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9 Decadent Cheesecake Recipes

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Updated Thu, July 30, 2015 at 7:31 PM UTC

This recipe calls for plain chocolate cookies like Oreos. There’s no need to take the cream centers out — put them in whole to create a divine and rich cheesecake crust.
**Get the Double Chocolate Cheesecake with Berry Sauce recipe**
*Photo: Katie Quinn Davies*

Some pairings are a match made in heaven – strawberries and cream is one of them. Rather than the traditional biscuit/cookie base, this cheesecake has a delicate almond sponge which pairs perfectly with the strawberries.
**Get the Strawberry Cheesecake recipe**
*Photo: Ryland Peters & Small*

The hypnotizing swirl of hearts on the top of this special occasion cheesecake from the food blog Always So Hungry are made with a thick coulis sauce made from pomegranate juice. You have to have a very steady hand to pipe and swirl these deep pink dots into hearts.
**Learn more about the Valentine Hearts Cheesecake recipe**
Photo: *Faith Mason*

This cheesecake’s filling is a mixture of cream cheese, ricotta, and Speculoos butter—Speculoos Christmas cookies ground into a paste and akin to peanut butter—making the end result much lighter than those dense cheesecake slices you see at your local diner.
**Learn more about the Speculoos Cheesecake with Malted Pretzel Crust recipe**
*Photo: Belinda Lo*

This no-bake cheesecake has a walnut cookie-brown butter crust. It calls for fresh cream cheese, so avoid anything with stabilizer or gum.
**Get the Super Simple Cheesecake recipe**
*Photo: Ed Anderson*

If you like the combination of bittersweet chocolate and creamy cheesecake, this is your recipe! It has a dark, crumbly short crust that brings some depth into this sweet and creamy treat.
**Get the Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake recipe**
*Photo: Meike Peters*

This straightforward recipe makes the most of those perfectly ripe strawberries littering your grocery store’s produce section from June to August.
**Get the Summery Strawberry Cheesecake recipe**
*Photo: Claudia Ficca*

Get this recipe right, and you’ll have a sublimely velvety cake that maintains the dairy’s lactic tang and rightness. It’s a cake that makes friends.
**Get the Uncomplicated Cheesecake recipe**
*Photo: Tara O’Brady*

A swirl of cheesecake topping gives these brownies a different look, and a delicious, creamy contrast to the dark fudginess beneath.
**Get the Fudgy Cheesecake Brownies Recipe**
*Photo: Jane Hornby*

Cheesecakes hold a special place in the spectrum of desserts. They’re richer and more decadent than standard cakes and pies. They represent indulgence — not only will I enjoy this delicious dessert, but I want it with cheese. And bringing a homemade cheesecake to a dinner or party shows you got your baking game down.

More desserts to bake this summer:

13 Cakes That Celebrate Summer Fruit

Doughnut Muffin Recipe From ‘The Sugar Hit’

Nutella Is the Star of This Rich, Sweet, Nutty Bread

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