Heart-Shaped Strawberries

Looking for a simple way to bring a little Valentine’s Day decor to your table this year? This adorable touch will have people ooohing and aahhhing over your attention to detail, but the best part about it is that it’s so. stinkin’. EASY. I’m telling you- 2 steps and you’ve got yourself a handful of these little cuties.

Ready? Ok, grab a carton of strawberries, a cutting board, and a knife and you’re good to go.

While planning that Valentine’s Day brunch for my girls way back when, I was looking for simple and subtle ways to decorate. After washing the strawberries, I realized that their natural shape looks almost like a heart with no dip at the top. Well, seeing as we cut off the stem before we eat them anyway, I thought that if I just made my cut a little further down into the berry, we might be on to something…

From there, all I did was slice the strawberry so that each piece fell off looking like a mini-heart. Make sure to slice in the right direction- you’ll be able to tell pretty quickly if you’re going the wrong way. Each slice should look like a heart!

Before long, you’ll have a whole mess of Valentine-y strawberries! The great thing about this trick is that you can use it for so many other occasions besides just Valentine’s Day. Birthdays, Mother’s Day, or just because… how can you not feel happier with a handful of these on your cake, fruit cup, or cereal?

So now, let me ask you- do you know any easy peasy ways to show a little Valentine spirit? Leave a comment and let’s have ourselves an idea swap! After all, who doesn’t like simple and quick solutions to holiday decor? 🙂