By Becky Hardin
Published Feb 8, 2016
Red Velvet Cheesecake Dessert Lasagna is THE dessert for red velvet lovers! This delicious red velvet dessert is made with layers of cheesecake, chocolate pudding, chocolate chips, and whipped cream. It’s creamy and tasty, the perfect Valentine’s dessert!
Red Velvet Cheesecake Lasagna
This Red Velvet Cheesecake Dessert Lasagna is just perfect for Valentine’s Day. Your significant other will just LOVE this sweet and creamy dessert.
I’ve made cookies and brownies , tarts and pies , cakes and cupcakes , but I have a special place in my heart for this layered dessert lasagna. It’s just like a regular lasagna, except it’s sweet and sugary and creamy and…okay, well it’s not lasagna but it is beautifully layered with all good things. I’m talking layers of chocolate, cheesecake, chocolate chips, Oreos, and whipped cream. Is this heaven or what?
This Red Velvet Cheesecake Dessert is soooo good and it’s so easy to make too. You can just prepare it and set it in the fridge/freezer until you’re ready to devour it. So no last-minute baking necessary for this decadent dessert !
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with this amazing Red Velvet Cheesecake Dessert Lasagna!
Dessert Lasagna
Dessert Lasagnas are a truly beautiful thing. They are simple desserts made from layers upon layers of the most delicious ingredients. Layers make everything taste better if you ask me!
I adapted this recipe from one my mom used to make called The Next Best Thing to Robert Redford . I have always loved that name! I made a few changes to make it “ red velvet ” and this Red Velvet Cheesecake Dessert Lasagna was born. I don’t know if it’s quite as great as Robert Redford, but it’s at least the second best thing.
Here’s what’s in our red velvet dessert lasagna:
- Oreos
- Cream Cheese
- Cool Whip
- Chocolate Pudding
- Milk
- Chocolate Chips
Plus a few other basic things to turn it into the most incredible dessert!
Valentine’s Desserts
Valentine’s desserts are a staple of the holiday. Anything red or pink and filled with chocolate will do, but that doesn’t mean I’m not going to get creative for it. This red velvet cheesecake dessert lasagna is just perfect and fits right into the holiday. Try some of our other easy Valentine’s Day desserts too!
- Chocolate Covered Strawberry Brownies
- Pink Velvet Cake
- Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
- Red Velvet Cupcakes
- Triple Berry Tiramisu
- Chocolate Lasagna
How to Make Red Velvet Cheesecake Dessert Lasagna
Oreos, cheesecake, chocolate, whipped cream, chocolate chips, OH MY! All the best things in life are in this Red Velvet Cheesecake Dessert Lasagna. It’s an easy dessert recipe that is perfect for showing your love on Valentine’s Day.
- Start by combining the Oreos and butter in a blender to make the Oreo crust. Pour it into the bottom of your baking dish and pat it down into an even layer. Bake it for 5-8 minutes at 350°F.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar, cool whip, and lemon juice to make the cheesecake layer.
- In another bowl, combine the instant pudding mix and milk to make the pudding layer. Then mix in the cream cheese and red food coloring. (You don’t have to use the food coloring if you don’t want/need the red color. This just adds to the “red velvet” idea.)
- Once the cookie crust has baked, pour in the cheesecake layer, and then the red velvet/pudding layer.
- Top with a nice thick layer of cool whip, and then sprinkle on as many chocolate chips as you like.
- Let it chill in the freezer or refrigerator for at least an hour before serving.
You can just let it sit in the fridge overnight if you are making it ahead of time. This works frozen or chilled, it tastes amazing either way!
This Red Velvet Cheesecake Dessert Lasagna is the best Valentine’s Day dessert recipe. Just perfect for date night at home!
See the recipe card below for details on how to make Red Velvet Cheesecake Dessert Lasagna. Enjoy!
If you like this recipe, try these other amazing desserts :
- French Silk Pie Recipe
- Oreo Poke Cake Recipe
- Caramel Cream Cheese Brownies
- Pumpkin Dessert Lasagna
- Easy Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients1x2x3x
For the Crust
- ▢ 14.3 ounces Oreo cookies 404 grams (1 standard package)
- ▢ 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 28 grams, melted (¼ stick)
For the Bottom Layer
- ▢ 8 ounces low-fat cream cheese 227 grams, room temperature (1 brick)
- ▢ 1 cup granulated sugar 200 grams
- ▢ 8 ounces Lite Cool Whip 227 grams (1 tub)
- ▢ 1 teaspoon lemon juice 5 grams
For the Middle Layer
- ▢ 5.9 ounces Instant chocolate pudding mix 167 grams (1 large box)
- ▢ 3 cups milk 681 grams
- ▢ 4 ounces cream cheese 114 grams, room temperature (½ brick)
- ▢ Red food coloring optional
For the Top Layer
- ▢ 8 ounces Lite Cool Whip 227 grams (1 tub)
- ▢ 1 cup mini chocolate chips 177 grams
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- Blend together the Oreos and butter in a high powered blender or food processor until smooth. 14.3 ounces Oreo cookies, 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Pour the Oreo mixture into the bottom of the dish and smooth it out to cover the bottom. Pat it down with a spoon or your fingers to pack it down as much as possible.
- Bake crust for 5-8 minutes, or until slightly toasted.
- While crust is cooling, mix together the middle two layers.
- In one bowl, using a hand mixer, beat the low fat cream cheese, sugar, Cool Whip, and lemon juice together. 8 ounces low-fat cream cheese, 1 cup granulated sugar, 8 ounces Lite Cool Whip, 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- In a separate bowl, beat the pudding mix and milk together. Beat for 2 minutes until the pudding thickens. Beat in the cream cheese and red food coloring. I used about 10 drops to achieve the color I wanted. 5.9 ounces Instant chocolate pudding mix, 3 cups milk, 4 ounces cream cheese, Red food coloring
- Pour the bottom layer (the cheesecake layer) onto the crust and smooth out with a spatula.
- Top with the red velvet layer, smoothing out that layer as well.
- Top with the remaining container of Cool Whip and sprinkle with mini chocolate chips. 8 ounces Lite Cool Whip, 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- Chill in freezer or fridge for at least 1 hour before serving. You can serve it frozen or just chilled, depending on your preferences. It’s delicious either way!
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- 9x13 Baking Pan
- High Powered Blender OR
- Food Processor
- Hand Mixer
Becky’s Tips
- Be sure to buy the correct sized packages for each ingredient. A standard package of Oreos is 14.3 ounces. A standard tub of Lite Cool Whip is 8 ounces. A large box of chocolate instant pudding mix is 5.9 ounces.
- Make sure to fully chill the lasagna before serving!
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Red Velvet Cheesecake Dessert Lasagna
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- 9x13 Baking Pan
- High Powered Blender OR
- Food Processor
- Hand Mixer
Ingredients
For the Crust
- 14.3 ounces Oreo cookies 404 grams (1 standard package)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 28 grams, melted (¼ stick)
For the Bottom Layer
- 8 ounces low-fat cream cheese 227 grams, room temperature (1 brick)
- 1 cup granulated sugar 200 grams
- 8 ounces Lite Cool Whip 227 grams (1 tub)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice 5 grams
For the Middle Layer
- 5.9 ounces Instant chocolate pudding mix 167 grams (1 large box)
- 3 cups milk 681 grams
- 4 ounces cream cheese 114 grams, room temperature (½ brick)
- Red food coloring optional
For the Top Layer
- 8 ounces Lite Cool Whip 227 grams (1 tub)
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips 177 grams
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- Blend together the Oreos and butter in a high powered blender or food processor until smooth. 14.3 ounces Oreo cookies, 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Pour the Oreo mixture into the bottom of the dish and smooth it out to cover the bottom. Pat it down with a spoon or your fingers to pack it down as much as possible.
- Bake crust for 5-8 minutes, or until slightly toasted.
- While crust is cooling, mix together the middle two layers.
- In one bowl, using a hand mixer, beat the low fat cream cheese, sugar, Cool Whip, and lemon juice together. 8 ounces low-fat cream cheese, 1 cup granulated sugar, 8 ounces Lite Cool Whip, 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- In a separate bowl, beat the pudding mix and milk together. Beat for 2 minutes until the pudding thickens. Beat in the cream cheese and red food coloring. I used about 10 drops to achieve the color I wanted. 5.9 ounces Instant chocolate pudding mix, 3 cups milk, 4 ounces cream cheese, Red food coloring
- Pour the bottom layer (the cheesecake layer) onto the crust and smooth out with a spatula.
- Top with the red velvet layer, smoothing out that layer as well.
- Top with the remaining container of Cool Whip and sprinkle with mini chocolate chips. 8 ounces Lite Cool Whip, 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- Chill in freezer or fridge for at least 1 hour before serving. You can serve it frozen or just chilled, depending on your preferences. It’s delicious either way!
Notes
- Be sure to buy the correct sized packages for each ingredient. A standard package of Oreos is 14.3 ounces. A standard tub of Lite Cool Whip is 8 ounces. A large box of chocolate instant pudding mix is 5.9 ounces.
- Make sure to fully chill the lasagna before serving!
Nutrition
By Becky Hardin
Published Jul 12, 2017
This Essential Grocery List is an absolute life saver for my family on the busy weeks. When I started this journey to learn how to cook, I quickly realized that the first step in cooking is having staple ingredients on hand. I want to avoid having to run out to the grocery store every single time I prepare a new recipe. Having a well-stocked pantry has made my life in the kitchen so much simpler, because when it’s time to cook, I have what I need.
Essential Grocery List
It’s so helpful to have a basic grocery list to help me remember which foods to buy at the store. This food shopping list is my go-to!
It’s better to stock up on things like grains, seasonings and spices, baking essentials, oils, condiments, canned and frozen foods, etc. so I can just grab them when I need them. These things have a long shelf life , so I keep them in my kitchen for convenience.
However, I do have to go to the supermarket sometimes, and there’s a way to make that trip easy and hassle-free: I keep a grocery list! If I go in blindly, I’ll leave with things I don’t need, and nothing that actually helps me prepare a good meal.
In the list below, I’ve compiled everything I always have on my stock-up grocery list.
I’ve got you covered! I created an easy grocery list filled with all of the essentials. Plus there’s a free printable version that you can take with you to the grocery store. It has everything you need to stock your pantry, your freezer, and your refrigerator.
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List
What to Buy at the Grocery Store
This is the perfect grocery list filled with all the basics and essentials. It should help get you going if you’re new to cooking, or if you’re just left staring helplessly at an empty pantry and don’t know how to fill it.
When I first started cooking, things could seem overwhelming. I quickly realized that they more prepared I could be, the more confident I felt. If you already have the basics in your kitchen, then you can shop stress-free.
So print out our easy grocery list, stock up your pantry and fridge, and you’ll be cooking in no time!
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List for the perfectly stocked pantry and freezer!
Fresh Produce
- Apples
- Bananas
- Strawberries
- Avocados
- Bell Peppers
- Carrots
- Broccoli
- Garlic
- Lemons/Limes
- Onion
- Parsley
- Cilantro
- Basil
- Potatoes
- Spinach
- Tomatoes
GRAINS
- Breadcrumbs
- Pasta
- Quinoa
- Rice
- Sandwich Bread
- Tortillas
MEAT/PROTEIN
- Chicken
- Eggs
- Ground Beef
- Sliced Turkey
- Lunch Meat
DAIRY
- Butter
- Sliced Cheese
- Shredded Cheese
- Milk
- Sour Cream
- Greek Yogurt
BAKING GOODS
- Baking powder
- Baking Soda
- Granulated Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Flour
- Honey
- Vanilla Extract
- Dry Yeast
- Chocolate Chips
- Cocoa Powder
- Powdered Sugar
FREEZER
- Fruit and Berries
- Frozen Veggies (Corn, Peas, Broccoli, etc)
- Juice Concentrate
- Pizza or Other Convenience Meals
- Pie Crust
- Cookie Dough
CANNED/DRIED GOODS
- Chicken stock/broth
- Salsa
- Diced Tomatoes
- Jam/Jelly
- Peanut Butter
- Pasta Sauce
- Beans (Black Beans, Chickpeas, Baked Beans, etc)
- Soups
- Tuna
- Green Chiles
- Canned Veggies
- Coffee or Tea
Get more details on the best non-perishable and pantry foods
CONDIMENTS/SPICES
- Black Pepper
- Chili Powder
- Cinnamon
- Crushed Red Pepper
- Cumin
- Garlic Powder
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Mayo
- Nutmeg
- Paprika
- Salt (Course Sea Salt and Kosher Salt)
- Soy Sauce
- Steak Sauce
- Hot Sauce/ Buffalo Sauce
- Salad Dressings
OILS/VINEGARS
- Apple cider vinegar
- Balsamic vinegar
- Coconut Oil
- Olive Oil
- Vegetable/Canola Oil
- Red Wine Vinegar
- White Vinegar
- Cooking Wine
- White Wine Vinegar
SNACKS
- Crackers
- Nuts
- Quick Oats
- Popcorn
- Tortilla Chips
- Cereal
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List for the perfectly stocked pantry and freezer!
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I hope this essential grocery list can help you buy what you need and make your home cooking so much easier!
Stock Your Kitchen
Find more ideas for your grocery list, stock up your kitchen, and print more cooking guides and charts to keep handy!
Non-Perishable Foods to Stock Up On
Frozen Vegetables to Stock Up On (and Recipes to Make)
Ultimate List of Cooking Herbs for Your Kitchen
Ultimate List of Cooking Spices for Your Kitchen
Cooking Oil 101: Types of Cooking Oils to Use
26 Types of Pasta and When to Use Them
What Fruits and Vegetables are in Season?
Meat Temperature Chart (Free Printable)
How to Meal Prep (Guide for Beginners)
Basic Cooking Measurements & Kitchen Conversion Chart
