11 Romantic Breakfast Recipes

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Leah Maroney
A recipe developer and food photographer, Leah Maroney is an ardent home cook and food blogger who has written over 300 recipes for The Spruce Eats.
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Leah Maroney
Updated 02/16/21

Nothing beats a romantic breakfast on Valentine's Day. These simple and easy recipes are super manageable and so delicious. Sweet and savory recipes include cinnamon rolls, pomegranate mimosas, and bacon hearts. 

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    Sweet and Simple Egg-In-A-Hole

    Egg-In-A-Hole

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    Sweet and simple egg-in-a-hole is the perfect all-inclusive breakfast. Eggs and bread all in one. Make it look adorable for Valentine's Day by cutting out the hole with a heart-shaped cookie cutter. So easy and adorable. 

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    The Best Cinnamon Rolls

    Cinnamon Rolls
    Tim Sackton/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0

    There's something so sweet and romantic about the best cinnamon rolls. They are so tasty and decadent, warm and gooey, and fun to share. You can easily make a pan of these ahead of time and bake them up freshly on Valentine's Day morning. Bring them to a loved one or your coworkers. 

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    Heart Shaped Bacon

    Heart Bacon

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    Heart-shaped bacon is so cute. It's super simple to make and looks adorable on a Valentine's Day breakfast plate. 

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    Pomegranate Mimosas

    Pomegranate Mimosa

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    Pomegranate mimosas are the bomb. They look so pretty and sweet for Valentine's Day. It's super simple to whip them up in the morning for a special surprise. You can easily make them non-alcoholic with different sparkling seltzers. 

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    Chocolate Waffles

    Chocolate Waffles

    Kristina Vanni 

    Waffle batter gets an upgrade with melted chocolate for a tender and sweet treat. Chocolate waffles are a lovely treat for Valentine's Day breakfast, especially when topped with strawberries and whipped cream.

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    Strawberry Nutella Cream Cheese Croissant French Toast

    Croissant French Toast

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    Wow...croissants, Nutella, cream cheese, and strawberries? Yeah, this strawberry Nutella cream cheese croissant French toast has got it goin' on. It has everything you could ever want in a french toast. It is super easy to make and can be done as an overnight bake. Simply bake for an hour in the morning for decadent breakfast in bed. 

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    Red Velvet Waffles

    red velvet waffles

     Leah Maroney

    Red velvet waffles are the color of love. They have all of the flavors of the famous cake, with chocolate in the batter and a vanilla cream cheese drizzle.

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    Sweet Heart Cranberry Cherry Scones

    Cranberry Cherry Scones

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    Sweet heart cranberry cherry scones are simple to whip together and are absolutely delicious. The cute heart shape makes them perfect for Valentine's Day. You can add a sweet glaze too and serve them with tea for a sweet, perfect breakfast.  

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    Strawberry Nutella Crepes

    Nutella Crepes

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    Authentic French crepes make for an epically romantic Valentine's Day breakfast. The Nutella and fresh strawberries really push this recipe over the edge. Pretend you are in a Parisian Cafe this Valentine's Day with these strawberry Nutella crepes. 

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    Blood Orange Sangria

    Blood orange sangria

    The Spruce / Leah Maroney

    Blood orange sangria is super pretty and easy to throw together in the morning or afternoon. Add in apples or raspberries to make this sweet, boozy treat. 

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    Heart Shaped Pancakes

    Simple pancakes

    The Spruce

    Use these adorable pancake molds to create cute heart-shaped pancakes for Valentine's Day.