Cheescake recipes

[wiktorias12]

Hi all,


I’m on the hunt for some reliable cheesecake recipes. The only one I've ever made is my mom's classic recipe, and while it's delicious, I’d love to try something new. If you have any favorites or tips, I’d really appreciate it!


Thanks!

 

[Andy M.]

Are you looking for different varieties of cheesecake or just a good basic cheesecake recipe?

 

[dragnlaw]

Only two "different" cheesecakes I can think of is when the cheese itself is flavoured. I'm assuming that's what you mean. To me most other cheesecakes just have a variety of things on top.
I have not made these but I'm sure someone here has or do a search for pumpkin cheesecake, chocolate cheesecake. Might be worth a try.

 

[taxlady]

Well, there is the fluffy style of cheesecake and the the dense. Are you looking for that difference?

 

[msmofet]

There’s also an Italian ricotta cheesecake.

 

[taxlady]

There’s also an Italian ricotta cheesecake.

After I closed the tab after posting my reply to this thread, I remembered that there is also a German cheesecake that uses quark (a fermented milk product). I know about this because I found a recipe for that here, when I was googling quark. That was my intro to Discuss Cooking and I joined, probably that same visit here.

 

[caseydog]

I don't know what style of cheesecake the OP's mom made, so I don't know what "something different would be.

My favorite is New York Style, which is what you'll find in places like Cheesecake Factory. That can have flavors mixed into the batter, or can be plain cheesecake, with all kinds of toppings.

Do some forum searches. There are some out there. Here's one from Andy for a basic cheesecake that could be topped dozens of ways.

New York Style Cheesecake

CHEESECAKE For the Crust: 2⅓ C Graham Cracker Crumbs (⅔ of a 14-15 Oz. Box, 10 oz.) ¼ C Sugar ½ C Unsalted Butter, melted For the Filling: 2 Lb Cream Cheese, room temp. 1½ C Sugar ¼ C Flour 5 Ea Eggs 16 Oz Sour Cream ¼ C Milk 1 Tb Vanilla Extract Position the oven rack in the center of...

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[msmofet]

Ms. Mofet's Mini Cheesecake (6 inch)

Ms. Mofet's Mini Cheesecake (6 inch) Filling 2 (8 oz.) Cream cheese - room temp 1 (8 oz.) sour cream - room temp 2 large eggs - room temp 3/4 C. sugar 1/4 C. corn starch 1/2 TBSP. lemon juice 1/2 TBSP. Vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste Graham Cracker Crust: 6 TBSP. (1/4 C. + 2 TBSP./≈1/2...

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[dragnlaw]

I'm gonna make 2 assumptions here. The OP's reference to "classic cheesecake" could very possibly refer to a classic 'Polish' cheesecake which is traditionally made from 'thwarog' a type of curd cheese. So with that, I will assume that perhaps the OP is looking for a recipe using something other than that. North American Cream Cheese would be a good candidate!
But not really knowing the differences between curd cheese and the others mentioned here, so... ???

 

[taxlady]

I'm gonna make 2 assumptions here. The OP's reference to "classic cheesecake" could very possibly refer to a classic 'Polish' cheesecake which is traditionally made from 'thwarog' a type of curd cheese. So with that, I will assume that perhaps the OP is looking for a recipe using something other than that. North American Cream Cheese would be a good candidate!
But not really knowing the differences between curd cheese and the others mentioned here, so... ???

Quark is the the same thing. Here's a post with a recipe for cheesecake made with quark.

German Cheesecake - made with Quark

this recipe is handed down from my grandma German Cheesecake made with Quark Crust: 200g / 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour 65g / 1/2 stick unsaltetd butter 65g / 2 1/4 oz sugar 1 egg pinch salt Prepare a shortcrust and let rest in the refridgerator for 30 min. Roll out the dough...

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