This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Manhattan chapter.

Holidays, for most people, are occasions where you get to spend time celebrating with your family and friends. However, for foodies, it means pans and trays in the oven, bowls full of butter, and flour all over the floor.

I’m all for being lazy in college, but boxed chocolates are way too overplayed. While the cliche is the tempting route when you are living in college, these easy desserts will make you change your mind. (Serving sizes do not exist on holidays, anyways).

For the cutesy new couple:

When you are in the early stages of a relationship, Valentine’s Day is the most awkward holiday. The gift situation is weird, the hallmark or homemade debate is stressful, and everything else in between is over all terrible. At the end of the day, the best way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but if you actually find the CVS flashing heart headbands adorable, these pink and red desserts are for you.

1. Brown Sugar Valentine Blondies

5 steps to heaven.

Brown Sugar Valentine Blondie Recipe

2. 3 Ingredient Valentine’s Bark

Valentine’s Bark Recipe

For the we’ve-already-farted-in-front-of-one-another couple:

You don’t have to stress too much because it isn’t your first Valentine’s Day together. You’ve done the whole cutesy thing before, and this year you are more than happy to eat popcorn with a bottle of wine, watching Netflix with the one ya love.

3. Heart Churros

Heart Churros Recipe

4. Better-Than-Trail-Mix-Valentine-Popcorn

Valentine’s Snack Mix

5. Valentine Chocolate Strawberries

Chocolate Strawberry Hearts Recipe

6. Valentine Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Your salty-sweet relationship in a jar

Valentine’s Chocolate Covered Pretzels

For when you don’t have to give up the last bite:

Single on Valentine’s Day means more chocolate for you.

7. The Ultimate Death By Chocolate Brownie Cake