15 traditional cheesecake recipes

How simple can a cheesecake be? This cake is simple and delicious, easy to make and great to eat. Be prepared for lots of praise when you serve this one!

Griddle cheesecakes made with pureed cottage cheese, cooked like pancakes and served with a fresh cranberry-orange sauce. A light, tangy twist on traditional cheesecake.

Orange cheesecake with a vanilla wafer-cinnamon crust, blended cottage cheese and cream cheese filling, topped with fresh strawberries and orange sections. Lighter than traditional cheesecake.

A silky tofu cheesecake blending pureed silken tofu with cream cheese on an almond graham cracker crust. Lighter than traditional cheesecake but impossibly creamy after an overnight chill.

Crustless Greek-style cheesecake made with cream cheese, yogurt, and lemon zest, topped with a warm honey glaze. Lighter and tangier than a traditional New York cheesecake.

Irish curd cake: a traditional sieved cottage cheese cheesecake in a shortbread crust with lemon zest and a sugar-butter glaze. Light alternative to heavy American cheesecake.

Traditional German Kasekuchen made with sieved cottage cheese, sour cream, and raisins in a buttery cookie crust. A lighter, tangier European-style cheesecake.

Fiadone is a traditional Corsican ricotta cheesecake with bright lemon zest and airy whipped egg whites. Lighter than New York cheesecake, this French island classic bakes to a deep golden crust.

Paskha: the traditional Russian Easter cheesecake, an unbaked pyramid of sweetened farmer's cheese studded with candied fruit, raisins, and almonds, served with a madeira-rum lemon sauce. Orthodox Easter in every bite.

This delicious crust uses pecans in place of traditional wheat ingredients. It can be used with fruit or pudding fillings or as the base of a cheesecake.

Pashka, a traditional Russian Easter dessert made with cream cheese, butter, egg yolks, crushed pineapple, and toasted almonds. A no-bake molded cheesecake chilled overnight in a clay pot.

Traditional Austrian Topfenkuchen with a buttery pastry base and airy cottage cheese filling scented with lemon zest, topped with raisins and almonds. A classic European cheesecake baked into elegant squares.

Traditional New York cheesecake with zwieback crust, cream cheese filling enriched with heavy cream and lemon zest. Baked at high heat then low, cooled in the oven for crack-free perfection.

Kaesekuchen, traditional German cheesecake: a light cottage cheese and sour cream filling with lemon, vanilla, and raisins, baked on a buttery shortcrust base and topped with almonds. Lighter than the American style.

Traddtional cheesecake, on Festival Days, always do it for whole family! They all love it!