Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes
Celebrate Valentine’s Day the best possible way — with delicious desserts! Dropping off a fun dessert for neighbors? Preschool treats for your child’s class? Romantic dinner in? From deep rich chocolate to red velvet to festive cookies, these delicious treats have you covered. A collection of the best Valentine’s Day Desserts on Bunsen Burner Bakery!
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! Sure, it’s a made-up holiday of absolutely no significance — but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate the best way possible… with dessert!
As far as celebrating Valentine’s Day goes, we ignore the romantic couple’s holiday side of things. But I’m rediscovering a love for the holiday now that I have two little kids. Preschool Valentine’s cards and bite-sized treats and cookies to bring into class? Count me in!
Even if you’re not into the romantic mushy side of Valentine’s Day (and I am definitely not), there is never a bad time for cake, cookies, or other sweet treats! Bake up some of these pink and red, or decadent and indulgent chocolate options, to share with family, friends, and neighbors.
There’s a little bit of everything in this collection of Valentine’s Day desserts!
And for even more Valentine’s Day appropriate recipes, including dinner and breakfast options, check out my entire Valentine’s Day section.
Valentine's Day Dessert Recipes
Red Velvet Cream Cheese Swirl Bundt Cake
With a characteristic tang and a heaping pile of cream cheese frosting, this one bowl red velvet bundt cake with a cream cheese swirl is easy, delicious, and a true crowd pleaser!
M&M Pretzel Kisses
A pretzel, a Hershey’s kiss, and a fun colored M&M — so easy, but these make ahead bite-sized sweet and salty M&M pretzel kisses are super addicting! Perfect for preschool classrooms and adults alike.
Chocolate Cherry Bundt Cake
What pairs better for Valentine's Day than cherries and chocolate?! This chocolate cherry bundt cake is made from scratch with real cherries, and topped with a rich chocolate fudge frosting.
Ultimate Nutella Brownies
Take your brownies up a level with a layer of Nutella baked right inside. With Nutella mixed in the batter and sandwiched in the middle, these are truly the ultimate Nutella brownies!
Soft and Chewy M&M Pudding Cookies
With a rich vanilla flavor and the crunch of M&Ms, these soft and chewy M&M pudding cookies are hard to beat! Grab a bag of Valentine's colored M&Ms to make them extra festive.
Chocolate Oreo Cake
A rich buttermilk chocolate cake, dotted with chocolate chips, and sandwiched between thick layers of Oreo cream cheese frosting. Irresistible – this chocolate oreo cake is perfect for all your celebrations.
Chocolate Fudge Bundt Cake
This chocolate fudge bundt cake is the perfect everyday cake. A rich chocolate cake, covered in chocolate ganache, with a soft, fudgy center. Easy to make, delicious enough for company.
Frosted Sprinkle Brownies
Covered in rich chocolate frosting and loads of sprinkles, these frosted sprinkle brownies are fun, festive, and super delicious! Use pink and red sprinkles for the perfect Valentine's Day dessert.
Best Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Everyone needs a great homemade cake recipe, and this is the best chocolate layer cake! The recipe is easy to make and always turns out perfectly.
Strawberry Layer Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting
This strawberry layer cake with whipped cream frosting is made entirely with real strawberries and filled with thick layers of homemade strawberry puree. No strawberry extract, jell-o, or jams necessary!
Cranberry Curd Pie
Grab a bag of fresh or frozen cranberries to make this sweet-tart silky smooth cranberry curd in a gingersnap nut crust. The vibrant pink hue is perfect for Valentine's Day!
Nutella Bundt Cake
A rich, buttery vanilla cake with swirls of nutella and a decadent nutella glaze. This nutella bundt cake is easy to make, but worthy of entertaining.
Chocolate Banana Cheesecake
Why decide between chocolate or banana cream cheesecake when you can have both? Rich, creamy layered cheesecake, with all the tips you need for a perfect cheesecake every time!
No Bake Nutella Pie
It doesn’t get any easier than a no bake nutella pie with a crispy oreo cookie crust. Rich nutella, creamy mascarpone cheese, a splash of heavy cream, and a sprinkle of salt are all you need for a decadent, indulgent dessert.
Sprinkle Sugar Cookie Bars
Colorful, fun, and festive, these super-soft frosted sprinkle sugar cookie bars are perfect for any celebration! Just like your favorite sugar cookie, but baked in easy bar form, with a thick layer of buttercream frosting. Tint the frosting pink with food coloring for Valentine's Day!
Cherry Cheesecake Brownies
These made entirely from scratch Cherry Cheesecake Brownies feature a thick and fudgy brownie base, a creamy layer of cheesecake batter, and homemade cherry pie filling on top.
Sprinkle Sugar Cookies
With slightly crispy edges and chewy middles, these sprinkle-covered sugar cookies are a delight to both bake and eat. Roll in red and pink sprinkles or sanding sugar for a Valentine's twist.
Chocolate Chip Cherry Cupcakes
Vanilla-speckled cupcakes studded with mini chocolate chips and a pile of fluffy cherry buttercream. Top with a cherry – or bake one right inside!
Flourless Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache
A rich, mix-by-hand in one bowl flourless chocolate cake topped with silky ganache — the Valentine's Day dessert (and gluten free, too!) Who knew something so easy and simple could be so delicious?
Dark Chocolate Cheesecake
Rich, decadent, silky smooth dark chocolate cheesecake with a chocolate cookie crust, covered in rich chocolate ganache. No water bath necessary!
Cranberry Brownies
Fudgy, dark chocolate brownies filled with fresh (or frozen!) cranberries and white chocolate chips, these Cranberry Brownies are the perfect easy, mix by hand, Valentine's treat!
Flourless Brownie Pie
If you love chocolate, you'll LOVE this Brownie Pie! Chewy edges with an ultra-gooey middle.
M&M Cookie Cake
Use Valentine's colored M&Ms for the perfect cookie cake! Two "secret ingredients" ensure the center will stay soft for days, and the one bowl, no chilling necessary recipe comes together quickly.
Chocolate Chip Cherry Pound Cake
The very best chocolate chip cherry pound cake – a buttery pound cake that melts in your mouth, filled with chopped cherries and chocolate chips, topped with a cherry fudge frosting.
Triple Chocolate Pound Cake
Dark and rich, this triple chocolate pound cake is a true chocolate lover’s dream! With the slightly dense texture and fine crumb of a classic pound cake, a deep chocolate flavor, and a thick layer of chocolate ganache, this is a cake ready for a celebration.