This Valentine’s gingerbread house is so fun to make! Decorated with cute Valentine’s candies and colors, gingerbread houses aren’t just for Christmas anymore! recipe is such a fun and festive way to celebrate Valentine’s Day! Get creative with candies, crackers, cookies, and any other colorful treats that will make this a cute gingerbread house. Decorate it with pink, red, and purple colors to make this holiday season even brighter! Start by building the walls of the house using this gingerbread house template then bake for a sturdy structure to decorate. This gingerbread house dough is not like gingerbread cookies which are soft and chewy. This homemade gingerbread house is the perfect base to start creating!
Valentine Gingerbread House Ingredients
This Valentine’s gingerbread house dough recipe is very easy to work with and it is nice and strong. We never have any problems with it chipping or breaking. I love that the dough is a lighter color and looks more like sugar cookie dough for Valentine’s Day.
Light corn syrup – This gives the dough a thick and strong texture that holds the baked dough together. Brown sugar – For taste and color, this brown sugar is delicious to eat and gives it sweetness! Margarine – You will want to use this instead of butter. The margarine will give it a softer and chewy texture. Flour – The all-purpose flour mixture of dry ingredients that will give the dough texture and thickness. Salt – Add a pinch of salt to help it fluff up while baking and give it thickness.
Valentine Gingerbread House Icing
This gingerbread icing is a special icing that is known as royal icing. Place the icing in a piping bag to pipe royal icing on the sides and edges of the gingerbread pieces or use it to decorate the walls. It is so easy to make and holds the icing in place when used.
Meringue powder – This is found in the baking aisle and is a white powder that is an egg white substitute. Warm water – This will help thin out the icing and make it easier to flood if needed. Powdered sugar – Thicken the frosting and add sweetness to it at the same time!
Steps to Making a Valentine Gingerbread House
These Valentine’s Day gingerbread houses are perfect for decorating and leaving out for a period of time for all to see! Simply cut out the pattern, heat the ingredients together, place on the ginger dough to trace and cut, then bake. Assemble the walls with frosting as glue and you have a delicious and adorable Valentine’s house!
Make a Gingerbread House for Every Holiday
Why stop at Christmas or Valentine’s Day houses?! You could use this recipe to make a spooky Halloween haunted house, with orange and black decorations on it. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day house with shamrocks and bright green candies or create the Easter Bunny’s house in the springtime with pastels and green grass outside in the yard. The possibilities are endless, so grab your kiddos and let their imaginations run wild!
Decorating your Valentine Gingerbread House
Anything goes when it comes to decorating your sweet little house. Start with a batch of our royal icing which is easy to make and hardens up when it sets so your candies stay in place. Every gingerbread house is unique – use your imagination and have fun!
M&Ms – Each holiday the famous M&MS change the colors and create a festive bag with specialty colors. Pink, purple, white, and red and popular and perfect to add to the gingerbread house. Heart candies – Use these for the walls, pavement, or roof. Always love to have colorful hearts on the sides. Gum – Cut the gum into strips or pieces for texture and look. Use the thinner gum pieces and red or pink gum is fun and festive to add. Gum Drops – Classic gum drops are perfect to have on the roof or the lower base area of the house. They are heavier and tend to slide if not put in the right places. Licorice – Slice the licorice or use it as stripes on the roof. Several types of licorice work for this decoration. Candy Corn – Usually candy corn will have a white and pink or white and purple coloring for Valentine’s or Easter. These are great to use when going up the walls. Cookies – Cut the cookies in half or use them directly on the house. Pretzels – There are a few different types and shapes of pretzels that will help decorate. Mints – Candy mints or breath mints are fun to play with and give a new idea! Candy canes – Use leftover Christmas candy canes and shape them into hearts. Ice cream cones – These are great for trees or extra layers on the edges of the gingerbread home.
Storing Valentine Gingerbread House
Take your baked gingerbread house pieces place them in an airtight container and place them in a dry area or refrigerate until ready to use. You can stack the house pieces on top of each other carefully when storing. These sides and roofs will stay fresh for a few weeks.
More Valentine Desserts that We Love
These are a few of our favorite treats to spoil those that we love during the love month! These are all so simple to make and come together quickly and easily. Share the love through desserts this Valentine’s Day!
How to Make Valentine Gingerbread House
Sugar Cookies w/ Raspberry Frosting
Easy Oreo Truffles
Mini Cupcakes
Cheesecake Filled Strawberries
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