Valentine's Day Treats: Lip Smackers & Chocolate Covered Marshmallows

Having a Valentine's Day party? Or, want to give your sweetie a lovey-dovey surprise? Try these adorable and very easy to make Lip Smackers, recipe from Parents Magazine, or Chocolate-Dipped Marshmallows, recipie from Real Simple .

WHAT YOU'LL NEED
3 packages (3 ounces each) red flavored gelatin (or your favorite flavor)
4 envelopes unflavored gelatin
Pink decorating icing

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Place all the red gelatin in a large bowl.
2. Pour in 3 cups boiling water; stir to dissolve gelatin, about 3 minutes.
3. In another bowl, sprinkle 4 envelopes unflavored gelatin over 3 cups cold water. Let gelatin sit to absorb water and stir to combine.
4. Pour clear gelatin into red gelatin, and stir to combine.
5. Pour mixture into a 9 x 13-inch baking pan, and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.
6. Dip lip-shaped cookie cutter into hot water, then cut out shapes from set gelatin. NOTE: to make it easier to remove "lips" from pan, place bottom of pan in hot water for 5 to 8 seconds, then remove the cutouts with a thin spatula.
7. Pipe outline of lips using pink decorating icing and enjoy!

Chocolate-Dipped Marshmallows

recipie from Real Simple

WHAT YOU'LL NEED
12 marshmallows
2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
3 tablespoons toppings (such as chopped pistachios, shredded coconut, and crumbled graham crackers)

INSTRUCTIONS
Dip half of each marshmallow in the melted chocolate, letting the excess drip off, then sprinkle with your desired toppings. Make it creative by using crushed graham crackers, chopped pistacios, shaved white chocolate, toasted coconut...there are lots of possibilities here! Serve immediately or chill until firm, about 20 minutes.