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Rich and Creamy Cheesecakes

By Midwest Living editors Updated November 16, 2022
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Indulge in one of our decadent cheesecakes, flavored with berries, pralines, chocolate, mint and more.

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Maple Mascarpone Cheesecake

Maple Mascarpone Cheesecake
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With a maple-scented, butter-smooth filling and nutty graham cracker crust, this cheesecake leans toward more adult palates. Top it with drifts of whipped cream and a crown of walnut brittle.

Related: Best Holiday Desserts

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Hazelnut Pumpkin Cheesecake

Hazelnut Pumpkin Cheesecake
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Trot this one out at the holidays and watch those pies quake in their aluminum plates. Gingersnaps in the base and tangy sour cream topping balance the pumpkin-spice sweetness.

Related: Pumpkin Recipes We Absolutely Love

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Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
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Take the layers in: Cookie-crumb crust. Dark chocolate cheesecake. Vanilla cheesecake speckled with raspberries and orange zest. A heap of fresh fruit. What a stunner!

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PBJ&C Cheesecake

PBJ&C Cheesecake
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You will most likely print this recipe to keep in your favorite's stash. With a satisfying crunch to the crust and plenty of PB&J flavor and chocolate chips in the filling, it was a test kitchen favorite.

Related: Peanut Butter Dessert Recipes

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Cafe Mocha Cheesecake

Cafe Mocha Cheesecake
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Give this layered dessert coffeehouse flair by serving each piece with a swirl of sweetened whipped cream on top. Use a small sieve to evenly dust the top of the cheesecake with cocoa powder.

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Cranberry-Orange Cheesecake

Cranberry Orange Cheesecake
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This dazzler from Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale, Missouri, tastes as good as it looks. The dark chocolate cookie crust and ruby red berries add dramatic flair to the orange-flavor filling. Because the cake keeps well for two days, this is a great make-ahead dessert.

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Peanut Butter Buckeye Brownie Cheesecake

Peanut Butter Buckeye Brownie Cheesecake
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Dawn Moore of Warren, Pennsylvania, grew up sampling buckeye candy from neighboring Ohio. It was the muse for her outrageously rich and creamy dessert, one of the finalists in a Best of the Midwest recipe contest.

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Aint Helen's Sweet Potato Cheesecake

Aint Helen’s Sweet Potato Cheesecake
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Besides tinting the cake a lovely pale orange, sweet potatoes lend a pleasant texture to the rich, creamy filling. This recipe comes from Patty Pinner's cookbook Sweets.

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Red Velvet Cheesecake

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We took the red velvet cake that we love and gave it a creamy twist. Don't let the red color fool you: The flavor is all chocolate.

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Baby Berry-Topped Cheesecake

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The classic, downsized for a 6-inch pan and made with just one brick of cream cheese!

Related: 6 Mini Cake Recipes

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Mooselips' Pumpkin Cheesecake

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This cheesecake, from a Hayward, Wisconsin, cafe, is creamy, cool and not overpowered by the pumpkin or spice. 

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White Chocolate Cheesecake with Triple-Raspberry Sauce

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White chocolate and raspberries are a combination that earns accolades from our readers (and editors). Here, the duo teams up in an ultra rich cheesecake with a shortbread cookie crust.

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Baby Citrus Cheesecakes

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These cupcake-size treats are a fantastically simple alternative to a full-size cheesecake. You could also garnish them with fresh raspberries or blueberries.

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Three holiday cheesecakes

Three holiday cheesecakes

These three colorful cheesecakes are especially good to serve at the holidays.

Cranberry-Chocolate Cheesecake (top) uses cranberries both in the filling and in the sauce. White Chocolate Candy Cane Cheesecake (middle) is a variation on the mascarpone cheesecake made at a specialty foods store in Libertyville, Illinois.Very Berry Cheesecake (bottom) uses fresh berries and berry-flavored brandy, plus vodka or orange juice for its flavor.

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Showstopper Eggnog Cheesecake

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This cheesecake earns its showstopper name with a cashew crust, rich eggnog filling and optional topping of cashew brittle.

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German Chocolate Cheesecake

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This coconut-topped cheesecake was a winner in the cheesecake competition at the Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival in Little Chute.

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Chocolate-Irish Cream Cheesecake

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Combine chocolate, cream cheese, sour cream and Irish cream liqueur for this decadently rich cheesecake. If you prefer a milder liqueur flavor, use a little less Irish cream and add whipping cream or milk to make up the difference.

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    1 of 17 Maple Mascarpone Cheesecake
    2 of 17 Hazelnut Pumpkin Cheesecake
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