Dessert, Cheesecake Recipes

Apple cheesecake: a shortbread crust layered with a single-egg cream cheese filling and a thick top of sweetened diced apples and nuts. Sets overnight in a springform pan.

Baked Cheesecake made with Australian Illawarra Plum Sauce.

Basic cheesecake recipe done right: three pounds of cream cheese, sour cream, heavy cream, and a foil-wrapped water bath for the silkiest, crackless slice you'll ever cut.

Marbled chocolate cheesecake squares on a fudge cake crust, topped with glossy cherry pie filling. A semi-homemade shortcut that makes 48 rich, creamy bars from one box of fudge marble cake mix.

No-bake cafe au lait blender cheesecake whips cottage cheese, instant coffee, and whipped topping into a light gelatin-set dessert. Cinnamon zwieback crumbs top each slice.

Carrot raisin cheesecake blends warm spices and shredded carrots into a creamy graham-crusted cheesecake topped with citrus cream cheese frosting. Carrot cake meets New York cheesecake in one springform pan.

Rich sour cream cheesecake with four packages of cream cheese, six eggs, cinnamon, and a vanilla wafer crust. Baked in a springform pan for 70 minutes. Dense, creamy, and tall.

Cheesecake cookie bars with a buttery brown sugar shortbread crust, tangy cream cheese filling, and a crumbly streusel topping. Cut into squares for easy serving.

An easy cheesecake pie with a buttery graham crust, a smooth cream cheese filling, and a tangy sour cream topping baked right on top. Simpler than a springform cheesecake, just as creamy and rich.

Fat-free cherry cheesecake bars with cinnamon cookie crust, creamy lemon-kissed filling, and glossy cherry topping that tastes like splurging but keeps calories in check.

Cherry cheesecake bars with a white cake base, fluffy cream cheese and whipped cream topping, and cherry pie filling. A no-bake topping on a simple cake mix base.

Chocolate cheesecake with a chocolate wafer crust, melted sweet chocolate swirled into the cream cheese filling, and garnished with cookie crumbs and fresh mint.

A scrumptious cake that is sure to be a hit at a bake sale or Christmas dinner!

Double-chocolate cheesecake with cooked chocolate pudding folded into the cream cheese filling, baked in a graham cracker crust, and topped with tangy sour cream. Creamy, dense, and deeply chocolatey from edge to center.

Chocolate cherry cheesecake with a cherry liqueur-spiked filling, chocolate wafer crust, and glossy cherry pie filling on top. Melted chocolate chips and heavy cream create a silky, truffle-like texture. A make-ahead showpiece that needs 24 hours to set.

Chocolate cherry cheesecake with a chocolate wafer crust, melted chocolate chip filling spiked with cherry liqueur, and cherry pie filling on top. A show-stopping dessert that chills for 24 hours.