15 Beautiful Red Velvet Desserts!

Red velvet is red-dyed chocolate. Red velvet is a perfect flavor to explore and there are so many ways to enjoy it! You can bake it into cakes or brownies, or even hot chocolate!

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1. Double Chocolate Red Velvet Brownies

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We use fresh beets in this recipe to create a red velvet appeal, moisten the brownies and provide an extra boost of nutrition. This Double Chocolate Red Velvet Brownies by Crystal Bonnet is in my top five all-time favorites; the result is a tender, delicious brownie. The candied nibbed walnuts are added for crunch and flavor, but they are a great recipe on their own as well, for a snack or ice cream topper!   Credit: Reprinted with permission from The Art of Raw Desserts by Crystal Bonnet. Page Street Publishing Co. 2022. Photo credit: Crystal Bonnet.

2. Red Velvet Cheesecake

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What better way to eat two of the most fabulous desserts ever? By combining them! This Red Velvet Cheesecake by Gretchen Price is the best of both worlds!

3. Red Velvet Brownies

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These Red Velvet Brownies by Betsy DiJulio: Blogger, The Blooming Platter are the perfect sweet treat!

4. Red Velvet Hot Chocolate

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This Red Velvet Hot Chocolate by Carol Clayton is luxuriously rich and decadent. It tastes like your favorite cake in cozy beverage form! The beautiful pink tone comes from healthy beetroot in this dairy-free hug in a mug.

5. Red Velvet Funnel Cakes

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These crispy, sweet red velvet funnel cakes are something you don’t want to miss out on. They take no time at all, and soon you’ll be living in a perfect world—one where there is a year-round fair in your home, and that fair inexplicably serves vegan red velvet funnel cakes. Yup, this Red Velvet Funnel Cakes by Lauren Hartmann can be your life!

6. White Chocolate Red Velvet Cake Pops

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Want red velvet cake, but don’t feel like getting involved in the entire cake-making process? Just make these White Chocolate Red Velvet Cake Pops by Gabrielle St. Claire that are done in just 20 minutes! These little bites of decadence are rich and chocolatey and colored naturally with puréed beets. A white chocolate coating stands in for cream cheese and a topping of sprinkles makes them festive and giftable.

7. No-Bake Chocolate-Coated Red Velvet Cake Pops

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You’d never guess that these No-Bake Chocolate-Coated Red Velvet Cake Pops by Emma D’Alessandro are grain-free! In this recipe, Medjool dates are blended with almond and coconut flour to create rich little bites of red velvet cake. The chocolate coating is entirely optional, but it takes everything to the next level.

8. Red Velvet Doughnuts

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These Red Velvet Doughnuts by Vicky Coates that are vegan and gluten free and make the perfect afternoon pick me up or reduced sugar dessert.

9. Red Velvet Heart Cake

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Anybody up for some bloody cake?! If you wanna freak your family & friends out just enough to make them gag a bit, this realistic human heart halloween cake recipe is for you. Inside this Red Velvet Heart Cake by Ivy is a red velvet cake, layered with red frosting, covered with fondant. So. Freaking. GOOD.

10. Red Velvet Truffles

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Most red velvet purchased today gets its colour from loads of unhealthy food colouring. However, traditionally, beetroot was used to create the lovely reddish-chocolate hue! Don’t let the avocado in here scare you off in these Red Velvet Truffles by Tara Sunshine! Avocado and cacao are a match made in heaven. Even if you think you don’t like avocado, give this recipe a whirl!

11. Classic Red Velvet Cake 

This light and fluffy Classic Red Velvet Cake is smothered in a delicious dairy-free cream cheese frosting! It’s completely gluten-free, and the cake is so moist, delicious, and anything but ordinary!

12. Red Velvet Brownies With Three-Ingredient Frosting

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If you been dying for vegan red velvet but don’t like beets, this is your recipe. These Red Velvet Brownies With Three-Ingredient Frosting by Jasmine Briones use dragon fruit for the red coloring and are moist, balanced, and delicious with some great chocolate icing to finish them off.

13. Red Velvet Crinkle Cookie Sandwiches

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These red velvet crinkle cookie sandwiches are an amazing treat. The cookies themselves are light and buttery with the perfect crinkle cookie effect enhanced by a dusting of powdered sugar. They can be colored naturally with beets and they’re stuffed with a thick, sweet dairy-free cream cheese frosting that takes these cookies over the top.

14. Red Velvet Bliss Bites

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Are you a fan of red velvet cake? Then you’ll love these Red Velvet Bliss Bites by Niki Webster! The gorgeous red color comes from a splash of beet juice.

15. Fudgy Red Velvet Brownies

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These Fudgy Red Velvet Brownies by Stacey Horler are rich and chocolatey, with a subtle hint of vanilla. If you need your chocolate fix, then these moist, dense brownies will definitely be a hit. They get their gorgeous color, not from food coloring, but from beets. Not only this, the beets also add to their richness!

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Lead Image: Red Velvet Cheesecake by Gretchen Price