If Valentine's Day had an official food it would, of course, be CHOCOLATE! While it's fun to give (and get!) a box of chocolates, it's even more fun to find a reason to spend time in the kitchen together making a special Valentine's Day dessert. After all, the best gift you can give is your time and attention. Plus chocolate.

Here are five ideas on how to bring chocolate into the kitchen on Valentine's Day (or any day tbh):

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Grab your beaker and safety goggles and get ready to concoct your very own chocolate candy bar for Valentines Day! Experience the science of how chocolate is made from the cacao tree and then blended together to form delicious creations! Then its off to the lab to make your own candy bar by picking chocolate flavors and topping it off with a variety of candy! Add your artistic touch by decorating your own candy wrapper to show off and display!

Frozen hot chocolate ice cream

Your kids love hot chocolate. They love ice cream. Why not put them together? We love this recipe from Sarah Boucher, the publisher of Macaroni Kid Grand Haven, Spring Lake, & Muskegon, Mich. She uses just four ingredients to create this delicious chocolatey treat. Bonus: No special ice cream maker required!

Dessert cheese ball (chocolate brownie)

A chocolate brownie cheese ball? Well, there you go. That's Valentine's Day breakfast, lunch, and dinner ready. Boom. We're slightly obsessed with this amazing recipe from Chelsea's Messy Apron. She's talking our love language. Since this is a no-bake dessert it's perfect for even the littlest of kitchen helpers to offer an assist!

The only thing more amazing than its taste is how easy this four-ingredient chocolate fudge from Macaroni Kid EATS editor Charlotte Linde is to make. 

Avocado chocolate mousse

Avocado chocolate mousse? Yep. We didn't know this was a thing either until Tatiana Sayig, publisher of Macaroni Kid Five Towns - Valley Stream - The Rockaways, N.Y., introduced us to this amazing recipe. It takes just five minutes and just three ingredients — including a whole avocado! What shows your love for your family more than giving them a sweet and creamy delicious dessert that includes all the nutrients of an avocado? Now that's true love. 

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