Dessert, Cheesecake Recipes

Fuzzy Navel cheesecake flavored with peach schnapps and orange juice concentrate on a homemade cookie crust, topped with an orange marmalade glaze. A cocktail-inspired dessert.

Blue ribbon cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, rich orange-scented cream cheese filling, and a final flourish of fresh orange zest. A short-bake cheesecake with the texture of mousse.

Cranberry cheesecake swirled with a homemade cranberry-orange filling and finished with an orange sour cream topping over a vanilla wafer crust. A tart-and-creamy holiday cheesecake worth the centerpiece spot.

Upside-down grape and mascarpone cheesecake: red seedless grapes in a glossy sweet-tart sauce under a silky mascarpone filling, inverted to reveal the jewel-like fruit on top.

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.

Low fat turtle cheesecake sets with gelatin instead of baking, blending nonfat cream cheese and low-fat cottage cheese into a silky filling crowned with caramel, hot fudge, and pecans.

Cookies and cream cheesecake with a chocolate cookie crust, crumbled chocolate wafers folded into a creamy filling, and a tangy sour cream topping. Pure cookies-and-cream indulgence.

Club cheesecake with a zwieback crumb crust and cottage cheese filling brightened with lemon zest and folded egg whites. An old-school, lighter cheesecake with a German-style base.

Tropical cheesecake with a coconut-almond crust, creamy pineapple filling, and fresh fruit on top drizzled with chocolate. A showstopping dessert worth the overnight chill.

Creamy vanilla cheesecake swirled with a cocoa-rich chocolate layer for a gorgeous marbled effect. A slow-cool oven method keeps the top crack-free and silky smooth.

Peanut butter cheesecake baked inside a fudgy brownie crust with a sour cream topping. A rich, chocolate-meets-peanut-butter dessert worthy of a glass slipper.

Just 4 ingredients, 3 if you don't count the graham wafer crust, and you can easily throw together this banana cheesecake in a flash.

This is ungodly rich. Serve in very small wedges. Even heavy eaters can't eat much at once.

Almond cheesecake with vanilla wafer and chopped almond crust, almond-scented cream cheese filling, and sour cream topping, finished with toasted sliced almonds.

Sweet potato cheesecake on a buttery graham cracker crust with mashed sweet potatoes, cream cheese, cinnamon, and nutmeg, topped with a vanilla sour cream layer. The holiday dessert that outshines every pie on the table.

Classic Italian ricotta cheesecake with a buttery shortcrust base and a light, airy filling studded with candied fruit. Torta di ricotta is lighter and more delicate than American cheesecake, baked low and slow until just set.