199 cheese food recipes

Crispy phyllo tart shells filled with homemade creme fraiche and topped with fresh mixed berries on a raspberry coulis. An elegant French-inspired dessert with shatteringly flaky pastry and tangy cream.

Easy chocolate cheese pie: a no-bake chocolate cream cheese pie filling whipped together in one bowl and chilled in a crumb crust. Six ingredients, no oven required.

Apples and cottage cheese baked in a round cake pie make an easy to make delicious low fat apple and cheese Danish.

Tiramisu-style cake with three sponge layers soaked in espresso-rum syrup, filled with mascarpone cream, and finished with cocoa powder and chocolate shavings. A classic Italian pick-me-up.

Crispy baked polenta triangles topped with roasted red peppers, fresh basil, and Parmesan. A light, low-fat Italian appetizer with golden crunch and creamy center.

Pastry cheesecake crust with butter, sugar, egg, and flour. A sturdier, cookie-like base for springform cheesecakes when graham crumbs feel too crumbly.

Slice-and-bake cream cheese cookies sweetened mostly with fructose for a lower-sugar treat. Tender, lightly sweet refrigerator cookies that bake up in 10 minutes.

Chocolate chip cherry drop cookies with cream cheese in the dough, maraschino cherries, and a half-cherry crown on each cookie. Holiday-bright bite-sized treats.

Soft apricot cream cheese cookies with flaked coconut. Butter and cream cheese creamed with apricot preserves for a tender, fruity drop cookie in 30 minutes.

No-bake cheesecake with cream cheese, whipped topping, and a graham cracker crust. Only 4 ingredients and 15 minutes of prep, then chill overnight. Top with fresh fruit or pie filling.

Silky tofu blended with brown sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice, poured into a graham cracker crust and baked until set. A no-fuss vegan cheesecake that's creamy, lightly sweet, and ready in one hour with zero dairy.

Chocolate caramel pecan cheesecake with a vanilla wafer crust, melted caramel and toasted pecan layer, and a rich semisweet chocolate cream cheese filling. A turtle-style cheesecake.

It is a delicious ricotta pie recipe that works in any occasion.

Rich chocolate truffle cheesecake on a chocolate wafer crust, served over a creamy raspberry sauce. Melted chocolate chips baked right into the filling for intense truffle flavor.

Frozen milk chocolate pie with a cream cheese base lightened by whipped topping. Six ingredients, four hours in the freezer, and a ready-made graham cracker crust deliver a slice of mellow chocolate in under 30 minutes of work.

Low-fat raspberry cheesecake with a buttery walnut crust, fluffy marshmallow filling, and jewel-toned berry glaze that cuts back on guilt without sacrificing creamy indulgence.