5 Valentine’s Day Recipes for Your Lactose Free Love
Roses are red, violets are blue, you think your night is going well until you need to run to the loo.
We all have a lactose free love in our lives (or are lactose intolerant ourselves). Whether it’s a partner, your mom, your dad, your sibling, or your best friend, there’s a pretty good chance that one out of four of the people who recently texted would love to devour a pint of ice cream, but technically can’t (and yes, that is based on a statistic that 25% of Americans are lactose intolerant).
So whether you have a date or not, are celebrating Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, or not, we’ve got five unbelievably delicious, surprisingly lactose free valentine’s day dessert recipes and hacks for you to gift to yourself or to your lactose free love.
1. Lactose Free Strawberry Milkshake
Created by our resident Masterchef contestant, Samantha McNulty, this perfectly pink Valentine’s Day lactose free milkshake is refreshingly sweet and just the right amount of creamy. In only a few minutes, you can give a tasty gift that only leaves you wanting more. Ready to kick it up a notch? Make it spiked! Want a different version of the classic? Check out this version of the Valentine’s day recipe out as well.
2. For Your Boo, Berry Lactose Free Milkshake
An RD certified recipe by New England Dairy’s RD Hilary, this blueberry pie milkshake recipe is the adult version of your favorite childhood drink that is surprisingly lactose free. Grab your vodka and your berries, and you’ve got the perfect valentine’s day gift filled with antioxidants AND booze. Could a Valentines’ day recipe get any better?
3. They’ll Love This A Latte
For the morning coffee drinkers, give your lactose free love a coffee subscription (think Atlas Coffee Club or the new Blue Bottle subscription), and then level it up with a unique iced latte hack. Not into coffee? You can customize this morning gift any way you want. Think matcha, chocolate milk, Thai tea, and more. Anything you’d normally put milk or a milk alternative in, it works.
4. Ice Cream for Breakfast
Ok, so this isn’t necessarily a Valentine’s Day recipe, but more of a Valentine’s day this is what they really want gift. Wake up to the smell of coffee and pancakes. Top that stack with some unbelievably delicious, surprisingly lactose free Beckon Ice Cream (we recommend Sea Salt Chocolate Chip), and get back into bed for that beauty sleep! No needing to run to the loo because it’s lactose-free. We got you.
5. Phoebe’s Valentine’s Day Jerk-Cleansing Ritual
Let’s be real. Galentine’s Day is wayyyyy more fun than Valentine’s Day. Thanks to Leslie Knope, not only do we have a dedicated day to eat waffles with ice cream, but we have a dedicated day to celebrate the women who inspire us and support of through thick and thin. Give the gift of Phoebe Buffet this Galentine’s Day with an activity everyone will love, even if they haven’t seen the famous Friends episode. Our version includes some fire (safety first, though!) accompanied by some ice cream. Clearly, the most important thing here is ice cream, lactose-free, of course.
