15 Incredible Valentine’s Day Cheesecake Recipes For Home Cooks

Valentine’s Day is an excellent excuse for getting together, staying in, and enjoying a lovely meal just the two of you.

I recommend sending any kids there over to your babysitter, and cooking a nice meal for two, followed by a special Valentine’s Day dessert.

15 Incredible Valentine's Day Cheesecake Recipes For Home Cooks

And if you ask me, one of the best desserts for Valentine’s Day is cheesecake, because it’s wonderfully creamy and indulgent, and sometimes you need a holiday as an excuse for a high calorie treat.

Besides, cheesecake will stay fresh in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. So, if you’re too full to finish the cheesecake on Valentine’s Day, you have several days to finish it.

I would argue that a surprise Valentine’s Day cheesecake dessert will produce a more appreciative response, and is sure to go down well with your date or other half. 

I have found some really great Valentine’s Day cheesecake recipes on the internet, and now I want to share my favorites with you. So get those taste buds ready, because here we go!

1. Valentine’s Day Red Velvet Cheesecake Recipe From Hunger Thirst Play

I wanted to kick things off with something really special. This recipe features the creamiest, fluffiest, most luscious New York Style Cheesecake, sandwiched between two perfectly cocoa, moist red velvet layers. 

But that’s not all – it comes coated in a sweet cream cheese frosting, complete with a chocolate ganache drip.

Just perfect for Valentine’s Day. Forget about the calories and just enjoy!

To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.

2. Valentine’s Day Cheesecake Recipe From Dessert Now Dinner Later

This recipe takes a traditional cheesecake recipe and gives it some really nice twists to make it a simple yet fun and delicious dessert for Valentine’s Day.

It has a somewhat traditional cheesecake filling, but it has a gorgeous chocolate flavor crust made with chocolate graham cracker crumbs.

Then there’s a wonderful strawberry coulis made with real frozen strawberries, that you can shape into pretty little heart shapes using the instructions provided. So pretty!

To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.

3. Conversation Heart Cheesecakes Recipe From Hungry Happenings

This is such a cute way of telling someone special how you feel! 

You make 18 mini cheesecakes, rather than just one large one. And once the cheesecakes you can spell out your little message using food coloring and a thin paintbrush.

They have a lovely cinnamon spiced crust, and a simple cheesecake filling made with the likes of cream cheese, sour cream and vanilla extract. 

To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.

4. Death By Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe From The Recipe Critic

If there’s any flavor that’s sure to go down well, it’s chocolate. If in doubt, always go with chocolate!

This decadent dessert has a delicious Oreo cookie crumb crust, and a rich and creamy chocolate cheesecake filling, topped with an indulgent chocolate ganache. It’s to die for!

It requires only a few ingredients and can be ready to eat in less than an hour and a half.

To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.

5. White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Bars Recipe From Sally’s Baking Recipes

If there’s any flavor that goes great with cheesecake, it’s white chocolate – so creamy and sweet!

This quick and easy cheesecake bars recipe features a cheesecake filling made with white chocolate baking bars, cream cheese, and a scrumptious chocolate cookie crust, along with a delicious homemade raspberry swirl sauce made with real raspberries (frozen or fresh).

To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.

6. Valentine’s Day Cheesecake Recipe From Kitchen Fun With My 3 Sons

This Valentine’s Day cheesecake looks super fun and cute, and I can confirm it tastes as good as it looks!

You’re going to need food coloring to get the full effect, but if pinks, purples or reds are not to your taste, you can easily switch it up.

And despite having so many separate layers, it doesn’t actually require many ingredients. There’s no baking required, and is perfect for making ahead of time.

To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.

7. Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries Recipe From Dessert Now Dinner Later

If you ask me, no fruit screams Valentine’s Day the way strawberries do! And instead of boring chocolate coated strawberries, why not make some cheesecake stuffed strawberries as per this recipe?

You only need 5 ingredients, namely strawberries, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and fresh blueberries to serve. What’s more, prep time is a mere 15 minutes.

Super simple, and super cute to boot!

To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.

8. Red Velvet Cheesecake Bites Recipe From Sweet And Savory Meals

These red velvet cheesecake bites not only look amazing, they taste amazing, too! They make for perfect finger food as you watch a fun movie together.

The filling is made with just 4 ingredients, cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract. Then you scoop the mixture into balls and transfer to the freezer to chill. Later, you roll the balls into red velvet cake crumbs, and put in the refrigerator for at least an hour before sharing.

To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.

9. Valentine’s Day Cheesecake Recipe From Lidia CookBook

Now, this is what I call an amazing Valentine’s Day cheesecake!

It has a deliciously creamy strawberry cheesecake filling on a chocolate cookie crust, and is decorated with edible pink and red heart shaped confetti and sprinkles.

What’s more, it’s super simple to make and requires no baking whatsoever. The cheesecake features such ingredients as cream cheese, heavy cream, powdered sugar, strawberry extract and fresh strawberries.

To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.

10. No Bake Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes Recipe From Brit And Co

This has to be the cutest treat you can whip up for your date – these mini strawberry flavor cheesecakes are dressed up to look like cute little strawberries.

The filling features such ingredients as cream cheese, Greek yogurt, strawberries, and gelatin, and to decorate them you will need strawberry jelly, small white pearls, white chocolate melts, and green food coloring. 

To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.

11. Valentine’s Day Cheesecake Bars Recipe From A Wicked Whisk

These cute cheesecake bars are fun to make and fun to eat! 

They feature an easy-to-make graham cracker crust, a cheesecake filling made with such ingredients as cream cheese, sour cream, and vanilla extract.

To get the pretty, marbled swirl effect on the top of each cheesecake bar, you will also need some pink food coloring. And it takes little over an hour to make.

To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.

12. Chocolate Covered Strawberry Mini Cheesecakes Recipe From Away From The Box

If you’ve already settled on making a cheesecake for Valentine’s Day, why not combine it with the Valentine’s Day tradition of chocolate covered strawberries, by making these mini cheesecakes, each topped with a chocolate covered strawberry.

They’re fun and easy to make, and require very few ingredients. The recipe yields between 12 and 15 mini cheesecakes, and can be made ahead of time.

To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.

13. Boozy Irish Cream Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe From All Recipes

If your special someone loves Irish cream liquor (such as Baileys), they will simply adore this Irish cream chocolate cheesecake!

It’s made with such ingredients as chocolate cookie crumbs, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, butter, cream cheese, sour cream, and of course, Irish cream liquor.

You can make it ahead of time, and decorate it with chocolate shavings.

It’s so creamy and delicious!

To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.

14. Strawberry Heart Mini Cheesecakes Recipe From The Happier Homemaker

These cute little mini cheesecakes are the perfect after dinner treat for Valentine’s Day.

You can make them in a muffin tin, with a graham cracker crust, layered with a cheesecake filling made with the likes of sour cream and vanilla extract. And they get topped with strawberry halves cut into the shape of red hearts.

What’s more, they’re ready to eat in as little as half an hour.

To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.

15. No Bake Kahlua Cheesecake Balls Recipe From Bake Play Smile

These popcorn-sized cheesecake balls are perfect for two adults to share together while binge-watching Netflix.

They feature Kahula, which is a coffee flavored liquor, along with cream cheese and white chocolate cookies for the filling, in a coating made with melted white and milk chocolate, served with an extra drizzling of melted white chocolate.

To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.

Wrap Up

I hope you’ve enjoyed browsing through my shortlist of Valentine’s Day cheesecake recipes. I’ve tried to include a nice variety. I’m sure you’ll spot at least one you want to try – bon appétit!

Mark Williams
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