These red velvet dessert recipes will be sure to give you all the desires of your heart. A full culmination of red velvet deliciousness. The perfect guilty pleasure.
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Red Velvet has always been a bit of a mystery to folks. With its chocolatey taste but crimson color, I could see where the confusion comes from.
Would you be disappointed if I told you Red Velvet and Chocolate cakes are one in the same?
I hope not, because tis true friends. Red velvet cake is really a chocolate cake for those who can't handle allllll the chocolate bang a traditional chocolate cake delivers. Toned down by the subtle chocolate taste and the typical topping of cream cheese frosting makes all your sins atoned.
These red velvet recipes give you all the delight your heart could desire.
Due to its color, red velvet is also great to use in recipes for Christmas and Valentine’s Day. But for both holiday's desserts are always on the menu in my house. Because my love is shown with food in your belly.
If your people receive love in the form of treats, then one of these is gonna win hearts for you. I guarantee it!
These delicious dessert recipes all use red velvet as the main flavor. Many people pair this flavor with cream cheese frosting, so you’ll see this combination in most of the recipes (along with other fun ideas).
It’s time to add red velvet recipes to your baking repertoire!
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ofbatteranddough.com
Perfect Red Velvet Cake or Cupcakes
If red velvet’s flavor isn’t rich enough for you, try this recipe with chocolate ganache. This three-layered cake is fluffy, tender, and elegant enough to present at a party.
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persnicketyplates.com
Red Velvet M&M Cake Mix Cookies
This take on M&M cookies uses 4 ingredients and takes just 30 minutes to make. If you’re making this snack for Valentine’s day, use the M&M’s Cupid’s Mix. To turn this into a patriotic treat for the Fourth of July, simply use blue candies instead.
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persnicketyplates.com
Red Velvet Cream Cheese Swirl Cookies
These cookies have cream cheese on the inside, not the outside. The result is a snack that’s less messy when eaten, but is just as tasty.
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cookingwithcarlee.com
Red Velvet Cheese Ball
This party treat provides an unexpected burst of flavor. You can dip them in whatever you’d like, and the possibilities for toppings are endless!
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therecipecritic.com
Red Velvet Pound Cake
Thick and heavy pound cake filled with delicious and rich red velvet flavors.
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stayingclosetohome.com
Baked Red Velvet Donuts to share this Valentine's Day
These donuts can easily be made from a red velvet cake mix. To change the color of your cream cheese glaze, simply add some food coloring to it!
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savingyoudinero.com
Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies With Cream Cheese Icing
Here’s another cake mix recipe! Your cookie dough won’t be as dry as a typical dough, but that won’t lengthen your baking time.
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dessertfortwo.com
Red Velvet Sugar Cookies Recipe
Sugar cookies are a classic holiday treat. To spice them up for Valentine’s Day, place white peanut butter hearts in the center of each cookie.
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livforcake.com
Red Velvet Cookie Cups
To get your cookies to bake into a cup shape, simply place the dough into a muffin tin and press them with a spoon once they’re baked. The cinnamon in this recipe is optional, but it adds a fun twist to normal red velvet cookies.
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marginmakingmom.com
Red Velvet Bundt Cake in the Instant Pot
You can make this cake in a pressure cooker! Once it’s “baked,” drizzle your delicious cream cheese glaze on top.
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flippindelicious.com
Gluten Free Red Velvet Donut Recipe
These donuts aren’t just gluten-free – they’re dairy-free, too! To make an allergy-friendly glaze, use dairy-free milk and LORANN allergy-free oil.
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www.kevinandamanda.com
Red Velvet Brownies with Oreo Truffle Topping — Best Cake Mix Brownies!
Four distinct layers, one of which is red velvet-ey deliciousness surrounded by all the rich chocolate flavor you could ever want.
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thetoastykitchen.com
Red Velvet Sugar Cookies
How is this recipe different from the red velvet sugar cookies in #11? This version uses brown sugar and does not use cocoa powder. It also makes 36 cookies, whereas the other recipe only yields 6.
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divaliciousrecipes.com
Red Velvet Thumbprint Cookies
These gluten-free and low-carb cookies have cream cheese in the center. You’ll be pressing your thumb into each cookie, so make sure your hands are extra clean before doing so!
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thegunnysack.com
Red Velvet Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups
To create hot chocolate mugs out of cookies, make cookie cups and stick a pretzel to the side. The “hot chocolate” is chocolate ganache with marshmallows!
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www.julieseatsandtreats.com
Red Velvet Cake Truffles
Red Velvet Cake Truffles are the ultimate Valentine's Day treat to make you fall head over heels for them.
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couponclippingcook.com
Red Velvet Ice Cream Float
Instead of using cake mix or food coloring, this float uses pomegranate juice and chocolate syrup to give it a deep red color. It may still be a guilty pleasure, but it’s loaded with antioxidants!
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postcardsfromtheridge.com
Red Velvet Whoopie Pies with Peppermint Cream Cheese Filling
Just as chocolate works well with peppermint, so does red velvet. Serve these bite-sized treats at a Christmas party, Valentine’s Day event, or even on Memorial Day.
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snappygourmet.com
Red Velvet Hot Chocolate Cocktail Recipe
While this cocktail uses vodka and liqueur, it can also be made to be non-alcoholic. Your kids won’t want to miss out on this tasty drink!
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thefrugalfoodiemama.com
M&M's Red Velvet Skillet Cookie
You don’t just have to use your skillet on the stovetop! To make this cookie cake, use a skillet as your baking tin.
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swirlsofflavor.com
Red Velvet Mini Cake Recipe
These classy cakes are perfectly portioned, but you’ll have a hard time resisting more! If you’re making these for Valentine’s Day, top them with some heart-shaped sprinkles.
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everafterinthewoods.com
Red Velvet Donuts
In addition to cream cheese frosting, these donuts also have a crumble topping. Alternatively, you can simply drizzle the frosting onto each donut.
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www.seductioninthekitchen.com
Red Velvet Chocolate Covered Strawberries {And Cream Cheese}
This take on chocolate-covered strawberries are even better than the classic version! To add the red velvet flavor, dip each strawberry in a red velvet cake mix after they’ve been dipped in the chocolate.
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365daysofbakingandmore.com
Red Velvet Cherry Dream Bars
These dream bars get their red velvet flavor from cake mix and their cherry flavor from a cherry pie filling. The servings are heavy and filling, so you’ll likely only need to make one per person.
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www.recipetineats.com
Red Velvet Cookies
Red Velvet Cookies that taste just like red velvet cupcakes, except in cookie form.
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3boysandadog.com
Red Velvet Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls
What could make cinnamon buns even better? Adding red velvet and cream cheese icing, of course! To incorporate these into a full meal, serve them with bacon and eggs.
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3boysandadog.com
Red Velvet Loaf Bread
Introduce your family to red velvet bread, a variation they’ve likely never seen before. To keep it simpler, leave out the red food coloring to make a chocolate bread with cream cheese.
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wearenotmartha.com
Red Velvet Cookie Dough Bars
These cookie dough bars have a pink crust, and they’re topped with white chocolate ganache. You’ll need 26 Oreos for the crust, so make sure you have a full package!
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wearenotmartha.com
Red Velvet Ice Cream with Cookie Dough
The ice cream and cookie dough in this dessert are both dyed red, making this a great treat for a patriotic summer holiday. Whip some up for your Labor Day party!
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mooreorlesscooking.com
Red Velvet Poke Cake & Video
You can make a fluffy red velvet cake for any occasion! The holes in this cake are filled with whipped topping and cream cheese, and it’s then topped with even more.
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fittoservegroup.com
Keto Red Velvet Ice Cream Cake
This cake is low-carb, sugar-free, grain-free, and gluten-free. With 7.1 grams of protein per serving, it’s practically guilt-free!
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myorganizedchaos.net
Red Velvet Cake Milkshake
A red velvet milkshake consists of more than just dye! Instead of using vanilla ice cream, this milkshake recipe calls for cake batter ice cream. Top the whipped cream with heart-shaped sprinkles for Valentine’s Day!
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thecakechica.com
Red Velvet Cakelets
One benefit of making your own cake mix is that you’ll always know what goes into your food. These cakelets are made completely from scratch using a homemade red velvet mix and a thick cream cheese frosting.
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www.sweetandsavorybyshinee.com
Red Velvet Cupcakes ~Sweet & Savory by Shinee
A classic red velvet cupcake with a velvety texture and buttery soft crumbs and topped with its best friend cream cheese frosting.
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www.anightowlblog.com
Red Velvet Ooey Gooey Bars
Simple yet staple making dessert bars that deliver all the delicious red velvet flavor you know and want.
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therecipecritic.com
Red Velvet Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Moist and chewy brownies topped with it's best-known friend – cream cheese frosting. Almost like red velvet cake, but better when you thought it couldn't be.
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Desserts are always more fun when they come in fun colors.
Whether you make your red velvet from scratch or use a cake mix, this flavor makes even the simplest desserts stand out!
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