Dessert, Cheese Recipes

Low fat yogurt key lime pie made with strained yogurt cheese, powdered sugar, and fresh key lime juice. Three ingredients, no eggs, no condensed milk. A no-bake pie that tastes shockingly close to the classic. Optional graham cracker crust.

Lighter ricotta cheesecake with a ginger graham crust, orange-scented filling, and tangy buttermilk. All the richness of a classic, without the cream cheese overload.

Two-ingredient mango cream dip made with cream cheese and mango chutney. A sweet, tangy, and spiced dip that works with fruit, crackers, or as a spread for chicken sandwiches.

Single-crust maple pie with cream cheese pastry, thin-sliced Granny Smith apples, and maple-sour cream topping. Nutmeg finish adds warmth.

Marble squares swirl cream cheese filling through a tender chocolate sheet cake batter, topped with chocolate chips. Makes a big jelly-roll pan for a crowd, baked in 30 minutes.

Classic New York-style cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, creamy cream cheese filling, and tangy sour cream topping. Baked low and slow for a dense, crack-free finish.

Maryanne's cheesecake: a low-and-slow New York-style cheesecake with cream cheese, sour cream, butter, and lemon zest on a buttery graham cracker crust. Baked gently for an ultra-silky texture.

Meersburger Kirschen-Dessert is a German cherry trifle with kirsch-soaked tart cherries layered over ladyfingers, topped with a cream cheese, almond, and whipped cream mousse. A Lake Constance classic in coupe glasses.

Meersburger cherry dessert with kirsch-soaked tart cherries layered over ladyfingers, topped with an almond cream cheese mousse and chopped pistachios.

Mexican fiesta tart in a cornmeal pastry crust layered with jalapeño Monterey Jack, sharp cheddar, tomatoes, zucchini, olives, and bell pepper. A savory, cheesy Tex-Mex tart served warm.

Mile-high three-layer chocolate celebration cake for a crowd, filled with raspberry jam and orange marmalade, frosted with mocha cream cheese buttercream. Party show-stopper.

Milk chocolate chip cheesecake built on nonfat cream cheese and egg whites, studded with milk chocolate chips throughout. A lighter cheesecake recipe that delivers the chocolate-and-cream flavor without the heavy fat content.

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.

Miniature cheesecakes baked in a muffin tin with graham cracker crusts, lemon zest, and cream cheese filling. Individual portions, just six ingredients, and no water bath needed.

These mini cheesecakes were so handy to be picked up, and it was creamy, cheesy and chocolaty.

No-bake frozen mocha cheesecake with a chocolate wafer crust, cream cheese, condensed milk, and instant coffee. Creamy, frozen, and intensely chocolatey.