25 Pink Desserts That Are So Pretty, They'll Make You Blush
They're perfect for Valentine's Day.
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Deciding on a Valentine's Day dessert, but aren't quite sure what to make? Make it easy on yourself and think pink! Seriously, nothing says February 14 quite like the blushing shade. Like its bolder sister shade red, it evokes romance and love, especially when it's homemade. So why not make one of these pink desserts and bake your way right into someone's heart?
These rosy-hued recipes include some Valentine's Day cupcakes, fun heart-shaped Valentine's Day cookies, and even some kid-friendly doughnuts. Add a little pink or red food coloring to frosting or add a pop of color with sprinkles. For naturally colored pink desserts, try blood orange which turns everything a fantastic shade of magenta. Or go even more fruit forward with strawberries, raspberries, or cherries. They don't necessarily have to be in season, either. Frozen and dried berries are easy to find all year long.
Of course, pink desserts don't just have to be for Valentine's Day. Make a birthday cake for a pink-loving friend, create a special Mother's Day dessert like the classic lemon raspberry layer cake, or present a pretty Bundt cake at an upcoming baby or bridal shower. Don't forget pink drinks for an extra festive celebration. No matter which you decide, everyone will blush over how pretty these treats are―and just wait until they taste them. Why, they'll be tickled pink!
No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
A box of strawberry Jell-O gives this easy cheesecake structure, so you don't have to bake it. It also gives added flavor and the gorgeous pink hue, too.
Get the No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake recipe.
Heart Cookies
It's hard not to love heart cookies immediately! Inspired by the popular Lofthouse cookies, these treats are super soft thanks to sour cream in the dough. Top with classic frosting and sprinkles for extra sweetness.
Get the Heart Cookies recipe.
Lemon Raspberry Cake
Get a double dose of raspberry in this impressive layer cake: It's in both the filling and the pretty pink frosting. Combined with a light lemon layers, it's a tart-sweet match made in dessert heaven.
Get the Lemon Raspberry Cake recipe.
Raspberry Cream Pie
An easy way to get raspberry flavor is to use raspberry-flavored yogurt. Talk about a genius baking hack from Ree! This pie only takes ten minutes to assemble, too. Just make sure you make it a few hours ahead so it can firm up in the freezer.
Get Ree's Raspberry Cream Pie recipe.
Strawberry Cupcakes
Everyone loves a classic strawberry cupcake! To make this batch stand out from the rest, they're made with a buttermilk cake base, cream cheese frosting, and real berries mixed right into the batter.
Get the Strawberry Cupcakes recipe.
Jell-O Cake
Turn a boxed cake mix into a marbled masterpiece with just a few pokes. This version uses raspberry Jell-O to get the fun pink streaks, but you can use cherry or strawberry, too.
Get the Jell-O Cake recipe.
Air Fryer Doughnuts
Are doughnuts breakfast or dessert? Eh, does it really matter when you can make them fast in the air fryer and dunk them in sweet pink icing any time of day?
Get Ree's Air Fryer Doughnuts recipe.
Birthday Ice Cream Cake
You can't have a party without a cake! And you can't have a cake without a colorful funfetti base loaded with pink strawberry ice cream and sprinkles. (Okay, you can but it won't be nearly as fun.)
Get the Birthday Ice Cream Cake recipe.
Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake
Thanks to its jewel-toned pink hue and flavor that perfectly mixes sweet with tart, this rhubarb upside-down cake is a feast for both the eyes and taste buds.
Get the Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake recipe.
Homemade Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars
There's no need to wait on the ice cream truck to get your hands on this beloved dessert. Make them yourself with just five ingredients: vanilla ice cream, strawberry ice cream, strawberry preserves, crispy sugar cookies, and freeze-dried strawberries.
Get the Homemade Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars recipe.
Italian Peach Cookies
These cookies are pretty in, well, peach! And they taste as good as they look. Vanilla cookies are hollowed out and filled with fluffy buttercream that's flavored with peach preserves.
Get the Italian Peach Cookies recipe.
Strawberry Swirled Pound Cake
The pretty pink glaze on this pound cake makes it so delightful! As for the taste, a frozen strawberry and jam mixture that's swirled into the batter makes it berry delicious, too.
Get Ree's Strawberry Swirled Pound Cake recipe.
Strawberries and Rosé Sheet Cake
Wine in a cake? What a sweet surprise! Rosé in the batter keeps the cake moist and gives it a nice balance to the sweetness. Add some strawberry jam and sliced fresh strawberries to the top for a berry good dessert, indeed.
Cherry Sherbet
What do you get when you combine sweet cherries with sugar and milk? A refreshing, naturally gorgeous treat! Sherbet is easier to make than ice cream and just as delicious. Ree Drummond notes to add some white wine to create an adult-friendly float. Don't mind if we do!
Get Ree's Cherry Sherbet recipe.
Chocolate Sugar Cookie Hearts
These sugar cookies prove there's more to love about chocolate! When topped with pink buttercream frosting and sprinkles, each chocolatey bite gets an extra kick of sweetness. Plus, they are so cute to look at, aren't they?
Strawberries and Cream Scones
Are scones breakfast or dessert? We say have them whenever, especially when they are this good! The secret to these scones is dried strawberries, so you can make them anytime of year. Wouldn't these make the prettiest brunch or tea party platter?
Get Ree's Strawberries and Cream Scones recipe.
Chocolate-Dipped Cherry Macaroons
Make macaroons even better with a jar of maraschino cherries. They add flavor, extra chew, and of course, a pretty pink tint to the coconut. And well, don't chocolate and cherries just belong together? These cookies prove that yes, they do!
Raspberry Fool
This proves you're nobody's fool: Yes, desserts can be this easy to make. Fresh fruit is folded into whipped cream and topped with crumbled cookies. Make just before you serve for a quick, yet impressive treat.
Get Ree's Raspberry Fool recipe.
Pink Velvet Cupcakes
If you've ever had red velvet cake, you know that it's a moist, tender buttermilk cake that tastes outrageously good with cream cheese frosting. The same goes for pink velvet! All you have to do is switch up the food coloring.
White Chocolate Pretzel Candy Bark
The mix of salty and sweet hits so many tastebuds! This pretzel bark gets its pretty pink color from candy melts, which means no difficult chocolate tempering required. Plus, you can change up the color simply by swapping it out for another shade.
Get the White Chocolate Pretzel Candy Bark at The Little Kitchen.
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