Valentines Day Desserts: Raspberry Cream Cheese Brownies

The lure of pink Valentine's Day desserts

As a blogger, I spend a lot of time on the internet. Right now, Valentine's Day desserts seem to be a hot topic with just about everyone. As I scroll through images of tasty dessert creations, they almost all have one thing in common. They are pink. Or they have pink sprinkles or pink frosting or some other sort of pink decoration on top of them.

I have nothing against the color pink….unless it comes from a tube of red dye Then, I am not so thrilled with it. My kids get enough artificial food coloring at school and at their friend’s houses. I decided I needed to find Valentine's Day desserts that were naturally pink to serve to my family. They came out quite tasty!

You will have leftover filling after finishing the brownies and I find that serving it as a fruit dip with some sliced apples is a good way to use it up!

Raspberry cream cheese brownies are naturally delicious!

Let me just say that using raspberries to naturally color and flavor the cream cheese gives it a beautiful color and a deliciously fresh fruit flavor. I am going to try a few more ideas like this…maybe blackberries for purple filling? I wonder if blueberries will make blue filling?

Like these Raspberry Cream Cheese Brownies? Try these Valentine's Day desserts, too:

• Fresh Strawberry Topping Recipe for Cheesecake, Ice cream, and More! Love strawberries? Make a fresh strawberry topping recipe! There is nothing more delicious than fresh strawberry sauce on creamy cheesecake!
• Home-Made Strawberry Cream Cheese  A vibrant and fresh-tasting way to liven up your bagel!

If you are creating any Valentine's Day desserts over the next couple of weeks, consider skipping the artificial food color in a tube and using fresh raspberries instead!

*NOTE: If you don’t feel like making brownies from scratch you could probably use a box and just divide the batter into 2 pans and shorten the cooking time. They really are very easy to make, though, so give it a try!

Raspberry Cream cheese Brownies

This is an easy recipe for homemade raspberry cream cheese brownies. Moist homemade brownies with a pink cream cheese frosting and filling, topped with fresh raspberries. You can use frozen raspberries for this dessert recipe.

Whether you use them for Valentine's Day desserts, smoothies, or homemade jam, raspberries are a delicious addition to the menu every month of the year.

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