Bring the Bouquet to the Table With These 16 Rose-Infused Recipes for Valentine’s Day Skip the flowers and cook with roses instead. By Bridget Hallinan Bridget Hallinan As an Associate Food Editor, Bridget Hallinan primarily focuses on home cooking content for Food & Wine.com. She writes and edits recipe content, interviews chefs for helpful tips and tricks, and works on franchises such as our cookbook roundups and taste tests. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines and Jodie Kautzmann Jodie Kautzmann Jodie Kautzmann is an editor, baker, and confectioner with more than 15 years of experience in content creation, recipe development, and pastry production. She's obsessed with the fine details and ingredients that take dishes from tasty to outright otherworldly. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Published on February 4, 2026 Add Us On SAVE ALL RECIPES NEW! Save as a collection on MyRecipes Close Credit: Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Heather Claire Spollen Sure, you could buy a bouquet of roses for Valentine’s Day and call it a night — but cooking with roses is a creative (and undeniably beautiful) way to mix things up. This roundup brings the tasty flower to the table in recipes designed to treat your special someone all day long, from delicate crêpes and a sweet stuffed omelet at breakfast to rose-harissa chicken for dinner, plus desserts and drinks that capture the holiday’s signature bloom without the need for a vase. Turn to these recipes to curate a menu that’s truly coming up roses this Valentine’s Day. Keep all of your recipes at your fingertips. With the MyRecipes app you can easily save and organize your favorites from anywhere, including Instagram and TikTok, in one convenient place. Get the free app. 01 of 16 Kaak Warqa Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Christine Keely Perhaps the most opulent of all Tunisian sweets, these snowy white cookies feature rings of rosewater-scented almond paste wrapped in a thin sheath of buttery dough garnished with dried rose petals. Get the Recipe Save 02 of 16 Lokum (Turkish Delight) Robby Lozano / Food Styling by Julian Hensarling / Prop Styling by Christina Daley For our version of this chewy jelled candy, rosewater combines with lemon juice and orange blossom water for a citrusy, floral flavor that pairs beautifully with the roasted pistachios suspended throughout. Get the Recipe Save 03 of 16 Rose Matcha Latte Photo by Huge Galdones / Food Styling by Christina Zerkis Rose and matcha is an exquisite combination, so much so that many matcha purveyors custom-blend the two dried ingredients to capture both the floral and earthy notes in a single glass. Mix with your choice of milk for a light, creamy latte with a special fragrant touch. Get the Recipe Save 04 of 16 Orange-Cardamom Butter Cakes with Rosewater Icing Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Heather Claire Spollen The floral frosting for these moist, buttery Sri Lankan cakes from cookbook author Ruwanmali Samarakoon-Amunugawa is scented with rosewater and orange blossom water; a drizzle of sweet-tart orange-laced raspberry jam offers a stunning contrast. Get the Recipe Save 05 of 16 Mumbai Margarita Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Lucy Simon A spicy rose syrup made with both rosewater and dried rose petals imbues this mango margarita with floral sweetness; the drink is dressed up with more rose petals strewn over the top. Get the Recipe Save 06 of 16 Pistachio-Rose Brittle Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Torie Cox / Prop Styling by Christine Keely Dried rose petals, pistachios, and a pinch of saffron turn standard nut brittle into a striking, sophisticated treat that's especially giftable. Get the Recipe Save 07 of 16 Royal Falooda Greg DuPree / Food Styling by Rishon Hanners / Prop Styling by Heather Chadduck Hillegas Khushbu Shah's dreamy rose-scented falooda layers rose jelly, chia seeds, and tender vermicelli under a pour of milk sweetened with rose syrup. A scoop of vanilla ice cream melts into the glass, trailing ribbons of pink and cream. Get the Recipe Save 08 of 16 Khagineh (Stuffed Persian Sugar Omelet) Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Maggie Ruggiero / Prop Styling by Christine Keely This pancakelike treat is a feast for the senses. It's filled with a warmly spiced mixture of ground walnuts and Medjool dates, garnished with pistachios and rose petals, drizzled with golden saffron syrup, and served with rosewater-scented whipped cream. Enjoy it for breakfast, an afternoon snack, or dessert. Get the Recipe Save 09 of 16 Bougatsa Ellen Silverman Decadent and creamy, traditional Greek bougatsa is made by baking together layers of flaky phyllo and velvety custard. Chef Nasim Alikhani gives hers a Persian spin by flavoring it with rosewater, saffron, and cardamom rather than the usual cinnamon, adorning it with powdered sugar, pistachios, and rose petals for a luxe finish. Get the Recipe Save 10 of 16 Rosy Harissa Chicken Greg DuPree Recipe developer Susan Spungen was inspired by New York Shuk's Rosey Harissa Spice blend to create this zippy, garnet-hued dish. "This chicken becomes tender and juicy after a bath in a kefir marinade redolent with harissa paste, lemon, and garlic," she says. A final sprinkle of edible dried rose petals completes the dish. Get the Recipe Save 11 of 16 Persian Love Cake Matt Russell This cardamom-scented almond cake comes together relatively quickly — but, thanks to its striking combination of pistachios, rose petals, and bright white icing on top, it'll look like you’ve been working all day. Get the Recipe Save 12 of 16 Rosewater Marshmallows © John Kernick When it comes to Valentine's Day candy, chocolate gets all the attention — but these pillowy, rose-essenced marshmallows from chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten are a lovely way to shake things up. Get the Recipe Save 13 of 16 Bastani Irani (Rosewater and Saffron Ice Cream) © Con Poulos This vibrant, fragrant ice cream is made by steeping saffron in a custard base, then stirring in rosewater and vanilla extract. Scoop and serve with dried rose petals. Get the Recipe Save 14 of 16 Sharab Rose Raspberry Shrub Cocktail Ed Anderson Made with raspberries, white vinegar, sugar, and rosewater, this nonalcoholic cocktail is tart, bright, and floral — and its vivid pink color looks oh so pretty shimmering in the glass. Get the Recipe Save 15 of 16 Ricotta Crêpes with Honey, Walnuts, and Rose © Christina Holmes Use rosewater to gently perfume both the velvety cheese filling and the honey-lemon syrup that gets drizzled over these delicate crêpes, then scatter rose petals on top for a romantic breakfast treat. Get the Recipe Save 16 of 16 Vodka-Rose Punch © John Kernick It only takes 10 minutes to make Padma Lakshmi’s Vodka-Rose Punch, which combines vodka with club soda, rose syrup, and torn mint leaves for an alluring pink drink. Get the Recipe Save Explore more: Food Holidays & Occasions Valentine's Day Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit