Love is doing the laundry even you don’t want to and then hanging the clothes to dry even if that’s the part of doing the laundry you hate most.
Love is driving me all the way to Makati, BGC, and to anywhere where travel time takes 2 hours and there’s lots of traffic.
Love is waking up early and volunteering at night to walk the dog.
Love is sleeping with your back against mine so that I’ll have back support and I’ll sleep really well.
Love is giving me a hug on days I need it most.
Love is trying to hold your laugh and hugging me while I cry on every freaking movie ending.
Love is asking me what I want each and every time.
Love is saying “thank you, mahal. I love you.” every morning as I hand you your coffee.
Love is playing doll house with Ykaie when I have tons of things to do.
There aren’t even grumpy mornings anymore. Thank you for making me feel appreciated and not taken for granted. It’s those little things that you do that makes it seem like it’s Valentine’s Day everyday. I love you♥. You know who you are…
I made these Sugar Hearts last night just so we could inject a little valentine love even in our morning coffee. Well, technically that’s peanutbutter♥‘s coffee because I’m still pregnant and I can’t drink coffee … but I know you get the picture.
This is very easy to do and you can actually make them in any color you want. Instead of making it into the usual sugar cubes, making it heart-shaped kind of brightens up your day.
You can put it in a small jar and tie a red ribbon around it and it could also make for a great gift!
There are three ingredients which I’m sure you can find in your cupboard right now. All it needs is a little effort.
It’s Friday the 13th tonight and then it’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow. What are your plans to celebrate this great day of L♥ve?
- ½ cup granulated white sugar
- 1 tsp water
- 1-2 drops of red food color (depending on how red you want your sugar hearts) I used Americlor in Red Red
- I used a small heart-shaped cookie cutter to mold the sugar
- Put sugar in a bowl.
- Add water and mix well. The sugar should look like sand when you're building a sand castle.
- If the sugar is too wet, it will be hard to hold up its shape after molding. If the sugar is too dry, it will not harden after it has dried.
- Add food color and mix well again.
- Trace the heart shape of cookie cutter onto a cardboard.
- Cut the heart shape out from cardboard. Cut it a little smaller so that it can go through the cookie cutter.
- Scoop some wet sugar into the cutter, press with finger until they get firmed and packed in the cutter.
- Place the heart shaped cardboard on the top of the cutter. Slowly lift the cutter up and push the sugar down in a baking pan (you may want to oven-dry it later)
- You may air-dry overnight Or you may use a 200 ºF (90 ºC) oven to dry it for 5 minutes.
These sugar hearts are so adorable. They are absolutely perfect for Valentine’s day! Your post is incredibly sweet. It has me thinking of all the wonderful things that my hubby does for me and what I do for him. I think I’ll go make him a cheesy card for tomorrow!
Awww, thanks Miranda! Happy Valentine’s Day!
How darling are these hearts!! I love this sweet post too =)
Thanks Karen!
These sugar hearts are adorbs and your photos are so great. I will make this, I love coffee in the morning and shaped sugar thingy will surely brighten up my morning. Thank for this peach!
You’re welcome Mayen. Thanks for dropping by.
These sugar hearts are adorable!! All those things you mentioned are worth far more than any material gift!
Thanks Joey!
The sugar hearts are sooo pretty!
Thanks Tanya!
Why I think I need to make these. I have a bunch of tiny cookie cutters I got as a Christmas gift last year and I could make all sorts of shapes. Thank you so much for this recipe!
You’re welcome!
I’ve been joking to my husband that I’m going to buy sugar cubes in bulk for his tea and chai lattes, because I’m tired of him buzzing through my sugar stash. I think this’ll be perfect – and so cute, too!
Oh I’m sure he will like the idea of heart cubes.
Ok, those are pretty cute. I would almost feel bad using them since because they’re so cute 🙂
LOL! Thanks Robin!
Thank you so much. I have found the true meaning of love. Sugar hearts! I’m not making fun of you. Those look like pure sugary love to me!
Thanks Jennifer!
These are just the cutest! I love them. How creative and unexpected!! Thanks for sharing this idea!
You’re welcome Stephanie!
Aww how sweet is this?! I know children would enjoy making this with their parents. The cool thing is that you can prob mix flavors into it as well
yes you definitely can.
This is so sweet … both the sentiment and the sugar hearts! We all could benefit by taking a few moments to reflect on what our loved ones do for us, purely out of love.
Thanks Cherri!
These are so darn cute!!! I want to have this even when it’s not valentine’s day.
Thanks leslie! Sure you can have this even when it’s not V-Day, just change the color.
This is so cute! You can do this with different molds on different holidays! I think I may try something for the 4th of july!
Thanks Zoey! This is great for 4th of July.
These are way too cute! I love how simple they are! They would be great for baby showers or tea parties!
I agree. Thanks Jenn!
Awww, these look pretty ( and surprisingly, it’s easy-to-do). At the same time, it’s going to be a sweet gesture to give ’em to someone you love.
Thanks Russ!
I have saved this recipe – I ‘love’ the idea of giving these as little extra gifts – and I adored your ‘love’ poetry – beautiful
Thanks Donna!
These little sugar hearts are adorable! What a sweet way to say I love you and make someone smile.
Thanks Christina!
These sugar hearts are so cute. What a great way to start off the day with a little love in the morning coffee .
Thanks Catherine!
Those are so cute! I could see this being done for other occasions too!
Yeah, you just have to change the color of the sugar.
What a great idea, these are too cute!
Thanks Barbie!
So simple!! These are adorable. I never thought about molding sugar. I’m going to have fun experimenting with this now!
I’m sure you’re gonna have lots of fun making these.
Making my own gummies is totally on my list of things to try! What beautiful photos! and Awesome post!
Thank you Kristen.
Those really are the cutest little sugar hearts. I’d love to make these just for fun and some bunny ones for Easter.
Bunny ones sounds like a great idea.
These are just precious! I think I need a jar of pale pink sugar hearts in the house at all times now!
Pale pink would really be cute!
What a fun and cute way to add sugar to your tea or coffee! I love this and so easy to make those little hearts!
Thanks Marielle!
Haven’t tried it yet but I will soon. Love this post. 🙂
Thanks Mayen!
How cool are these? I wouldn’t never thought to make something like this.
Thanks Chene!
The hearts are really cute. It looks so simple to make but I need more patience to mold the hearts. 🙂
Yeah, patience is really the key when you make this.
These will surely bring a smile to the coffee drinker! At first I thought you used silicone molds!
It’ll be hard to mold it with Silicone mold, I think.
Thanks for sharing this. This is a great idea for giving gifts for my friends. And it’s very easy to use. You are such a creative person. 😉
Thanks you Pinky!
this is a cute red hearts! looks so sweet, Love this post about love;)
Thanks Len!
This is also great for gifts and to use in party events. The recipe will come in handy soon. 🙂
Yes! The guests will love it because they can use it.
They’re so cute! Last Vday, my family and I had a group date with our couple-friends. It was fun too. 😀
I’m sure it is.
Cool sugar hearts candy that you made.
Thanks Dominique!
They are so cute! I like how red and glittery they are!
Thanks mommy Rubz.
Looks really sweet and yummy! Love this! Great for gifts too!
I love how red the sugar hearts are. The recipe is simple and maybe I can do it without my husband’s help. hehe.
I’m sure you can. So easy to do lang.
My kids will surely like making these sugar hearts. Although we don’t use sugar that much around the house. We use milk with calcium to make our coffee sweet and creamny.
Oh, then you can make these for gifts instead.
So sweet! I love how you write what you wrote and follow it with these lovely sugar hearts.
Thanks!
aw this post is so sweet! kinilig ako sa mga love you items mo
Thanks Marichu!
Wow! ang cute! magandang gifts ito!hehe
Thanks!
What a creative way to make any beverage sweeter! Would love to replicate this soon!
It’s very easy to do. I’m sure you’ll have fun.
Those are cute little hearts that will brighten every coffee! Thank you for sharing the recipe.
You’re welcome!
The sugar hearts are super cute and sweet! I think it would be perfect for giveaways or give as gift to someone you love. My kids will love this, thanks for the recipe.
Thanks Melgie!
The Sugar Heart candy looks so good. I will definitely make something like soon and it only requires few ingredients. Thank you for the recipe Sis
You’re welcome!
it is literally a sugar, cute! Looks like a gummy bear hehehe sweet nmn ng love! Kilig
Thanks Aby!