rnid=2941120011&s=grocery&sr=1-98

I consider myself the self crowned queen of heart shaped foods, and I have seen, eaten and certainly made a lot of them. What sort of non conventional ones have you come across?

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chloebud

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Olychick, I saw the eggs online...cute!

I have a set of 6-inch heart-shaped cake pans and make this little cake for DH almost every V-Day. I cut the layers in half to make four layers. Small but tall.

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plllog
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Oh, that's funny! It would be easy to cut out hearts from a few slices of salami if you didn't want a whole sausage. :)

I haven't seen them, but my first thought was heart shaped crackers. I think you have the creativity to turn any kind of food into hearts! Eggplant slices. You could do a whole Japanese eggplant in a general heart shape, then slice and grill. You could take a whole chicken breast (not half, but both sides together) off the bone and heartify it. And, course, there are Japanese egg molds. I wonder if they make a long mold that's heart shaped so you can do salad slices? OMG! Here it is! You'd probably have to wrap the outside or partially cook the eggs first so they don't leak, but nevertheless: https://www.etsy.com/listing/843408079/heart-shaped-column-silicone-mold-leak?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_a-craft_supplies_and_tools-molds&utm_custom1=k_EAIaIQobChMI99bZodD__AIVfi2tBh0o-gGMEAQYBSABEgL3ivD_BwE_k&utm_content=go_12561589107_122430440307_506949235807_aud-966866687214:pla-326650509484_c__843408079_240316467&utm_custom2=12561589107&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI99bZodD__AIVfi2tBh0o-gGMEAQYBSABEgL3ivD_BwE

ETA: You've probably seen this one that's specifically for eggs: https://www.amazon.com/Bentousa-Decorative-Hard-Boiled-Shapes/dp/B001BKVYO4
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arcy_gw
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Sounds like the beginning of a great Valentine Charcuterie! Cheese can be cut into hearts too but like my #1DD said "ya can't get the GOOD cheese then!" hahaha Straberries cut in half dipped in choclate of course. But to your question the only snacky foods I've seen aren't things one really should eat. Little Debbies come in hearts chocolate, pink and white!
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chloebud
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I’ve not seen heart-shaped salami before. Definitely a bit pricey!

Our market sells heart-shaped ribeyes this time of year.❤️
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amylou321
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That's funny arcy. I was just thinking that for this purpose, which is just to have treats for people to grab eat for a treat, that I will end up having to go with things like the heart shaped little debbies and stuff, just because they are cute and individually wrapped! I wouldn't bring a communal charcuterie board for such a purpose, though I would make one for myself, with ALL heart shaped goodies! I will probably just end up with a bowl of reeses hearts or something for everyone. Boring and unimaginative but always popular....

Plllog, I HAVE seen heart shaped crackers. They were featured in one of the Valentines food baskets that my SO got for me one year. Honestly, they were not the best tasting crackers out there but the charming shape MORE than made up for that.
chloebud
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I’ll take the Reeses!
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plllog
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Filled dumplings? https://www.macys.com/shop/product/the-cellar-3-pc.-set-heart-shaped-dumpling-press-created-for-macys?ID=14599784&CategoryID=31839
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Olychick
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Are you looking to make things, too, or just ready made? Rice crispy treats are easy to make heart shaped if you cool them on a cookie sheet. Not just sweet, but I've seen some recipes lately for savory versions. I would think these could be baked on a sheet pan and cut into hearts: https://shewearsmanyhats.com/rice-krispies-cheese-crisps-recipe/

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arcy_gw
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Well then a grab bag of fun would only need a trip to a local big box stores valentines aisle. You could easily find an array of indivdually packaged heart candy of all sorts. My dilema would be do I take the tiny bag of heart shaped gummi candy,or reeces hearts ALWAYS the best. Our candy dish at home avoided the conversation hearts for sweet tart hearts.
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Hearts? Oh, don't go visit my foodie blog... But I will post here the only heart Valentine's recipe you might consider, later today. A shrimp heart salad.

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Annie Deighnaugh
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Not new, but old. Making a heart-shaped cake by baking it in a square pan and a round pan of equal size. Put the square on the diagonal, cut the round in half and place each half on adjoining sides of the square to make a heart.
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Olychick
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I just remembered these ....if you're up for making them. Who doesn't love deviled eggs!
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Adella Bedella
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I went to HEB today to look for goodies. I've been sending care packages to my kiddos and whoever else I think needs one. I didn't see a lot of candy/snack options this year. I bought a little bit of candy and then some non Valentine snacks. Most everything I saw that was heart shaped was not individually wrapped. I need stuff that doesn't have to be refrigerated.

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amylou321
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Oly, I am not looking to make anything for the work goodies. I will make an array of heart shaped things for my SO at home,but not for work. Valentines day (night) will be my 6th 12 hour shift in a row, so I will likely be too tired to make anything extra so I am just gonna grab some valentine snackies to give as treats to the truck drivers and the others working that shift with me. I was hoping to find more unique things, like heart shaped cheetos or something, but I guess anything is better than nothing. I found some heart shaped fruit snacks. The truckers LOVE the little packs of fruit snacks that I mix into my Halloween Trick or Treat goodies, so those will go over well.
plllog
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Amylou, I would not survive your job schedule! Re making, I did heart cookies years ago. Sugar cookies iced just with a dip in powered sugar mixed with pomegranate juice. Beautiful soft pink color and just a whiff of a tang.
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lisa_fla
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Another Walmart item
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lisa_fla
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These are nice. Target
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amylou321
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I have a bag of those nuggets in my freezer. :)
plllog
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I know you're looking for ready made, but I don't know any.

Have you heard of pie pops? I haven't until I saw this gadget just now...

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Chloe, my hubby went across the street to grocery outlet and came back with one of those ribeye heart steaks! What a nerd!
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lisa_fla
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My sister went out scouting around for Valentine items for the workers at Mom’s memory care facility. There’s heart shaped Hostess Ding Dons, Hostess Strawberry Mini Bundts , I think she got heart cakes from Little Debbie too, and from Dollar Tree Smartie hearts and the strawberry wrapped candy.
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chloebud
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LOL, nancyjane! I saw them at the market yesterday but didn’t buy any…yet.

I have a hair appt on Tuesday and made shortbread hearts to take to my stylist. Will include this red/white checked tea towel.❤️
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